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)
040085003341	171	Reid Traditional Schools' Painted Rock Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	14841 N Black Canyon Hwy	Phoenix	85023	Maricopa County	Reid Traditional Schools' Painted Rock Academy Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 466-8855	464				170 (36.6%)	34 (7.3%)	132 (28.4%)	103 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)		$00			$00			79.1	84.4	188	17
040630002129	172	Augustus H. Shaw Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	2301 N 13th St	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 257-3914	466	24	19.7		148 (31.8%)	31 (6.7%)	230 (49.4%)	7 (1.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.7%)	$10,902	$35	$251	$320	$9,747	$870	$10,617	79.1	86.3	165	7
040775003098	173	Terramar Academy of the Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	7000 W Happy Valley Rd	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-7600	963	54	17.6		657 (68.2%)	21 (2.2%)	187 (19.4%)	52 (5.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.6%)	$5,317	$284	$15	$583	$4,834	$184	$5,018	79.1	85.6	174	1
040094403504	174	Leman Academy of Excellence-Oro Valley Arizona	Public, Charter	K-8	1410 W Tangerine Rd	Oro Valley	85755	Pima County	Leman Academy of Excellence Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 912-4005	1,018				567 (55.7%)	14 (1.4%)	341 (33.5%)	38 (3.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (5.3%)		$00			$00			79	87.9	145	29
040681001232	175	Desert Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	22301 S Hawes Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-5912	740	43	17.3		497 (67.2%)	13 (1.8%)	169 (22.8%)	13 (1.8%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (5.5%)	$5,912	$338		$675	$4,906	$669	$5,574	78.8	84.4	187	12
040187002480	176	Santan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1550 E Chandler Heights Rd	Chandler	85249	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-4700	623	46	13.4		341 (54.7%)	35 (5.6%)	122 (19.6%)	56 (9.0%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.7%)	$9,109	$1,391	$104	$2,886	$7,387	$226	$7,614	78.8	89.5	125	51
040757001475	177	Redfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9181 E Redfield Rd	Scottsdale	85260	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-4000	438	33	13.4		269 (61.4%)	26 (5.9%)	78 (17.8%)	38 (8.7%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	$8,690	$60	$656	$776	$7,896	$78	$7,974	78.8	89.1	132	45
040187002951	178	Haley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3401 S Layton Lakes Blvd	Chandler	85286	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 224-3500	704	43	16.3		425 (60.4%)	19 (2.7%)	154 (21.9%)	40 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	63 (8.9%)	$7,286	$543	$78	$1,163	$6,459	$206	$6,665	78.5	90	119	59
040003100689	179	Ridgeline Academy Inc.	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	33625 N North Valley Pkwy	Phoenix	85085	Maricopa County	Ridgeline Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 223-1335	1,019				709 (69.6%)	32 (3.1%)	176 (17.3%)	29 (2.8%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	67 (6.6%)		$00			$00			78.5	77	272	93
040775000622	180	Desert Mountain School	Public	PK, KG-8	35959 N 7th Ave	Desert Hills	85086	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-3500	425	29	14.9		322 (75.8%)	5 (1.2%)	75 (17.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.9%)	$7,482	$263	$20	$546	$7,019	$179	$7,198	78.4	91	101	79

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