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)
040423001127	721	Kyrene de los Ninos School	Public	PK, KG-5	1330 E Dava Dr	Tempe	85283	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 541-4600	393	32	12.3		34 (8.7%)	67 (17.0%)	191 (48.6%)	10 (2.5%)	60 (15.3%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (7.6%)	$10,072	$932	$76	$1,940	$8,993	$71	$9,064	19	28.4	854	133
040138002836	722	Steven R. Jasinski Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4280 S 246th Ave	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 925-3100	856	27	31.7		188 (22.0%)	89 (10.4%)	533 (62.3%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	33 (3.9%)	$8,768	$431	$83	$946	$6,561	$1,692	$8,253	19	43.1	619	103
040497001410	723	Sousa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	616 N Mountain Rd	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-8900	374	30	12.6		192 (51.3%)	11 (2.9%)	143 (38.2%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.6%)	$9,966	$957	$126	$2,040	$8,696	$188	$8,883	19	25.8	892	169
040138003052	724	Inca Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	23601 W Durango St	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 925-3500	605	26	23.7		93 (15.4%)	69 (11.4%)	400 (66.1%)	7 (1.2%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	29 (4.8%)	$9,825	$496	$86	$1,077	$7,280	$1,964	$9,244	18.9	34.1	760	36
040497000394	725	Salk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7029 E Brown Rd	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-8400	540	37	14.7		167 (30.9%)	52 (9.6%)	260 (48.1%)	7 (1.3%)	16 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.9%)	$8,686	$962	$47	$1,971	$7,558	$119	$7,677	18.8	32	785	60
040775001679	726	Paseo Hills School	Public	PK, KG-8	3302 W Louise Dr	Phoenix	85027	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 445-4500	772	42	18.3		303 (39.2%)	55 (7.1%)	322 (41.7%)	16 (2.1%)	31 (4.0%)	4 (0.5%)	41 (5.3%)	$6,887	$627	$112	$1,366	$5,948	$201	$6,148	18.8	41.2	652	74
040906000927	727	Lakeview Elementary School	Public	K-6	3040 W Yucca St	Phoenix	85029	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-5800	462	28	16.6		88 (19.0%)	40 (8.7%)	274 (59.3%)	10 (2.2%)	18 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.5%)	$8,113	$742	$181	$1,665	$6,269	$921	$7,190	18.8	34.1	759	32
040960002567	728	Sunrise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9943 S. 28th Street	Yuma	85367	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-8800	650	30	21.6		184 (28.3%)	2 (0.3%)	440 (67.7%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.2%)	$6,475	$1,127	$1,187	$3,440	$4,231		$4,162	18.8	42.3	633	95
040029503234	729	Desert Willow Elementary School	Public	K-5	3700 Prospector St	Kingman	86401	Mohave County	Kingman Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 753-2472	486	22	22		300 (61.7%)	10 (2.1%)	137 (28.2%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.7%)		$00			$00			18.7	29.4	833	104
040036102299	730	La Paloma Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2050 N Wilmot Rd	Tucson	85715	Pima County	Arizona Community Development Corporation	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 721-4205	661				147 (22.2%)	88 (13.3%)	402 (60.8%)	6 (0.9%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.7%)		$00			$00			18.7	25	906	176

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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