Most Improved Arizona Elementary Schools

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 909)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
536	Vista College Prep - Maryvale	Public, Charter	K-8	4520 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Vista College Preparatory Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 601-7069	414	21	19.7		6 (1.4%)	42 (10.1%)	362 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$7,980	$928	$1,331	$3,187	$4,435	$1,285	$5,721	33.4	9.5	873	337		040088703561
592	Longfellow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	345 S Hall	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-6526	440	28	15.4		36 (8.2%)	19 (4.3%)	366 (83.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.1%)	9 (2.0%)	$9,423	$980	$94	$2,054	$8,078	$272	$8,350	27.2	9.4	876	284		040497000400
531	Bernard Black Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6550 S 27th Ave	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 304-3180	414	31	13.3		17 (4.1%)	131 (31.6%)	228 (55.1%)	17 (4.1%)	6 (1.4%)	5 (1.2%)	10 (2.4%)	$12,296	$1,206	$1,382	$3,794	$8,464	$1,244	$9,708	33.6	14.6	789	258		040708002498
385	Imagine Coolidge Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1290 W Vah Ki Inn Rd	Coolidge	85128	Pinal County	Imagine Coolidge Elementary Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 723-5391	645	29	22.2		112 (17.4%)	70 (10.9%)	378 (58.6%)	7 (1.1%)	22 (3.4%)	3 (0.5%)	53 (8.2%)		$00			$00			50.1	25.9	624	239		040076602901
569	Jack Harmon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	39315 N Cortona Dr	San Tan Valley	85140	Pinal County	J O Combs Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 882-3500	382	21	18.1		172 (45.0%)	25 (6.5%)	151 (39.5%)	6 (1.6%)	9 (2.4%)	6 (1.6%)	13 (3.4%)	$7,267	$1,024	$71	$2,118	$5,880	$293	$6,173	29.1	14	801	232		040399002561
197	Dobson Academy The - A Ball Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2207 N Dobson Rd	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Ball Charter Schools (Dobson)	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 855-6325	386	32	12		105 (27.2%)	51 (13.2%)	153 (39.6%)	17 (4.4%)	11 (2.8%)	5 (1.3%)	44 (11.4%)		$00			$00			76.1	47.7	422	225		040018401713
549	Joseph P. Spracale Elementary School	Public	K-5	1325 E Malibu Dr	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 897-6608	370	27	13.8		102 (27.6%)	49 (13.2%)	160 (43.2%)	16 (4.3%)	18 (4.9%)	6 (1.6%)	19 (5.1%)		$00			$00			31.3	15.4	774	225		040831000777
355	Freedom Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3916 E Paradise Ln	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Freedom Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 424-0771	262	23	11.3		142 (54.2%)	11 (4.2%)	94 (35.9%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$9,373	$264	$284	$811	$5,482	$3,343	$8,825	53.8	31.7	562	207		040075502371
691	Kerr Center for Agriscience	Public	K-8	125 E McLellan Rd	Mesa	85201	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-5100	450	32	14		53 (11.8%)	22 (4.9%)	294 (65.3%)	2 (0.4%)	57 (12.7%)	4 (0.9%)	18 (4.0%)	$8,967	$642	$239	$1,522	$7,881	$206	$8,087	20.9	9.4	878	187		040497000229
387	Leman Academy of Excellence - Central Tucson	Public, Charter	K-8	6180 E Pima St	Tucson	85712	Pima County	Leman Academy of Excellence Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 462-1202	731	55	13.2		261 (35.7%)	20 (2.7%)	385 (52.7%)	11 (1.5%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.2%)		$00			$00			50	30.8	569	182		040094403767

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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 October 11, 2025, 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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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