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)
040080003368	401	The Odyssey Preparatory Academy - Sienna Hills	Public, Charter	K-5	2400 N Sienna Hills Pkwy	Buckeye	85396	Maricopa County	The Odyssey Preparatory Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 444-9654	452				148 (32.7%)	16 (3.5%)	246 (54.4%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (7.5%)	$6,127	$438	$286	$1,161	$3,769	$1,634	$5,404	51	64.2	402	1
040673000566	402	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Park Ave	Prescott	86303	Yavapai County	Prescott Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 717-3249	290	19	15		201 (69.3%)	2 (0.7%)	68 (23.4%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	$12,339	$2,263	$381	$4,908	$7,962	$1,733	$9,695	51	69.8	339	63
040593001471	403	Hidden Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1919 E Sharon Dr	Phoenix	85022	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-3100	297	29	10.2		118 (39.7%)	20 (6.7%)	129 (43.4%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.0%)	4 (1.3%)	18 (6.1%)	$12,014	$1,675	$289	$3,639	$9,455	$595	$10,050	50.7	55.9	482	79
040497001374	404	Mendoza Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5831 E McLellan Rd	Mesa	85205	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-2000	439	32	13.7		262 (59.7%)	21 (4.8%)	129 (29.4%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.1%)	$10,864	$841	$142	$1,824	$9,496	$385	$9,881	50.6	70.7	330	74
040625001424	405	Oasis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7841 W Sweetwater Ave	Peoria	85381	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-4800	769	41	18.7		412 (53.6%)	34 (4.4%)	251 (32.6%)	32 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.1%)	$7,830	$62	$290	$413	$6,938	$540	$7,478	50.5	70.4	333	72
040463002197	406	Twin Peaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7995 W Twin Peaks Rd	Tucson	85743	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 579-4750	954	60	15.8		509 (53.4%)	16 (1.7%)	364 (38.2%)	18 (1.9%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.5%)	$9,536	$669	$145	$1,482	$7,424	$1,299	$8,723	50.3	59	446	40
040031002370	407	Calibre Academy Surprise	Public, Charter	K-8	15688 W Acoma Dr	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Calibre Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 556-2179	530				241 (45.5%)	29 (5.5%)	199 (37.5%)	11 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (8.9%)		$00			$00			50.3	57.7	456	49
040000400912	408	Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1615 Main St	Clarkdale	86324	Yavapai County	Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 634-5035	473	25	18.9		295 (62.4%)	2 (0.4%)	102 (21.6%)	3 (0.6%)	38 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.8%)	$10,080	$716	$778	$2,209	$7,680	$906	$8,586	50.3	61.7	430	22
040011203570	409	American Leadership Academy Signal Butte K-6	Public, Charter	K-6	Apn 304-64-878	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 420-2101	461				281 (61.0%)	16 (3.5%)	132 (28.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.9%)	$10,587	$677	$1,955	$3,308	$6,093	$1,862	$7,955	50.1	56.3	473	64
040906000915	410	Acacia Elementary School	Public	K-6	3021 W Evans Dr	Phoenix	85053	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-5000	825	43	19.1		251 (30.4%)	56 (6.8%)	451 (54.7%)	13 (1.6%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.2%)	$7,625	$842	$110	$1,793	$5,915	$758	$6,673	49.9	64.7	396	14

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