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)
040168002135	791	Bret R. Tarver Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	4308 N 51st Ave Ste 102	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-1900	598	29	20.9		15 (2.5%)	38 (6.4%)	527 (88.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	$12,778	$3,739	$535	$8,014	$7,488	$1,015	$8,503	14.3	22.8	946	155
040817000723	792	Liberty Elementary School	Public	K-6	5495 S Liberty Ave	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-3100	524	29	17.9		9 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	483 (92.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$7,429	$846	$07	$1,698	$6,164	$412	$6,576	14.3	21.2	976	184
040429002845	793	Trailside Point Performing Arts Academy	Public	K-8	7275 W Vineyard Rd	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 605-8540	937	51	18.4		62 (6.6%)	254 (27.1%)	547 (58.4%)	9 (1.0%)	25 (2.7%)	4 (0.4%)	36 (3.8%)	$9,614	$692	$458	$1,843	$6,955	$1,507	$8,463	14.3	23.7	930	137
040243001999	794	Excelencia School	Public	K-8	2181 E McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85006	Maricopa County	Creighton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 381-4670	509	32	16.1		13 (2.6%)	49 (9.6%)	428 (84.1%)	4 (0.8%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$12,427	$1,856	$368	$4,079	$7,968	$2,235	$10,203	14.2	21.5	971	177
040060001707	795	Carol G. Peck Elementary School	Public	K-8	5810 N 49th Ave	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 842-3889	683	36	19.2		39 (5.7%)	90 (13.2%)	517 (75.7%)	21 (3.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	$8,904	$1,925	$91	$3,941	$6,144	$743	$6,887	14.2	17.9	1049	254
040342000262	796	Glendale American School	Public	PK, KG-8	8530 N 55th Ave	Glendale	85302	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4008	640	32	20		123 (19.2%)	70 (10.9%)	373 (58.3%)	35 (5.5%)	17 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.3%)	$9,873	$1,794	$439	$4,027	$6,022	$1,618	$7,640	14.1	22.6	950	154
040497001071	797	Keller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1445 E Hilton Ave	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-6171	567	42	13.5		87 (15.3%)	16 (2.8%)	415 (73.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.2%)	8 (1.4%)	22 (3.9%)	$11,743	$1,221	$73	$2,515	$9,199	$1,250	$10,449	14.1	18.8	1023	226
040880000852	798	Hollinger K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	150 W Ajo Way	Tucson	85713	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-1700	598	40	15.1		26 (4.3%)	8 (1.3%)	549 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)		$00			$00			14.1	30.2	819	21
040497000383	799	Eisenhower Center for Innovation	Public	PK, KG-6	848 N Mesa Dr	Mesa	85201	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-5200	444	31	14.4		36 (8.1%)	55 (12.4%)	308 (69.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.6%)	12 (2.7%)	16 (3.6%)	$10,275	$1,148	$344	$2,640	$8,268	$515	$8,783	14.1	28.3	855	56
040831000769	800	Curry Elementary School	Public	K-5	1974 E Meadow Dr	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 967-8336	434	29	15.2		68 (15.7%)	49 (11.3%)	214 (49.3%)	19 (4.4%)	46 (10.6%)	5 (1.2%)	33 (7.6%)		$00			$00			14.1	31.2	797	3

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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.
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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.