Best Elementary Schools in Arizona

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the AASA and AzSCI test scores by the Arizona Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.

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NOTE: 2024 rankings for Arizona schools were revised on November 25^th after the AZ Department of Education's recent release of the 2024 AzSci scores.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 912)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
040423001546	141	Kyrene de la Sierra School	Public	PK, KG-5	1122 E Liberty Ln	Phoenix	85048	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-5200	494	28	17.7		263 (53.2%)	26 (5.3%)	128 (25.9%)	25 (5.1%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (9.5%)	$6,590	$117	$00	$234	$6,387	$86	$6,473	83.2	93	69	72
040775002128	142	Stetson Hills School	Public	PK, KG-8	25475 N Stetson Hills Loop	Phoenix	85083	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-5300	938	52	18		605 (64.5%)	21 (2.2%)	152 (16.2%)	116 (12.4%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.9%)	$5,724	$342	$13	$697	$5,132	$238	$5,369	83.1	91.3	94	48
040083103196	143	BASIS Flagstaff	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1700 N Gemini Dr	Flagstaff	86001	Coconino County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 774-5502	695				386 (55.5%)	6 (0.9%)	116 (16.7%)	93 (13.4%)	26 (3.7%)	6 (0.9%)	62 (8.9%)	$10,451	$339	$22	$700	$6,718	$3,371	$10,089	83	84.5	186	43
040000101872	144	Desert Willow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4322 E Desert Willow Parkway	Cave Creek	85331	Maricopa County	Cave Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 575-2800	397	28	14.4		281 (70.8%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (21.9%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	$2,222	$129	$50	$308	$1,544	$499	$2,043	83	79.2	237	93
040681003583	145	Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	22801 E Via Del Jardin	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 474-6900	1,163	57	20.3		807 (69.4%)	20 (1.7%)	258 (22.2%)	21 (1.8%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (4.4%)	$5,196	$213	$27	$453	$4,378	$578	$4,956	83	89.2	130	15
040187001399	146	Chandler Traditional Academy - Goodman	Public	PK, KG-6	2600 W Knox Rd	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 812-6900	591	32	18.4		231 (39.1%)	31 (5.2%)	148 (25.0%)	125 (21.2%)	10 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	43 (7.3%)	$6,799	$537	$92	$1,165	$5,997	$174	$6,170	82.5	90.4	113	33
040011201595	147	American Leadership Academy Gilbert K-6	Public, Charter	K-6	3155 S San Tan Village Pkwy	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 988-3204	630				454 (72.1%)	17 (2.7%)	98 (15.6%)	16 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	37 (5.9%)	$6,036	$133	$236	$502	$4,160	$1,507	$5,667	82.5	86.4	164	17
040880001266	148	Carrillo Intermediate Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-5	440 S Main Ave	Tucson	85701	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-1200	298	18	16.1		45 (15.1%)	10 (3.4%)	223 (74.8%)	3 (1.0%)	11 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)		$00			$00			82	89.4	128	20
040423000660	149	Kyrene de los Cerritos School	Public	PK, KG-5	14620 S Desert Foothills Pkwy	Phoenix	85048	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-2200	419	25	16.5		237 (56.6%)	22 (5.3%)	97 (23.2%)	19 (4.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.1%)	$6,886	$179	$01	$360	$6,621	$84	$6,705	82	91	102	47
040757002115	150	Copper Ridge School	Public	PK, KG-8	10101 E Thompson Peak Pkwy	Scottsdale	85255	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-1400	588	38	15.4		478 (81.3%)	9 (1.5%)	55 (9.4%)	24 (4.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.4%)	$7,613	$185	$499	$870	$6,365	$563	$6,928	81.8	85.4	176	26

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on AASA English Language Arts, AASA Mathematics, AzSCI Science test scores released by the Arizona Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 25, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Arizona Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Arizona Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.