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)
040342000271	741	Horizon School	Public	K-8	8520 N 47th Ave	Glendale	85302	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4010	904	41	22		203 (22.5%)	64 (7.1%)	517 (57.2%)	38 (4.2%)	30 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (5.6%)	$9,759	$1,511	$409	$3,431	$6,299	$1,540	$7,839	17.9	29.1	838	97
040849001477	742	Porfirio H. Gonzales Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9401 W Garfield St	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Tolleson Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 907-5181	709	41	17.3		17 (2.4%)	46 (6.5%)	613 (86.5%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.0%)	$12,815	$1,207	$926	$3,340	$8,445	$2,237	$10,682	17.8	22.8	945	203
040269002907	743	Riverview School	Public	PK, KG-8	12701 N Main St	El Mirage	85335	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 523-8950	868	45	19.5		137 (15.8%)	83 (9.6%)	585 (67.4%)	9 (1.0%)	12 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	40 (4.6%)	$8,788	$803	$956	$2,563	$5,934	$1,094	$7,028	17.7	26.4	877	134
040625001982	744	Country Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8409 N 111th Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-5200	978	44	22.2		246 (25.2%)	59 (6.0%)	601 (61.5%)	14 (1.4%)	9 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (4.9%)	$6,362	$269	$190	$728	$5,031	$872	$5,902	17.7	27.6	863	119
040919001834	745	Hassayampa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	195 Coconino St	Wickenburg	85390	Maricopa County	Wickenburg Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 684-6750	295	18	16.8		157 (53.2%)	1 (0.3%)	128 (43.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$7,238	$487	$626	$1,600	$6,105	$20	$6,125	17.6	48.3	572	173
040880000828	746	C E Rose Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	710 W Michigan St	Tucson	85714	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 908-4400	759	43	17.8		14 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	719 (94.7%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)		$00			$00			17.6	24.5	917	171
040497001070	747	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	120 S Jefferson Ave	Mesa	85208	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-8700	576	37	15.5		112 (19.4%)	19 (3.3%)	410 (71.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (4.2%)	$10,586	$1,087	$228	$2,402	$8,875	$395	$9,271	17.5	36	730	17
040292003079	748	San Tan Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2500 W San Tan Heights Blvd	San Tan Valley	85142	Maricopa County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 888-7555	718	41	17.7		305 (42.5%)	62 (8.6%)	282 (39.3%)	13 (1.8%)	17 (2.4%)	5 (0.7%)	34 (4.7%)	$6,392	$333	$296	$962	$5,127	$637	$5,764	17.5	26.9	872	124
040625001425	749	Sun Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8361 N 95th Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4825	754	41	18.1		204 (27.1%)	73 (9.7%)	418 (55.4%)	7 (0.9%)	16 (2.1%)	3 (0.4%)	33 (4.4%)	$7,336	$203	$622	$1,028	$5,761	$750	$6,511	17.4	34.1	761	12
040497000401	750	Lowell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	920 E Broadway Rd	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-1400	433	29	14.8		30 (6.9%)	20 (4.6%)	364 (84.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.3%)	$10,021	$779	$218	$1,777	$8,735	$288	$9,023	17.4	20.9	986	236

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.