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)
040497001469	181	Hermosa Vista Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2626 N 24th St	Mesa	85213	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-7551	673	44	15.2		447 (66.4%)	8 (1.2%)	156 (23.2%)	11 (1.6%)	30 (4.5%)	4 (0.6%)	17 (2.5%)	$7,492	$221	$08	$450	$6,801	$462	$7,263	78.2	79.1	238	57
040187002346	182	Chandler Traditional Academy - Liberty Campus	Public	PK, KG-6	550 N Emmett Dr	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-4900	718	42	17.3		267 (37.2%)	40 (5.6%)	264 (36.8%)	83 (11.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (8.4%)	$7,069	$569	$135	$1,272	$6,118	$248	$6,365	78.1	87	155	27
040194000140	183	Many Farms Elementary School	Public	K-8	US Highway 191	Many Farms	86538	Apache County	Chinle Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 674-9000	283	23	12.3		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	283 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,818	$8,821	$2,262	$19,904	$8,053	$682	$8,735	77.8	31.5	793	610
040094303498	184	BASIS Goodyear Primary	Public, Charter	K-5	15800 W Sherman St	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 276-8592	683				145 (21.2%)	153 (22.4%)	208 (30.5%)	119 (17.4%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	49 (7.2%)	$7,553	$191	$04	$385	$4,477	$2,882	$7,359	77.8	85.3	179	5
040083203290	185	Great Hearts Academies - Archway Trivium	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2001 N Bullard Ave	Goodyear	85395	Maricopa County	Archway Classical Academy Trivium West	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 414-4883	886				309 (34.9%)	45 (5.1%)	370 (41.8%)	91 (10.3%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	63 (7.1%)		$00			$00			77.6	82.1	215	30
040088103394	186	BASIS Phoenix Central Primary	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	201 E Indianola Ave	Phoenix	85012	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 962-7393	335				76 (22.7%)	57 (17.0%)	116 (34.6%)	47 (14.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (10.4%)	$11,866	$201	$29	$430	$7,709	$3,928	$11,636	77.3	76.4	279	93
040681000574	187	Queen Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	23636 S 204th St	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 987-5920	735	41	17.8		458 (62.3%)	19 (2.6%)	212 (28.8%)	8 (1.1%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.8%)	$7,890	$388	$29	$806	$6,777	$695	$7,472	77.1	78	253	66
040095103532	188	Legacy Traditional School - Peoria	Public, Charter	K-8	7877 W Hillcrest Blvd	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Peoria	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 299-9825	658				410 (62.3%)	25 (3.8%)	126 (19.1%)	61 (9.3%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.7%)		$00			$00			76.7	82.7	209	21
040378001987	189	Coronado Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4333 S Deanza Blvd	Gilbert	85297	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 279-6900	538	41	13		323 (60.0%)	19 (3.5%)	109 (20.3%)	32 (5.9%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.7%)	48 (8.9%)	$8,040	$383	$348	$1,114	$6,778	$531	$7,309	76.7	80.7	228	39
040625002657	190	Vistancia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	30009 N Sunrise Pt	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 773-6500	1,108	53	21.1		748 (67.5%)	30 (2.7%)	218 (19.7%)	25 (2.3%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	81 (7.3%)	$6,515	$50	$65	$165	$5,648	$752	$6,400	76.6	75	291	101

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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.
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Educational resources:

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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.