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)
040306002495	851	Tuscano Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3850 S 79th Ave	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Fowler Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 707-2300	496	30	16.5		35 (7.1%)	67 (13.5%)	373 (75.2%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.4%)		$00			$00			11.3	17.5	1059	208
040906000916	852	Alta Vista Elementary School	Public	K-6	8710 N 31st Ave	Phoenix	85051	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-2000	505	29	17.4		67 (13.3%)	133 (26.3%)	232 (45.9%)	41 (8.1%)	19 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	$8,200	$1,042	$219	$2,302	$6,125	$814	$6,939	11.3	12.8	1169	317
040497000384	853	Emerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	415 N Westwood	Mesa	85201	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-4700	728	41	17.8		200 (27.5%)	54 (7.4%)	387 (53.2%)	3 (0.4%)	31 (4.3%)	19 (2.6%)	34 (4.7%)	$7,225	$625	$52	$1,302	$6,147	$402	$6,548	11.3	20.8	990	137
040406001160	854	Debbie Braff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	North US Hwy 163 Mustang Blvd	Kayenta	86033	Navajo County	Kayenta Unified School District #27	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 697-2301	458	38	12		3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	437 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$11,697	$5,688	$784	$12,161	$5,125	$99	$5,225	11.2	7.5	1239	385
040906000933	855	Ocotillo School	Public	K-6	3225 W Ocotillo Rd	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-2400	624	34	18.6		44 (7.1%)	65 (10.4%)	414 (66.3%)	59 (9.5%)	23 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.9%)	$7,993	$1,148	$204	$2,499	$5,547	$1,094	$6,641	11	30.1	823	32
040240002425	856	Salida Del Sol Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	910 S Avenue C	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-5600	643	32	20		19 (3.0%)	4 (0.6%)	609 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,264	$1,107	$346	$2,560	$6,999	$1,811	$8,811	11	23.9	926	70
040497000413	857	Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	828 S Valencia	Mesa	85202	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-4205	506	36	14.1		77 (15.2%)	67 (13.2%)	251 (49.6%)	9 (1.8%)	57 (11.3%)	11 (2.2%)	34 (6.7%)	$9,388	$921	$227	$2,070	$7,802	$437	$8,239	10.9	18.2	1039	182
040168000101	858	Palm Lane	Public	PK, KG-8	2043 N 64th Dr	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-5500	643	30	21.3		19 (3.0%)	33 (5.1%)	578 (89.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	$13,895	$4,401	$578	$9,380	$7,377	$1,539	$8,916	10.8	20.9	984	126
040138002492	859	Buckeye Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	211 S 7th St	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 386-4487	1,062	41	25.9		158 (14.9%)	79 (7.4%)	769 (72.4%)	5 (0.5%)	16 (1.5%)	3 (0.3%)	32 (3.0%)	$11,555	$690	$177	$1,557	$8,609	$2,079	$10,688	10.8	19.7	1009	150
040171001027	860	Mesquite Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	129 N Arizola Rd	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Casa Grande Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 836-7787	449	22	20.4		92 (20.5%)	33 (7.3%)	264 (58.8%)	4 (0.9%)	39 (8.7%)	4 (0.9%)	13 (2.9%)	$9,356	$1,773	$257	$3,803	$5,835	$1,491	$7,326	10.8	11.8	1188	328

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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.
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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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