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)
040399003067	601	Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	40300 N Simonton Blvd	Queen Creek	85140	Pinal County	J O Combs Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 987-5330	381	24	15.8		207 (54.3%)	13 (3.4%)	135 (35.4%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	$6,407	$488	$129	$1,105	$5,503	$287	$5,790	27.8	34.3	757	156
040717002808	602	Winters Well Elementary School	Public	K-5	35220 W Buckeye Rd	Tonopah	85354	Maricopa County	Saddle Mountain Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 474-5301	581	27	21.5		133 (22.9%)	2 (0.3%)	435 (74.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	$8,738	$415	$136	$966	$6,352	$1,835	$8,187	27.7	32.8	774	172
040240000036	603	Ronald Reagan Fundamental School	Public	PK, KG-6	3200 W 16th St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-3700	488	23	21.2		57 (11.7%)	3 (0.6%)	416 (85.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$9,268	$3,036	$289	$6,362	$4,359	$1,584	$5,943	27.6	38.7	695	92
040089502450	604	Reyes Maria Ruiz Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	4848 S 2nd St	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Espiritu Community Development Corp.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 243-7788	352				2 (0.6%)	6 (1.7%)	339 (96.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			27.4	32.1	781	177
040138003575	605	Marionneaux Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	24155 W Roeser Rd	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 866-6100	695	36	19.3		109 (15.7%)	62 (8.9%)	496 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.0%)	$9,385	$487	$89	$1,062	$7,120	$1,689	$8,809	27.4	40.6	664	59
040304001296	606	McDowell Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15414 N McDowell Mountain Rd	Fountain Hills	85268	Maricopa County	Fountain Hills Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 664-5210	418	29	14.4		201 (48.1%)	5 (1.2%)	93 (22.2%)	4 (1.0%)	90 (21.5%)	3 (0.7%)	22 (5.3%)	$11,703	$2,008	$525	$4,541	$7,174	$1,996	$9,170	27.4			(n/a)
040089103676	607	Academy of Math and Science Avondale	Public, Charter	K-8	10649 W Buckeye Rd	Phoenix	85353	Maricopa County	Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 888-6697	1,160				76 (6.6%)	193 (16.6%)	857 (73.9%)	20 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	11 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,289	$1,247	$1,548	$4,042	$3,467	$2,027	$5,494	27.3	45.4	600	7
040497001072	608	Pomeroy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1507 W Shawnee Dr	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-3700	584	38	15.2		174 (29.8%)	32 (5.5%)	303 (51.9%)	17 (2.9%)	25 (4.3%)	3 (0.5%)	30 (5.1%)	$8,180	$471	$133	$1,076	$6,982	$593	$7,575	27.1	60.3	439	169
040770001435	609	Nikolaus Homestead Elementary School	Public	K-5	761 E McNeil	Show Low	85901	Navajo County	Show Low Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 537-6150	407	20	20.3		277 (68.1%)	8 (2.0%)	89 (21.9%)	4 (1.0%)	26 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	$8,349	$811	$293	$1,914	$6,131	$1,114	$7,245	27.1	45.1	601	8
040068000021	610	Coronado K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	3401 E Wilds Rd	Tucson	85739	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-6626	650	45	14.4		305 (46.9%)	5 (0.8%)	314 (48.3%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.7%)		$00			$00			27	40.4	667	57

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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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