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)
040187001289	271	Chandler Traditional Academy-Humphrey	Public	PK, KG-6	125 S 132nd St	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 812-6800	456	32	14		218 (47.8%)	24 (5.3%)	146 (32.0%)	16 (3.5%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	42 (9.2%)	$10,111	$580	$77	$1,237	$9,077	$377	$9,454	66.7	69.8	340	69
040432001467	272	Estrella Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10301 S San Miguel Ave	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Liberty Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 327-2820	501	29	17.2		272 (54.3%)	25 (5.0%)	177 (35.3%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.2%)	$8,530	$255	$362	$873	$6,363	$1,549	$7,912	66.4	81.1	226	46
040002103446	273	Cottonwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	185 E. University Ave.	Colorado City	86021	Mohave County	Colorado City Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 875-9050	357	18	19.8		344 (96.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$9,677	$2,045	$613	$4,704	$5,174	$1,844	$7,018	66.3	69.1	345	72
040011203279	274	American Leadership Academy San Tan Valley K-6	Public, Charter	K-6	34696 N Village Ln	San Tan Valley	85142	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 420-2101	689				351 (50.9%)	46 (6.7%)	217 (31.5%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	63 (9.1%)	$6,456	$502	$1,797	$2,802	$3,841	$315	$4,156	66	68.8	348	74
040463000984	275	Coyote Trail Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8000 N Silverbell Rd	Tucson	85743	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 579-5105	466	35	13.3		238 (51.1%)	11 (2.4%)	165 (35.4%)	15 (3.2%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.2%)	$11,517	$758	$166	$1,682	$9,247	$1,346	$10,593	65.8	76.1	282	7
040039502305	276	Leading Edge Academy Gilbert Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	459 N Gilbert Rd Ste D165	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	LEAD Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 545-6646	303				128 (42.2%)	33 (10.9%)	107 (35.3%)	10 (3.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.3%)		$00			$00			65.8	65.7	383	107
040625001983	277	Coyote Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	21180 N 87th Ave	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-5225	768	61	12.5		505 (65.8%)	23 (3.0%)	184 (24.0%)	18 (2.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.3%)	$6,322	$53	$73	$180	$5,167	$1,029	$6,196	65.7	73.8	301	24
040625002111	278	Zuni Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10851 W Williams Rd	Sun City	85373	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-5275	841	44	19.1		569 (67.7%)	15 (1.8%)	187 (22.2%)	11 (1.3%)	10 (1.2%)	5 (0.6%)	44 (5.2%)	$6,994	$54	$169	$276	$5,896	$875	$6,771	65.4	77	274	4
040340002114	279	Augusta Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9430 E Neville Ave	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 635-2011	944	60	15.6		620 (65.7%)	32 (3.4%)	212 (22.5%)	22 (2.3%)	13 (1.4%)	7 (0.7%)	38 (4.0%)	$6,555	$232	$00	$465	$6,198	$124	$6,322	65.3	75.7	285	6
040681003658	280	Silver Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9737 E Toledo Ave	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-7443	1,330	63	21.2		863 (64.9%)	48 (3.6%)	265 (19.9%)	40 (3.0%)	10 (0.8%)	8 (0.6%)	96 (7.2%)	$5,648	$142		$285	$4,861	$645	$5,506	65.3	77.8	257	23

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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.

Educational resources:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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