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
311	Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Power	Public, Charter	K-6	22951 S. Power Rd.	Gilbert	85142	Maricopa County	Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 677-8400	565	31	18.2		385 (68.1%)	11 (1.9%)	113 (20.0%)	13 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	37 (6.5%)	$6,011	$373	$180	$927	$4,376	$1,082	$5,458	61.2	55	366	55		040006502685
312	Frontier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	21258 N 81st Ave	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-4900	846	48	17.6		551 (65.1%)	19 (2.2%)	201 (23.8%)	29 (3.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.8%)	$8,786	$71	$622	$763	$6,757	$1,337	$8,094	61	58.3	345	33		040625001668
313	Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Crismon	Public, Charter	K-6	22120 E Queen Creek Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-0722	834	37	22.5		591 (70.9%)	9 (1.1%)	149 (17.9%)	14 (1.7%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	61 (7.3%)	$5,816	$326	$166	$818	$4,401	$923	$5,324	60.9	54.8	369	56		040006501599
314	Liberty Traditional Charter School - Saddleback	Public, Charter	K-8	3715 N Washington Ave	Douglas	85607	Cochise County	Liberty Traditional Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 364-6311	242	7	34.5		9 (3.7%)	1 (0.4%)	230 (95.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			60.9	89.9	72	242		040019003247
315	Navajo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4525 N Granite Reef Rd	Scottsdale	85251	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 484-2600	473	37	12.6		260 (55.0%)	15 (3.2%)	132 (27.9%)	7 (1.5%)	25 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.2%)	$10,189	$630	$1,275	$2,535	$8,322		$8,284	60.8	63	304	11		040757000655
316	Young Scholars Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1501 E Valencia Rd	Bullhead City	86426	Mohave County	Young Scholars Academy Charter School Corp.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 704-1100	412	20	20.6		256 (62.1%)	5 (1.2%)	134 (32.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)		$00			$00			60.7	64.9	285	31		040007500893
317	Academy of Tucson Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	9209 E Wrightstown Rd	Tucson	85715	Pima County	Academy of Tucson Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 886-6076	140	15	9.3		62 (44.3%)	7 (5.0%)	53 (37.9%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	11 (7.9%)		$00			$00			60.5	79.8	165	152		040020203141
318	Settlers Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	423 E Settlers Point Dr	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 507-1481	524	37	14.2		291 (55.5%)	5 (1.0%)	166 (31.7%)	16 (3.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.0%)	$7,966	$66	$510	$641	$7,675		$7,390	60.3	69.4	255	63		040340001839
319	Gateway Pointe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2069 South De La Torre Drive	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 279-7700	685	46	14.7		315 (46.0%)	68 (9.9%)	192 (28.0%)	17 (2.5%)	7 (1.0%)	14 (2.0%)	72 (10.5%)	$7,347	$623	$77	$1,323	$5,950	$696	$6,646	60.1	47.7	421	102		040378002477
320	Bush Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4925 E Ingram St	Mesa	85205	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-8500	524	35	15.1		353 (67.4%)	9 (1.7%)	122 (23.3%)	7 (1.3%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.2%)	$9,394	$653	$39	$1,346	$8,400	$301	$8,701	60.1	51.8	393	73		040497000553

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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.
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Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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