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)
040906000944	831	Sunnyslope Elementary School	Public	K-8	245 E Mountain View Rd	Phoenix	85020	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-4300	678	42	16.3		47 (6.9%)	56 (8.3%)	521 (76.8%)	3 (0.4%)	23 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (4.0%)	$7,692	$948	$164	$2,061	$5,629	$951	$6,579	12.4	26	886	55
040399002811	832	Ellsworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	38454 N Carolina Ave	Queen Creek	85140	Pinal County	J O Combs Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 882-3520	559	33	17.2		240 (42.9%)	26 (4.7%)	249 (44.5%)	5 (0.9%)	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.7%)	29 (5.2%)	$6,414	$496	$67	$1,059	$5,635	$215	$5,851	12.4	21.9	963	131
040831000782	833	Nevitt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4525 E Saint Anne Ave	Phoenix	85042	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 431-6640	648	47	13.9		25 (3.9%)	77 (11.9%)	518 (79.9%)	7 (1.1%)	10 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.2%)		$00			$00			12.3	25.8	891	58
040497000415	834	Stevenson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	638 S 96th St	Mesa	85208	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-9000	689	43	15.8		195 (28.3%)	29 (4.2%)	424 (61.5%)	3 (0.4%)	17 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.0%)	$7,722	$715	$387	$1,817	$6,440	$179	$6,620	12.2	16.2	1083	249
040292002893	835	Magma Ranch K8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	10980 E. Desert Mountain Boule	Florence	85132	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 868-7300	535	34	15.7		215 (40.2%)	20 (3.7%)	261 (48.8%)	8 (1.5%)	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	21 (3.9%)	$5,909	$411	$308	$1,131	$4,604	$585	$5,189	12.2	18.4	1035	200
040168003122	836	Manuel Pena Junior School	Public	PK, KG-6	2550 N 79th Ave	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-3100	730	40	18.4		27 (3.7%)	103 (14.1%)	561 (76.8%)	5 (0.7%)	23 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	$11,966	$3,338	$436	$7,111	$6,782	$1,411	$8,193	12.2	18.3	1038	202
040342000269	837	Glendale Landmark School	Public	PK, KG-8	5730 W Myrtle Ave	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4001	692	37	18.9		69 (10.0%)	102 (14.7%)	461 (66.6%)	9 (1.3%)	18 (2.6%)	4 (0.6%)	29 (4.2%)	$9,394	$1,371	$506	$3,248	$5,915	$1,602	$7,517	12	10.4	1214	377
040085303297	838	South Phoenix Prep and Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	4039 E Raymond St Ste 3	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	South Phoenix Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(877) 225-2118	285				16 (5.6%)	93 (32.6%)	141 (49.5%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.1%)	6 (2.1%)	21 (7.4%)	$9,279	$1,899	$282	$4,080	$2,729	$4,369	$7,098	12	24.5	916	78
040279001060	839	Eloy Intermediate School	Public	1-8	1101 N. Sunshine Blvd.	Eloy	85231	Pinal County	Eloy Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 466-2130	249	16	15.4		19 (7.6%)	26 (10.4%)	188 (75.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.4%)	$10,857	$1,877	$529	$4,283	$6,083	$2,368	$8,451	12	16.6	1079	240
040702002487	840	Kings Ridge School	Public	2-8	3650 S 64th Ln	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Riverside Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 477-8960	358	18	19.8		21 (5.9%)	55 (15.4%)	258 (72.1%)	4 (1.1%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$6,594	$304	$634	$1,241	$5,046	$611	$5,656	12			(n/a)

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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.