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 Saturday, October 11, 2025.

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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
881	Desert Horizon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8525 W Osborn Rd	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2430	690	39	17.6		33 (4.8%)	50 (7.2%)	585 (84.8%)	8 (1.2%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$6,537	$430	$1,090	$1,950	$5,681		$5,018	9.7			(n/a)		040621000505
882	Alta E Butler School	Public	K-5	3348 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 442-2300	541	31	17.4		5 (0.9%)	23 (4.3%)	505 (93.3%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			9.5	10.4	865	17		040396000314
883	Drexel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	801 E Drexel Rd	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-2700	515	25	21		13 (2.5%)	17 (3.3%)	454 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$7,085	$934	$01	$1,870	$5,549	$600	$6,150	9.1			(n/a)		040817000715
884	Raul Grijalva Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1795 W Drexel Rd	Tucson	85746	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 908-3600	472	28	17		16 (3.4%)	5 (1.1%)	420 (89.0%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)		$00			$00			8.9	13.2	816	68		040880001481
885	Primavera - Online	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2471 N. Arizona Ave.	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	American Virtual Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 456-6678	6,378	249	25.5		2,213 (34.7%)	309 (4.8%)	3,153 (49.4%)	42 (0.7%)	288 (4.5%)	15 (0.2%)	358 (5.6%)		$00			$00			8.7	7.8	896	11		040032903159
886	Ironwood School	Public	PK, KG-8	1500 N Colorado St	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Casa Grande Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 836-5086	481	23	20.9		70 (14.6%)	26 (5.4%)	354 (73.6%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.2%)	$8,103	$1,392	$274	$3,059	$5,719	$717	$6,436	8.5	6.3	904	18		040171001357
887	Fine Arts Academy	Public	K-8	1700 S 103rd Ave	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Littleton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-6400	811				48 (5.9%)	117 (14.4%)	596 (73.5%)	11 (1.4%)	8 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	27 (3.3%)	$9,829	$696	$330	$1,722	$6,781	$2,022	$8,803	8.1	10.3	866	21		040444003533
888	Arizona Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	99 E Virginia Ave Ste 200	Phoenix	85004	Maricopa County	Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. (	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(602) 476-1320	4,476	157	28.4		2,527 (56.5%)	399 (8.9%)	1,038 (23.2%)	43 (1.0%)	148 (3.3%)	22 (0.5%)	299 (6.7%)		$00			$00			8	7.9	894	6		040043202200
889	Mesquite Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	129 N Arizola Rd	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Casa Grande Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 836-7787	439	22	19.9		82 (18.7%)	22 (5.0%)	264 (60.1%)	4 (0.9%)	41 (9.3%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.5%)	$9,356	$1,773	$257	$3,803	$5,835	$1,491	$7,326	8	10.8	860	29		040171001027
890	Arizona City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12115 W Benito Dr	Arizona City	85123	Pinal County	Toltec School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 466-2460	790	64	12.4		171 (21.6%)	59 (7.5%)	506 (64.1%)	5 (0.6%)	20 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	26 (3.3%)		$00			$00			8	9.3	881	9		040855003405

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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