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)
040075802766	21	Candeo Peoria	Public, Charter	K-8	9965 W Calle Lejos	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Candeo Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 979-6500	555				343 (61.8%)	11 (2.0%)	59 (10.6%)	105 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.5%)		$00			$00			96	94.8	48	27
040060803115	22	BASIS Scottsdale	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-12	10400 N 128th St	Scottsdale	85259	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 451-7500	981				255 (26.0%)	19 (1.9%)	56 (5.7%)	575 (58.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (7.2%)	$10,234	$173	$40	$385	$5,841	$4,180	$10,021	95.9	97.7	15	7
040068003517	23	The Innovation Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	825 W Desert Fairways Dr	Oro Valley	85755	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 269-4610	425	30	14.3		268 (63.1%)	0 (0.0%)	122 (28.7%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.9%)		$00			$00			95.7	93.4	65	42
040757000651	24	Kiva Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6911 E McDonald Dr	Paradise Valley	85253	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-2200	562	39	14.5		408 (72.6%)	14 (2.5%)	75 (13.3%)	39 (6.9%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	$8,347	$237	$656	$1,130	$6,980	$474	$7,454	95.6	92.5	78	54
040378003490	25	Bridges Elementary School	Public	K-6	5205 S Soboba St	Gilbert	85298	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 279-8700	776	40	19.2		516 (66.5%)	16 (2.1%)	135 (17.4%)	38 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	66 (8.5%)	$6,267	$132	$156	$420	$5,553	$426	$5,979	95.5	96.9	24	1
040092503464	26	Great Hearts Academies - Archway Lincoln	Public, Charter	K-5	2250 S Gilbert Rd	Chandler	85286	Maricopa County	Archway Classical Academy Lincoln	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 424-1798	714				288 (40.3%)	39 (5.5%)	137 (19.2%)	175 (24.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (10.1%)		$00			$00			95.5	97.2	21	5
040885002798	27	Senita Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10750 E Bilby Rd	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-3100	710	38	18.6		323 (45.5%)	28 (3.9%)	253 (35.6%)	16 (2.3%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	81 (11.4%)	$5,830	$26	$53	$104	$5,639	$112	$5,752	95.4	98.3	9	18
040625003255	28	Peoria Traditional School	Public	K-8	10851 W Williams Rd	Sun City	85373	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-5350	375				276 (73.6%)	2 (0.5%)	71 (18.9%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	$7,393	$62	$11	$135	$6,962	$358	$7,320	95.4	95.4	43	15
040096703560	29	BASIS Phoenix Primary	Public, Charter	K-5	11850 N 32nd St	Phoenix	85028	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 598-0330	814				185 (22.7%)	22 (2.7%)	80 (9.8%)	483 (59.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.9%)	$8,300	$359	$20	$737	$5,564	$2,358	$7,922	95.2	97.7	14	15
040003400707	30	Reid Traditional Schools' Valley Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1520 W Rose Garden Ln	Phoenix	85027	Maricopa County	Reid Traditional Schools' Valley Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 516-7747	693				186 (26.8%)	6 (0.9%)	51 (7.4%)	429 (61.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)		$00			$00			95.2	96.5	28	2

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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

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