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)
040093303496	211	Legacy Traditional School - Surprise	Public, Charter	K-8	14506 W Sweetwater Ave	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Surprise	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 299-9820	1,868				887 (47.5%)	109 (5.8%)	649 (34.7%)	51 (2.7%)	13 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	157 (8.4%)		$00			$00			73.8	84.3	189	22
040041302986	212	Mohave Accelerated Elementary School East	Public, Charter	K-5	945 Thumb Butte	Bullhead City	86429	Mohave County	Mohave Accelerated Elementary School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 704-9345	121				52 (43.0%)	1 (0.8%)	60 (49.6%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)		$00			$00			73.8	88.8	136	76
040011203576	213	American Leadership Academy Gilbert South K-6	Public, Charter	K-6	1750 E Riggs Rd	Gilbert	85298	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 420-2101	428				238 (55.6%)	33 (7.7%)	101 (23.6%)	11 (2.6%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	37 (8.6%)	$7,582	$50	$210	$310	$5,274	$2,049	$7,322	73.7	81.8	218	5
040775002636	214	Canyon Springs STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	42901 N 45th Ave	Anthem	85087	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 376-5200	787	49	16		566 (71.9%)	15 (1.9%)	122 (15.5%)	13 (1.7%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	63 (8.0%)	$6,746	$512	$13	$1,036	$6,049	$173	$6,222	73.4	88.7	137	77
040080003288	215	The Odyssey Preparatory Academy Goodyear	Public, Charter	K-5	17532 W Harrison St	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	The Odyssey Preparatory Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 882-1140	554				217 (39.2%)	37 (6.7%)	250 (45.1%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.9%)	$5,421	$282	$143	$707	$3,442	$1,554	$4,996	73.3	77	273	58
040906000652	216	Abraham Lincoln Traditional School	Public	PK, KG-8	10444 N 39th Ave	Phoenix	85051	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 896-6300	537	31	17.1		156 (29.1%)	40 (7.4%)	263 (49.0%)	28 (5.2%)	7 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	39 (7.3%)	$8,522	$450	$155	$1,054	$6,802	$1,116	$7,918	73.3	83.4	200	16
040269002679	217	Western Peaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	18063 W Surprise Farms Loop S	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8750	652	35	18.6		292 (44.8%)	47 (7.2%)	233 (35.7%)	15 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	59 (9.0%)	$11,848	$309	$873	$1,491	$9,089	$1,577	$10,666	72.9	85	180	37
040026802092	218	Desert View Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	3777 W 16th St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Juniper Tree Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 314-1102	931				185 (19.9%)	14 (1.5%)	700 (75.2%)	20 (2.1%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,414	$654	$1,709	$3,017	$5,700	$1,351	$7,051	72.9	77.8	256	38
040625003145	219	Parkridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	9970 W Beardsley Rd	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-5400	872	44	20		550 (63.1%)	35 (4.0%)	205 (23.5%)	30 (3.4%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	44 (5.0%)	$6,861	$63	$204	$330	$5,766	$827	$6,594	72.8	82.8	208	11
040885001955	220	Vail Academy & High School	Public, Alternative	K-12	7762 E Science Park Dr	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-1900	564	104	5.4		225 (39.9%)	33 (5.9%)	231 (41.0%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	57 (10.1%)	$6,172	$21	$01	$44	$5,894	$256	$6,150	72.8	90.1	118	102

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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

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