Best Elementary Schools in Arizona

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Arizona test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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)
040350000289	891	Copper Rim Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Mesquite	Globe	85501	Gila County	Globe Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 402-5800	745	38	19.6		256 (34.4%)	3 (0.4%)	309 (41.5%)	6 (0.8%)	149 (20.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (2.7%)	$7,011	$558	$172	$1,288	$5,882	$399	$6,281	8.1	17.6	1057	166
040232000164	892	West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	460 S 7th St	Coolidge	85128	Pinal County	Coolidge Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 723-2703	590	37	15.9		138 (23.4%)	64 (10.8%)	328 (55.6%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.4%)		$00			$00			8.1	13.8	1148	256
040396000318	893	J B Sutton Elementary School	Public	K-5	1001 N 31st Ave	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 442-3200	535	32	16.7		2 (0.4%)	18 (3.4%)	513 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)		$00			$00			8	15.9	1089	196
040043202200	894	Arizona Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	99 E Virginia Ave Ste 200	Phoenix	85004	Maricopa County	Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. (	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(602) 476-1320	4,499				1,600 (35.6%)	499 (11.1%)	1,795 (39.9%)	55 (1.2%)	171 (3.8%)	20 (0.4%)	359 (8.0%)		$00			$00			7.9	16.9	1071	177
040943000967	895	Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center	Public	4-6	Navajo Route 7	Fort Defiance	86504	Apache County	Window Rock Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 729-6815	319	20	15.9		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	313 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)		$00			$00			7.8	12.2	1181	286
040032903159	896	Primavera - Online	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2471 N. Arizona Ave.	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	American Virtual Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 456-6678	6,820				2,439 (35.8%)	356 (5.2%)	3,283 (48.1%)	48 (0.7%)	312 (4.6%)	11 (0.2%)	371 (5.4%)		$00			$00			7.8	15	1112	216
040882002496	897	Hurley Ranch Elementary	Public	3-8	8950 W Illini Rd	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Union Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-5100	666	38	17.5		33 (5.0%)	141 (21.2%)	453 (68.0%)	9 (1.4%)	19 (2.9%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.2%)	$9,648	$1,284	$1,505	$4,073	$5,650	$1,209	$6,859	7.4	22.1	959	62
040243001704	898	Gateway School	Public	PK, KG-8	1100 N 35th St	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Creighton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 381-4665	530	34	15.6		15 (2.8%)	32 (6.0%)	461 (87.0%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.1%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	$12,761	$2,203	$671	$5,077	$7,644	$2,243	$9,887	6.9	14.7	1122	224
040243000179	899	Papago School	Public	PK, KG-8	2013 N 36th St	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Creighton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 381-6100	813	44	18.4		43 (5.3%)	52 (6.4%)	680 (83.6%)	3 (0.4%)	23 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.1%)	$11,287	$1,761	$375	$3,896	$6,961	$2,190	$9,151	6.7	15.7	1097	198
040023002171	900	Imagine Cortez Park Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	3535 W Dunlap Ave	Phoenix	85051	Maricopa County	Pathfinder Charter School Foundation	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 589-9840	446				27 (6.1%)	50 (11.2%)	243 (54.5%)	103 (23.1%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.1%)		$00			$00			6.5	18.6	1030	130

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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