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)
040187001532	201	Anna Marie Jacobson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1515 NW Jacaranda Pkwy	Chandler	85248	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-4100	634	36	17.8		307 (48.4%)	21 (3.3%)	171 (27.0%)	55 (8.7%)	29 (4.6%)	6 (0.9%)	45 (7.1%)	$7,733	$704	$115	$1,522	$6,687	$228	$6,915	75.5	86.7	159	42
040438003478	202	Verrado Heritage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	20895 W Hamilton St	Buckeye	85396	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 547-3300	999	42	23.7		442 (44.2%)	58 (5.8%)	402 (40.2%)	17 (1.7%)	11 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	67 (6.7%)	$5,735	$01	$01	$03	$5,129	$604	$5,733	75.5	80.4	229	27
040463003588	203	Dove Mountain K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	5650 W Moore Rd	Marana	85658	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 579-4500	938	51	18.3		504 (53.7%)	15 (1.6%)	351 (37.4%)	13 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (5.9%)	$9,310	$629	$148	$1,406	$7,047	$1,486	$8,533	75.4	87.8	146	57
040013501748	204	Challenge Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	5801 W Greenbriar Dr	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Challenge School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 938-5411	392				207 (52.8%)	21 (5.4%)	96 (24.5%)	42 (10.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.4%)		$00			$00			75.2	92.7	76	128
040775001563	205	Desert Sage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4035 W Alameda Rd	Glendale	85310	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-4700	579	41	14		387 (66.8%)	10 (1.7%)	115 (19.9%)	16 (2.8%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.3%)	$7,679	$493	$10	$997	$6,942	$234	$7,176	75	80	232	27
040240003323	206	Gowan Science Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1020 W Avenue C	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 539-1200	772	35	22.3		218 (28.2%)	6 (0.8%)	508 (65.8%)	21 (2.7%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	$8,651	$936	$257	$2,129	$5,915	$1,543	$7,458	74.9	86.1	170	36
040042402526	207	Imagine Rosefield	Public, Charter	K-5	12050 N Bullard Ave	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Rosefield Charter Elementary School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 344-4300	524				270 (51.5%)	34 (6.5%)	159 (30.3%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (9.7%)		$00			$00			74.9	77.3	268	61
040681003736	208	Schnepf Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	23161 E Grange Pkwy	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-5935	840	44	18.9		521 (62.0%)	24 (2.9%)	234 (27.9%)	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.6%)	$6,895	$2,776		$5,551	$2,667	$1,452	$4,119	74.3	83.3	202	6
040068000031	209	Winifred Harelson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	826 W Chapala Dr	Tucson	85704	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 696-6020	430	31	13.9		254 (59.1%)	6 (1.4%)	138 (32.1%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)		$00			$00			74.3	81.4	222	13
040782001938	210	Snowflake Intermediate School	Public	4-6	62 W 2nd St S	Snowflake	85937	Navajo County	Snowflake Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 536-4156	421	17	24.1		322 (76.5%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (14.7%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	$6,262	$523	$666	$1,711	$4,443	$630	$5,073	73.9	82.9	207	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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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