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)
040340001537	651	Harris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1820 S Harris Dr	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 545-7060	382	40	9.5		122 (31.9%)	43 (11.3%)	177 (46.3%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (2.9%)	8 (2.1%)	18 (4.7%)	$10,597	$1,146	$621	$2,912	$9,082		$8,830	22.9	39.2	686	35
040621002136	652	Sonoran Sky Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10150 W Missouri Ave	Glendale	85307	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2640	495	25	19.8		55 (11.1%)	92 (18.6%)	298 (60.2%)	8 (1.6%)	19 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	$7,263	$550	$1,077	$2,178	$6,422		$5,635	22.9	17.2	1066	414
040960000992	653	Palmcroft Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	901 W Palmcroft Dr	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-8000	433	26	16.6		32 (7.4%)	13 (3.0%)	367 (84.8%)	8 (1.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$9,558	$1,442	$1,264	$4,148	$6,110	$742	$6,852	22.9	46.6	588	65
040960001572	654	Mary A Otondo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2251 S Otondo Dr	Yuma	85365	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-8500	829	40	20.7		216 (26.1%)	14 (1.7%)	580 (70.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.8%)	$7,098	$1,167	$1,188	$3,523	$4,786		$4,742	22.8	42.6	629	25
040028202232	655	Harvest Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	350 E 18th St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Harvest Power Community Development Group Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 782-2052	1,054				41 (3.9%)	7 (0.7%)	984 (93.4%)	12 (1.1%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)		$00			$00			22.7	18.5	1033	378
040717003804	656	Desert Sunset Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	30919 W. White Tanks Vista Dr	Buckeye	85396	Maricopa County	Saddle Mountain Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(623) 474-5601	672	24	28		190 (28.3%)	67 (10.0%)	367 (54.6%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.3%)	6 (0.9%)	31 (4.6%)								22.7	42.1	635	21
040553000453	657	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	652 N Tyler Ave	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Nogales Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 287-0870	414	24	17.2		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	413 (99.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,577	$432	$146	$1,010	$6,403	$596	$6,999	22.6	24.8	913	256
040621003077	658	Westwind Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9040 W. Campbell Ave. B	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2700	972	48	20.2		37 (3.8%)	38 (3.9%)	864 (88.9%)	10 (1.0%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.6%)	$5,794	$463	$1,130	$2,055	$5,089		$4,201	22.6	39.1	689	31
040269000197	659	Dysart Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	12950 W Varney Rd	El Mirage	85335	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 876-7100	621	38	16.2		79 (12.7%)	56 (9.0%)	450 (72.5%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.0%)	$9,743	$797	$980	$2,574	$6,859	$1,106	$7,966	22.6			(n/a)
040472002665	660	Santa Cruz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	19845 N Costa Del Sol	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	Maricopa Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 568-5170	852	55	15.4		166 (19.5%)	149 (17.5%)	431 (50.6%)	10 (1.2%)	23 (2.7%)	5 (0.6%)	68 (8.0%)	$10,872	$379	$993	$1,751	$8,449	$1,051	$9,500	22.5	39	692	32

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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.