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)
040472002922	701	Saddleback Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	18600 N Porter Rd	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	Maricopa Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 568-6110	712	55	12.9		171 (24.0%)	81 (11.4%)	322 (45.2%)	12 (1.7%)	65 (9.1%)	3 (0.4%)	58 (8.1%)	$11,859	$571	$990	$2,132	$9,312	$987	$10,299	19.8	33.5	766	65
040094003499	702	Academy of Math and Science Camelback	Public, Charter	K-8	6633 W Camelback Rd	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Academy of Mathematics and Science Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 547-5587	1,072				39 (3.6%)	108 (10.1%)	912 (85.1%)	10 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			19.7	29.9	829	127
040752000637	703	San Cayetano Elementary School	Public	K-5	1412 W Frontage Rd	Rio Rico	85648	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 375-8300	404	17	23.2		13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	390 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$8,250	$509	$165	$1,184	$6,303	$1,272	$7,575	19.7	37.5	715	12
040019101909	704	Champion Schools	Public, Charter	K-8	7900 S Jesse Owens Pkwy	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	Fit Kids Inc. dba Champion Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 664-3379	527				7 (1.3%)	86 (16.3%)	423 (80.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)		$00			$00			19.6	28.8	845	141
040396000650	705	Pueblo Del Sol Middle School	Public	K-8	3449 N 39th Ave	Phoenix	85019	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 455-6900	667	47	14.3		5 (0.7%)	41 (6.1%)	614 (92.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)		$00			$00			19.6	21	980	275
040849002488	706	Desert Oasis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8802 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Tolleson Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 533-3901	671	38	17.7		21 (3.1%)	43 (6.4%)	568 (84.6%)	4 (0.6%)	16 (2.4%)	4 (0.6%)	15 (2.2%)	$10,552	$1,181	$921	$3,283	$6,266	$2,184	$8,450	19.6	28.4	853	147
040789001566	707	Tierra Del Sol Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1002 South Somerton Ave	Somerton	85350	Yuma County	Somerton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 341-6400	659	37	17.8		7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	642 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$8,891	$588	$88	$1,264	$7,240	$974	$8,214	19.5	30.4	814	107
040068000025	708	Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 N Cherry Ave	Tucson	85719	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-6880	302	28	10.8		90 (29.8%)	17 (5.6%)	171 (56.6%)	7 (2.3%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.3%)		$00			$00			19.5	19.3	1017	309
040567000459	709	Clarendon School	Public	PK, KG-8	1225 W Clarendon Ave	Phoenix	85013	Maricopa County	Osborn Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 707-2200	411	23	17.6		49 (11.9%)	53 (12.9%)	259 (63.0%)	14 (3.4%)	14 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.1%)	$7,967	$1,746	$60	$3,552	$5,685	$476	$6,161	19.5	31.9	787	78
040906000946	710	Tumbleweed Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4001 W Laurel Ln	Phoenix	85029	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-6600	442	28	15.7		104 (23.5%)	25 (5.7%)	262 (59.3%)	18 (4.1%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	$10,218	$1,176	$294	$2,646	$7,290	$1,458	$8,748	19.4	40	679	31

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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.

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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.