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)
040497002770	1	Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies	Public, Alternative	4-9	6919 E Brown Rd	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 308-7400	378	19	20		250 (66.1%)	13 (3.4%)	77 (20.4%)	16 (4.2%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	$8,064	$09	$02	$20	$7,571	$481	$8,053	99.5	98.6	5	4
040187001155	2	Weinberg Gifted Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	5245 S Val Vista Dr	Gilbert	85298	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 812-6600	748	39	19		378 (50.5%)	10 (1.3%)	74 (9.9%)	209 (27.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (9.6%)	$6,816	$588	$95	$1,271	$5,818	$314	$6,133	99.4	99.3	2
040187000131	3	Knox Gifted Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	700 W Orchid Ln	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 812-6100	675	37	18.4		199 (29.5%)	12 (1.8%)	66 (9.8%)	345 (51.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.7%)	$6,979	$600	$86	$1,286	$5,910	$383	$6,293	99.2	99.6	1	2
040095803534	4	BASIS Chandler Primary - North Campus	Public, Charter	K-4	1800 E Chandler Blvd	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 798-6447	618				98 (15.9%)	27 (4.4%)	57 (9.2%)	388 (62.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.3%)	$9,993	$264	$16	$544	$6,291	$3,422	$9,713	99	98.5	6	2
040093603484	5	BASIS Chandler Primary- South Campus	Public, Charter	K-5	204 W. Chandler Heights Rd.	Chandler	85248	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 494-2200	497				41 (8.2%)	28 (5.6%)	22 (4.4%)	386 (77.7%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	$10,152	$305	$24	$633	$6,812	$3,012	$9,824	98.4	98.2	11	6
040096303558	6	BASIS Peoria Primary	Public, Charter	K-4	25950 N Lake Pleasant Pkwy	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 251-1504	693				137 (19.8%)	22 (3.2%)	73 (10.5%)	417 (60.2%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	36 (5.2%)	$8,994	$189	$29	$406	$5,981	$2,795	$8,776	98	98.6	3	3
040093703482	7	BASIS Scottsdale Primary - East Campus	Public, Charter	K-5	7214 E Jenan Dr	Scottsdale	85260	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 391-1099	525				177 (33.7%)	14 (2.7%)	54 (10.3%)	227 (43.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (9.3%)	$11,713	$383	$90	$855	$6,967	$4,274	$11,241	97.6	97.5	18	11
040757000642	8	Cherokee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8801 N 56th St	Paradise Valley	85253	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-8700	673	36	18.6		492 (73.1%)	15 (2.2%)	102 (15.2%)	39 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.6%)	$7,449	$96	$553	$746	$6,598	$202	$6,800	97.5	97.8	13	5
040593001195	9	Desert Trails Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	4315 E Cashman Dr	Phoenix	85050	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-4100	650	42	15.6		476 (73.2%)	12 (1.8%)	75 (11.5%)	41 (6.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.5%)	$8,573	$387	$135	$908	$7,715	$337	$8,052	97.5	97.6	16	7
040340001064	10	Neely Traditional Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	500 E Houston Ave	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 892-2805	824	46	17.8		432 (52.4%)	23 (2.8%)	187 (22.7%)	119 (14.4%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	56 (6.8%)	$5,888	$06	$578	$591	$5,545		$5,303	97.4	98.2	12	2

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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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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