Best Elementary Schools in Arizona

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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
71	Mesquite Elementary School	Public	K-5	9455 E Rita Rd	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-2102	640	37	17.3		225 (35.2%)	34 (5.3%)	275 (43.0%)	27 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (12.3%)	$5,901	$130	$01	$262	$5,634	$135	$5,769	89.7	84.7	127	56		040885001954
72	Ashland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1945 S Ashland Ranch Rd	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 917-9900	741	52	14.3		439 (59.2%)	22 (3.0%)	186 (25.1%)	15 (2.0%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	71 (9.6%)	$7,396	$194	$387	$775	$7,010		$6,815	89.7	86.8	103	31		040340001986
73	Copper Canyon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	17650 N 54th St	Scottsdale	85254	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-7200	446	35	12.9		290 (65.0%)	4 (0.9%)	66 (14.8%)	54 (12.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.8%)	$8,739	$372	$146	$889	$7,648	$573	$8,221	89.6	88.7	81	8		040593000276
74	Greenfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2550 E Elliot Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 892-2801	919	51	18		726 (79.0%)	8 (0.9%)	128 (13.9%)	17 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.1%)	$5,430	$109	$185	$402	$5,002	$135	$5,137	89.5	89.4	75	1		040340000260
75	Manzanita School	Public	K-5	3000 E Manzanita Ave	Tucson	85718	Pima County	Catalina Foothills Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 209-7800	579	34	17.2		354 (61.1%)	5 (0.9%)	155 (26.8%)	20 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.6%)	$8,434	$142	$604	$889	$6,173	$1,514	$7,688	89.4	85.6	121	46		040176001032
76	Hermosa Montessori Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	12051 E Fort Lowell Rd	Tucson	85749	Pima County	Hermosa Montessori Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 749-5518	230	18	12.7		148 (64.3%)	4 (1.7%)	57 (24.8%)	16 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)		$00			$00			88.9	92.8	52	24		040011501617
77	Heritage Academy Gateway	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	19630 E.Germann Road	Queen Creek	85242	Maricopa County	Heritage Academy Gateway Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 461-4400	1,556	64	24.3		1,294 (83.2%)	11 (0.7%)	153 (9.8%)	13 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	10 (0.6%)	73 (4.7%)		$00			$00			88.9	88.8	79	2		040091103440
78	Great Hearts Academies - Anthem Prep	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	43775 North Black Canyon Highw	Phoenix	85087	Maricopa County	Anthem Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 465-4776	1,031	72	14.3		651 (63.1%)	24 (2.3%)	174 (16.9%)	108 (10.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (7.1%)	$9,856	$204	$45	$453	$6,311	$3,296	$9,607	88.6	90.2	71	7		040081903187
79	Hopi Elementary School	Public	K-5	5110 E Lafayette Blvd	Phoenix	85018	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-2000	674	41	16.4		494 (73.3%)	18 (2.7%)	87 (12.9%)	21 (3.1%)	6 (0.9%)	5 (0.7%)	43 (6.4%)	$6,857	$88	$546	$721	$6,067	$157	$6,224	88.6	88.4	90	11		040757000647
80	Discovery Plus Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	852 W 250 N	Pima	85543	Graham County	Discovery Plus Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 485-2498	119	8	14.8		102 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)		$00			$00			88.5	86.9	102	22		040014101657

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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:

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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.