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)
040880001479	531	Soleng Tom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11141 East Camino Quince	Tucson	85748	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 731-5400	283	18	15.6		114 (40.3%)	4 (1.4%)	137 (48.4%)	6 (2.1%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	17 (6.0%)		$00			$00			34.4	52.5	517	14
040450000678	532	Madison Camelview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2002 E Campbell Ave	Phoenix	85016	Maricopa County	Madison Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 664-7200	565	32	17.8		106 (18.8%)	53 (9.4%)	329 (58.2%)	7 (1.2%)	30 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.1%)	$12,216	$1,451	$126	$3,028	$8,088	$2,551	$10,639	34.4	35.4	737	205
040906000926	533	Ironwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	14850 N 39th Ave	Phoenix	85053	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-5600	431	32	13.5		168 (39.0%)	33 (7.7%)	182 (42.2%)	11 (2.6%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.3%)	$10,796	$1,027	$256	$2,310	$8,238	$1,275	$9,513	34.4	51.2	533
040880000966	534	Robins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3939 N Magnetite Ln	Tucson	85745	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 908-4300	473	31	15.2		75 (15.9%)	14 (3.0%)	344 (72.7%)	14 (3.0%)	9 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	14 (3.0%)		$00			$00			34.1	62.9	415	119
040497001409	535	Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	849 S Sunnyvale	Mesa	85206	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-8800	378	29	13		165 (43.7%)	8 (2.1%)	170 (45.0%)	4 (1.1%)	11 (2.9%)	3 (0.8%)	17 (4.5%)	$10,954	$1,069	$68	$2,206	$9,273	$544	$9,817	34	31.3	796	261
040064903114	536	Heritage Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	6805 N 125th Ave	Glendale	85307	Maricopa County	Heritage Elementary School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 742-3956	796				127 (16.0%)	161 (20.2%)	426 (53.5%)	9 (1.1%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (7.8%)		$00			$00			33.7	30.1	825	289
040593001240	537	Eagle Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	19801 N 13th St	Phoenix	85024	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-5700	366	28	12.9		132 (36.1%)	35 (9.6%)	180 (49.2%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.2%)	$11,768	$1,205	$564	$2,973	$9,228	$771	$9,999	33.6	46.9	584	47
040387000381	538	Coyote Springs Elementary School	Public	K-6	6625 N. Robert Rd	Prescott Valley	86314	Yavapai County	Humboldt Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 759-4300	538	33	16		341 (63.4%)	2 (0.4%)	146 (27.1%)	10 (1.9%)	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	29 (5.4%)	$8,972	$895	$189	$1,979	$6,730	$1,157	$7,888	33.6	43.1	620	82
040880001262	539	Bonillas Elementary Basic Curriculum Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-5	4757 E Winsett St	Tucson	85711	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 232-6600	405	27	14.7		75 (18.5%)	21 (5.2%)	290 (71.6%)	4 (1.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)		$00			$00			33.5	61	436	103
040497000416	540	Taft Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9800 E Quarterline Rd	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-9100	506	37	13.5		175 (34.6%)	12 (2.4%)	296 (58.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.4%)	$10,372	$728	$200	$1,657	$9,141	$303	$9,444	33.4	49.5	560	20

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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.

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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.