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)
040593000482	731	Indian Bend Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3633 E Thunderbird Rd	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-3200	572	42	13.7		137 (24.0%)	23 (4.0%)	363 (63.5%)	9 (1.6%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.1%)	$9,836	$1,135	$160	$2,429	$8,177	$365	$8,541	18.6	37.9	711	20
040775001504	732	Esperanza Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	251 W Mohawk Ln	Phoenix	85027	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 445-3700	493	40	12.3		154 (31.2%)	56 (11.4%)	226 (45.8%)	18 (3.7%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.9%)	$7,533	$1,011	$96	$2,118	$6,269	$157	$6,426	18.6	26.5	876	144
040086303355	733	The Paideia Academy of South Phoenix	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7777 S 15th Ter	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	The Paideia Academies Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 343-3040	618				54 (8.7%)	104 (16.8%)	436 (70.6%)	6 (1.0%)	7 (1.1%)	5 (0.8%)	6 (1.0%)		$00			$00			18.6	22.4	954	221
040187000129	734	Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	700 N Hartford St	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 812-6700	758	47	16		80 (10.6%)	32 (4.2%)	610 (80.5%)	11 (1.5%)	11 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.6%)	$8,232	$1,136	$129	$2,401	$6,761	$206	$6,967	18.5	41.6	641	93
040150002184	735	Sunrise Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2645 Landon Dr	Bullhead City	86429	Mohave County	Bullhead City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 219-3004	369	19	19.4		167 (45.3%)	14 (3.8%)	159 (43.1%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	19 (5.1%)	$6,998	$557	$28	$1,141	$6,076	$338	$6,413	18.4	32.6	775	40
040429000342	736	Maurice C. Cash Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3851 W Roeser Rd	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 237-9120	765	49	15.6		21 (2.7%)	36 (4.7%)	687 (89.8%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.4%)	$10,011	$884	$257	$2,026	$7,366	$1,504	$8,870	18.3	28.2	856	120
040497001667	737	Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5619 E Glade Ave	Mesa	85206	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-9250	473	30	15.9		169 (35.7%)	35 (7.4%)	220 (46.5%)	11 (2.3%)	6 (1.3%)	6 (1.3%)	26 (5.5%)	$7,520	$540	$160	$1,240	$6,419	$401	$6,820	18.3	27	870	133
040036103165	738	La Paloma Academy (Lakeside)	Public, Charter	K-8	8140 E Golf Links Rd	Tucson	85730	Pima County	Arizona Community Development Corporation	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 733-7373	866				234 (27.0%)	101 (11.7%)	483 (55.8%)	25 (2.9%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.7%)		$00			$00			18.2	26.3	879	141
040324001806	739	Arizona Desert Elementary School	Public	K-6	1245 N. Main St.	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-6940	651	24	27.1		1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	649 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$7,875	$1,004	$521	$2,530	$5,639	$711	$6,350	18.2	34.7	749	10
040621002274	740	Rio Vista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	10237 W Encanto Blvd	Avondale	85392	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2670	678	34	19.9		46 (6.8%)	96 (14.2%)	481 (70.9%)	6 (0.9%)	17 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.4%)	$6,722	$666	$1,066	$2,398	$5,712		$4,990	17.9	31.5	791	51

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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.

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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.