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)
040008101010	281	Presidio School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1695 E Fort Lowell Rd	Tucson	85719	Pima County	Presidio School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 881-5222	371				102 (27.5%)	18 (4.9%)	223 (60.1%)	7 (1.9%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.8%)		$00			$00			65.3	56	481	200
040775001146	282	Traditional Academy at Bellair	Public	PK, KG-6	4701 W Grovers Ave	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 467-5700	215	18	12.2		119 (55.3%)	7 (3.3%)	75 (34.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	$13,003	$538	$49	$1,126	$12,017	$399	$12,416	65.2	75.1	290	8
040286000222	283	Charles W Sechrist Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2230 N Fort Valley Rd	Flagstaff	86001	Coconino County	Flagstaff Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 773-4020	429	27	16.1		303 (70.6%)	2 (0.5%)	77 (17.9%)	3 (0.7%)	21 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	$8,507	$746	$02	$1,495	$6,871	$887	$7,758	65	77	271	12
040187003479	284	Dr. Gary and Annette Auxier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	22700 S Power Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 424-8400	582	39	14.8		361 (62.0%)	8 (1.4%)	156 (26.8%)	11 (1.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (6.7%)	$8,326	$763	$82	$1,609	$7,234	$247	$7,481	65	75.8	284
040007500893	285	Young Scholars Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1501 E Valencia Rd	Bullhead City	86426	Mohave County	Young Scholars Academy Charter School Corp.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 704-1100	410				275 (67.1%)	6 (1.5%)	118 (28.8%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)		$00			$00			64.9	70.4	334	49
040757000662	286	Tavan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4610 E Osborn Rd	Phoenix	85018	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 484-3500	603	43	14.1		168 (27.9%)	62 (10.3%)	312 (51.7%)	12 (2.0%)	17 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.1%)	$9,345	$624	$986	$2,234	$7,388	$347	$7,735	64.8	77.5	264	22
040068001394	287	Copper Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11620 N Copper Spring Trl	Tucson	85737	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 696-6800	299	32	9.4		167 (55.9%)	10 (3.3%)	96 (32.1%)	4 (1.3%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	15 (5.0%)		$00			$00			64.8	65.5	386	99
040094803523	288	Legacy Traditional School - Glendale	Public, Charter	K-8	13091 North 67th Avenue	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Glendale	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 219-4300	1,293				515 (39.8%)	93 (7.2%)	466 (36.0%)	158 (12.2%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (4.4%)		$00			$00			64.7	78.3	247	41
040171000109	289	Center for Online and Innovative Learning	Public	PK, KG-8	1000 N Amarillo St	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Casa Grande Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 836-6694	149	10	14.9		55 (36.9%)	2 (1.3%)	76 (51.0%)	3 (2.0%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.4%)	$170,822	$13,732	$3,374	$30,839	$126,725	$26,991	$153,715	64.7			(n/a)
040423000335	290	Kyrene del Norte School	Public	PK, KG-5	1331 E Redfield Rd	Tempe	85283	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-4800	482	25	18.9		145 (30.1%)	19 (3.9%)	274 (56.8%)	8 (1.7%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.8%)	$6,392	$00	$01	$01	$6,289	$103	$6,391	64.7	78.9	240	50

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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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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