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)
040060000007	821	James W. Rice Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4530 W Campbell Ave	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 848-8420	742	45	16.6		9 (1.2%)	24 (3.2%)	679 (91.5%)	19 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)	$10,072	$1,911	$325	$4,148	$6,978	$858	$7,835	13.1	13.9	1143	322
040960000982	822	C W Mcgraw Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2345 S Arizona Ave	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-7700	530	29	18.2		47 (8.9%)	5 (0.9%)	456 (86.0%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	$7,512	$1,289	$1,221	$3,800	$4,761	$240	$5,001	13	31.5	792	30
040096001154	823	Eliseo C. Felix School	Public	2-5	540 E La Pasada Blvd	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Avondale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-4300	521	21	24.9		37 (7.1%)	79 (15.2%)	390 (74.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	$8,599	$684	$488	$1,856	$5,571	$1,856	$7,428	13	21.9	962	139
040497000398	824	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	930 S Sirrine	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-6400	607	35	17.3		39 (6.4%)	15 (2.5%)	525 (86.5%)	8 (1.3%)	8 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.3%)	$8,849	$800	$58	$1,659	$7,498	$493	$7,991	12.9	29	840	16
040168000097	825	Holiday Park School	Public	PK, KG-6	4417 N 66th Ave	Phoenix	85033	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-4500	583	32	18.2		21 (3.6%)	26 (4.5%)	516 (88.5%)	9 (1.5%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	$11,911	$3,716	$514	$7,947	$6,180	$1,500	$7,680	12.9	16.6	1078	253
040831000787	826	Frank Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8409 S Avenida Del Yaqui	Guadalupe	85283	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 897-6202	506	36	13.8		27 (5.3%)	30 (5.9%)	319 (63.0%)	3 (0.6%)	117 (23.1%)	4 (0.8%)	6 (1.2%)		$00			$00			12.7	13.2	1157	331
040029002177	827	Pan-American Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3001 W. Indian School	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Pan-American Elementary Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 266-3989	1,170				20 (1.7%)	26 (2.2%)	1,095 (93.6%)	14 (1.2%)	9 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.5%)		$00			$00			12.6	20.7	991	164
040593002343	828	Echo Mountain Intermediate School	Public	4-6	1811 E Michigan Ave # 3	Phoenix	85022	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-5600	345	22	15.6		53 (15.4%)	43 (12.5%)	220 (63.8%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.9%)	$8,414	$1,152	$301	$2,605	$6,219	$742	$6,961	12.6	27.2	867	39
040906000941	829	Shaw Butte School	Public	PK, KG-6	12202 N 21st Ave	Phoenix	85029	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-4200	651	45	14.6		80 (12.3%)	43 (6.6%)	463 (71.1%)	9 (1.4%)	27 (4.1%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.1%)	$8,633	$1,259	$187	$2,704	$6,161	$1,027	$7,188	12.6	22.6	951	122
040497000399	830	Lindbergh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	930 S Lazona Dr	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-6300	482	33	14.6		48 (10.0%)	13 (2.7%)	395 (82.0%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.9%)	4 (0.8%)	10 (2.1%)	$8,627	$646	$120	$1,411	$7,700	$161	$7,861	12.5	16.1	1086	256

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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