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
191	Queen Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	23636 S 204th St	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 987-5920	711	42	16.7		427 (60.1%)	19 (2.7%)	212 (29.8%)	7 (1.0%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (4.9%)	$7,890	$388	$29	$806	$6,777	$695	$7,472	76.7	77.1	187	4		040681000574
192	Leman Academy of Excellence-Oro Valley Arizona	Public, Charter	K-8	1410 W Tangerine Rd	Oro Valley	85755	Pima County	Leman Academy of Excellence Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 912-4005	944	86	10.9		541 (57.3%)	17 (1.8%)	295 (31.3%)	41 (4.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.0%)		$00			$00			76.7	79	174	18		040094403504
193	Hermosa Vista Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2626 N 24th St	Mesa	85213	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-7551	662	39	16.9		426 (64.4%)	13 (2.0%)	168 (25.4%)	5 (0.8%)	27 (4.1%)	4 (0.6%)	19 (2.9%)	$7,492	$221	$08	$450	$6,801	$462	$7,263	76.6	78.2	181	12		040497001469
194	Marley Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	15042 W Sweetwater Ave	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8200	1,023	53	19.4		518 (50.6%)	50 (4.9%)	361 (35.3%)	9 (0.9%)	12 (1.2%)	6 (0.6%)	67 (6.5%)	$8,020	$151	$868	$1,170	$6,367	$634	$7,002	76.5	80.5	159	35		040269002401
195	Sequoia Pathfinder Academy at Eastmark	Public, Charter	K-8	4850 W. Eastmark Parkway	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Edkey Inc. - Pathfinder Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 351-8070	294	15	20.2		165 (56.1%)	7 (2.4%)	80 (27.2%)	12 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.2%)	$8,240	$276	$73	$626	$4,897	$2,994	$7,891	76.4	68.3	262	67		040063803456
196	Chandler Traditional Academy - Liberty Campus	Public	PK, KG-6	550 N Emmett Dr	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-4900	677	38	18		256 (37.8%)	39 (5.8%)	243 (35.9%)	78 (11.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (8.3%)	$7,069	$569	$135	$1,272	$6,118	$248	$6,365	76.3	78.1	182	14		040187002346
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
198	Abraham Lincoln Traditional School	Public	PK, KG-8	10444 N 39th Ave	Phoenix	85051	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 896-6300	593	31	18.8		148 (25.0%)	43 (7.3%)	319 (53.8%)	31 (5.2%)	14 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	35 (5.9%)	$8,522	$450	$155	$1,054	$6,802	$1,116	$7,918	75.7	73.3	216	18		040906000652
199	Legacy Traditional School - Goodyear	Public, Charter	K-8	16060 W Lower Buckeye Rd	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Goodyear	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 233-1100	585	32	18.2		158 (27.0%)	60 (10.3%)	312 (53.3%)	12 (2.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.7%)		$00			$00			75.7	53.6	379	180		040099103650
200	Pueblo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6320 N 82nd St	Scottsdale	85250	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-3100	454	32	14.4		241 (53.1%)	10 (2.2%)	161 (35.5%)	9 (2.0%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.9%)	$9,396	$76	$810	$961	$8,297	$214	$8,511	75.4	85.2	123	77		040757000658

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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 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.
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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.