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)
040463000369	521	Butterfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3400 W Massingale Rd	Tucson	85741	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 579-5000	486	37	13.1		215 (44.2%)	9 (1.9%)	218 (44.9%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.0%)	$12,685	$1,527	$366	$3,421	$9,477	$1,314	$10,791	35	49.6	558	37
040243000180	522	Biltmore Preparatory Academy	Public	K-8	4601 N 34th St	Phoenix	85018	Maricopa County	Creighton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 381-6160	532	33	16.2		104 (19.5%)	14 (2.6%)	375 (70.5%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	29 (5.5%)	$11,826	$1,764	$424	$3,951	$7,435	$2,204	$9,639	35	40.7	662	140
040831000764	523	Arredondo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1330 E Carson Dr	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 897-2744	463	32	14.6		101 (21.8%)	61 (13.2%)	221 (47.7%)	9 (1.9%)	33 (7.1%)	5 (1.1%)	33 (7.1%)		$00			$00			35	40.8	660	137
040630000531	524	Silvestre S Herrera School	Public	PK, KG-8	1350 S 11th St	Phoenix	85034	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-3885	475	33	14.4		13 (2.7%)	32 (6.7%)	416 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$11,867	$1,457	$461	$3,376	$9,329	$619	$9,948	34.9	20.9	983	459
040088703415	525	Vista College Preparatory - Hadley	Public, Charter	K-8	812 S 6th Ave	Phoenix	85003	Maricopa County	Vista College Preparatory Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 374-7159	236				3 (1.3%)	40 (16.9%)	187 (79.2%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$9,842	$913	$1,521	$3,347	$5,352	$2,056	$7,408	34.8	20.9	987	462
040237003241	526	Mountain View Preparatory School	Public	K-8	2939 E Del Rio Dr	Cottonwood	86326	Yavapai County	Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 649-8144	398	21	18.8		225 (56.5%)	4 (1.0%)	142 (35.7%)	5 (1.3%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	$6,510	$457	$02	$916	$5,411	$639	$6,050	34.7	55.3	486	40
040717002812	527	Tartesso Elementary School	Public	K-8	29677 W Indianola Ave	Buckeye	85396	Maricopa County	Saddle Mountain Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 474-5400	376	21	18.3		120 (31.9%)	25 (6.6%)	211 (56.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.3%)	$8,544	$364	$91	$819	$6,329	$1,759	$8,089	34.7	55.4	485	42
040100000052	528	Bagdad Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	200 Sultan Way	Bagdad	86321	Yavapai County	Bagdad Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 633-4101	312	18	17.8		179 (57.4%)	7 (2.2%)	95 (30.4%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.6%)	3 (1.0%)	18 (5.8%)	$11,066	$875	$613	$2,362	$8,861	$718	$9,578	34.6	53.7	504	24
040138003123	529	Bales Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	25400 W Maricopa Rd	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 847-8503	657	23	28.5		118 (18.0%)	50 (7.6%)	463 (70.5%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.7%)	$9,848	$606	$92	$1,303	$7,002	$2,148	$9,151	34.5	27.1	868	339
040080003211	530	The Odyssey Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6500 S Apache Rd	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	The Odyssey Preparatory Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 327-3111	578				116 (20.1%)	39 (6.7%)	376 (65.1%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.4%)	30 (5.2%)	$7,046	$244	$278	$766	$4,408	$2,116	$6,524	34.5	39.5	683	153

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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