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)
040090303418	101	BASIS Prescott	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1901 Prescott Lakes Pkwy	Prescott	86301	Yavapai County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 277-0334	599				412 (68.8%)	1 (0.2%)	114 (19.0%)	33 (5.5%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.3%)	$11,345	$112	$16	$240	$7,662	$3,554	$11,217	87	96.7	25	76
040014101657	102	Discovery Plus Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	852 W 250 N	Pima	85543	Graham County	Discovery Plus Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 485-2498	111				93 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)		$00			$00			86.9	90.5	112	10
040340001986	103	Ashland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1945 S Ashland Ranch Rd	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 917-9900	758	50	15.3		447 (59.0%)	25 (3.3%)	186 (24.5%)	19 (2.5%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	71 (9.4%)	$7,396	$194	$387	$775	$7,010		$6,815	86.8	93.1	68	35
040000102484	104	Horseshoe Trails Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5405 E. Pinnacle Vista Drive	Phoenix	85054	Maricopa County	Cave Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 272-8500	416	26	16		331 (79.6%)	5 (1.2%)	43 (10.3%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	$2,778	$105	$60	$271	$1,959	$653	$2,612	86.7	90.8	106	2
040088803412	105	Great Hearts Academies - Archway Arete	Public, Charter	K-5	4525 E. Baseline Road	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Archway Classical Academy Arete	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 222-4233	535				302 (56.4%)	10 (1.9%)	135 (25.2%)	41 (7.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (7.9%)	$10,207	$413	$96	$922	$6,021	$3,677	$9,699	86.7	94.2	59	46
040423001466	106	Kyrene Monte Vista School	Public	PK, KG-5	15221 S Ray Rd	Phoenix	85048	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-4400	497	31	15.9		307 (61.8%)	24 (4.8%)	84 (16.9%)	32 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.9%)	$6,104	$333		$666	$5,606	$164	$5,770	86.7	95	45	61
040450000353	107	Madison Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7150 N 22nd St	Phoenix	85020	Maricopa County	Madison Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 664-7800	677	34	19.8		257 (38.0%)	17 (2.5%)	319 (47.1%)	7 (1.0%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (10.2%)	$11,439	$1,097	$106	$2,299	$8,054	$2,183	$10,237	86.6	88.6	140	33
040775000296	108	Las Brisas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5805 W Alameda Rd	Glendale	85310	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-5500	478	31	15.4		339 (70.9%)	7 (1.5%)	80 (16.7%)	10 (2.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.9%)	$6,350	$392	$14	$798	$5,727	$217	$5,944	86.3	87.8	147	39
040040602036	109	Happy Valley School	Public, Charter	K-8	7140 W Happy Valley Rd	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Happy Valley School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 376-2900	567				399 (70.4%)	16 (2.8%)	68 (12.0%)	53 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.3%)		$00			$00			86.3	88	144	35
040775001873	110	Highland Lakes School	Public	PK, KG-8	19000 N 63rd Ave	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 376-4300	1,065	64	16.6		697 (65.4%)	29 (2.7%)	187 (17.6%)	52 (4.9%)	9 (0.8%)	7 (0.7%)	84 (7.9%)	$7,294	$615	$11	$1,240	$6,431	$238	$6,669	86.3	93.7	64	46

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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