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)
040171000111	901	Palo Verde School	Public	PK, KG-8	40 N Roosevelt Ave	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Casa Grande Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 421-1650	556	21	26.4		88 (15.8%)	45 (8.1%)	360 (64.7%)	4 (0.7%)	21 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.7%)	$8,290	$1,269	$167	$2,704	$5,458	$1,397	$6,855	6.5	13.1	1160	259
040043802653	902	Imagine Desert West Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	6738 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Imagine Charter Elementary at Desert West Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 344-7150	705				14 (2.0%)	47 (6.7%)	637 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)		$00			$00			6.5	15.5	1101	199
040708000587	903	C O Greenfield School	Public	K-8	7009 S 10th St	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4240	476	25	19		7 (1.5%)	36 (7.6%)	423 (88.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$12,184	$825	$1,316	$2,966	$8,821	$1,222	$10,043	6.3	14.8	1117	214
040171001357	904	Ironwood School	Public	PK, KG-8	1500 N Colorado St	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Casa Grande Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 836-5086	501	24	20.8		72 (14.4%)	32 (6.4%)	369 (73.7%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	$8,103	$1,392	$274	$3,059	$5,719	$717	$6,436	6.3	16.7	1077	173
040880003282	905	McCorkle Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	4455 S Mission Rd	Tucson	85746	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 877-2000	1,062	59	18.1		36 (3.4%)	9 (0.8%)	973 (91.6%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.8%)		$00			$00			6.2	14.9	1116	211
040582001078	906	Desert View Elementary Intermediate	Public	PK, KG-5	462 S. Lake Powell Blvd	Page	86040	Coconino County	Page Unified School District #8	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 608-4137	547	29	19.1		50 (9.1%)	4 (0.7%)	26 (4.8%)	4 (0.7%)	459 (83.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$7,343	$1,665	$129	$3,458	$5,371	$179	$5,549	6.1	14.5	1131	225
040906000947	907	Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8033 N 27th Ave	Phoenix	85051	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-3400	720	45	15.9		74 (10.3%)	129 (17.9%)	442 (61.4%)	29 (4.0%)	24 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.1%)	$9,468	$1,019	$197	$2,235	$7,115	$1,138	$8,252	6.1	14.4	1137	230
040906000932	908	Mountain View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	801 W Peoria Ave	Phoenix	85029	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-4100	982	60	16.5		64 (6.5%)	54 (5.5%)	812 (82.7%)	7 (0.7%)	27 (2.7%)	3 (0.3%)	15 (1.5%)	$8,758	$1,002	$117	$2,121	$6,484	$1,155	$7,639	5.5	8.1	1237	329
040060000018	909	Westwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	4711 N 23rd Ave	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 242-2442	617	36	17.3		21 (3.4%)	81 (13.1%)	473 (76.7%)	15 (2.4%)	17 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.3%)	$8,498	$1,950	$93	$3,993	$5,677	$779	$6,455	5.3	14.5	1130	221
040939000964	910	Wilson Elementary School	Public	4-8	2929 E Fillmore St	Phoenix	85008	Maricopa County	Wilson Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 683-2400	511	29	17.6		10 (2.0%)	50 (9.8%)	439 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	$21,264	$3,602	$1,976	$9,180	$12,754	$2,932	$15,686	5.1	12.6	1172	262

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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.