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)
040168000102	871	Peralta School	Public	PK, KG-6	7125 W Encanto Blvd	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-5600	877	46	19		19 (2.2%)	39 (4.4%)	793 (90.4%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.6%)	$11,898	$3,564	$391	$7,520	$6,692	$1,251	$7,943	9.7	27.3	865	6
040168000096	872	Heatherbrae School	Public	PK, KG-6	7070 W Heatherbrae Dr	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-5200	605	32	19.1		11 (1.8%)	56 (9.3%)	528 (87.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$12,796	$2,039	$624	$4,703	$8,620	$1,513	$10,133	9.6	19.9	1005	133
040088703561	873	Vista College Prep - Maryvale	Public, Charter	K-8	4520 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Vista College Preparatory Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 601-7069	421				3 (0.7%)	30 (7.1%)	378 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$7,980	$928	$1,331	$3,187	$4,435	$1,285	$5,721	9.5	18.8	1025	152
040906000936	874	Richard E Miller School	Public	K-5	2021 W Alice Ave	Phoenix	85021	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-3000	391	28	13.9		36 (9.2%)	89 (22.8%)	200 (51.2%)	4 (1.0%)	36 (9.2%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.4%)	$10,006	$1,730	$462	$3,922	$6,913	$901	$7,814	9.5	13.7	1150	276
040232002800	875	Heartland Ranch Elementary School	Public	K-6	1667 W Caroline St	Coolidge	85128	Pinal County	Coolidge Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 424-2100	549	34	16.1		92 (16.8%)	56 (10.2%)	290 (52.8%)	4 (0.7%)	52 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.0%)		$00			$00			9.5	14.7	1124	249
040497000400	876	Longfellow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	345 S Hall	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-6526	443	33	13.6		37 (8.4%)	18 (4.1%)	369 (83.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$9,423	$980	$94	$2,054	$8,078	$272	$8,350	9.4	15.8	1095	219
040079302984	877	Sun Valley Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2675 W Baseline Rd	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Sun Valley Academy - South Mountain Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 692-4914	580				23 (4.0%)	185 (31.9%)	314 (54.1%)	12 (2.1%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	37 (6.4%)		$00			$00			9.4	15.9	1092	215
040497000229	878	Kerr Center for Agriscience	Public	K-7	125 E McLellan Rd	Mesa	85201	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-5100	513	40	12.8		63 (12.3%)	34 (6.6%)	327 (63.7%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (12.7%)	7 (1.4%)	17 (3.3%)	$8,967	$642	$239	$1,522	$7,881	$206	$8,087	9.4	10.5	1212	334
040076403051	879	ASU Preparatory Academy- Phoenix Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	735 E Fillmore St	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 496-3100	434				28 (6.5%)	48 (11.1%)	323 (74.4%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.6%)		$00			$00			9.4	21.3	973	94
040060000016	880	Sevilla Elementary School-East Campus	Public	PK, KG-4	3801 W Missouri Ave	Phoenix	85019	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 242-0281	748	39	18.9		27 (3.6%)	76 (10.2%)	580 (77.5%)	51 (6.8%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.1%)	$9,982	$2,611	$310	$5,533	$5,988	$1,072	$7,060	9.4	19.4	1015	135

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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

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