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
851	Palomino Intermediate School	Public	PK, KG-6	15815 N 29th St	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-2900	383	27	14.1		11 (2.9%)	21 (5.5%)	342 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$8,851	$1,300	$307	$2,908	$6,751	$492	$7,244	11.3	13.1	820	31		040593003104
852	Manuel Pena Junior School	Public	PK, KG-6	2550 N 79th Ave	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-3100	806	42	19.1		23 (2.9%)	93 (11.5%)	653 (81.0%)	6 (0.7%)	15 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	$11,966	$3,338	$436	$7,111	$6,782	$1,411	$8,193	11.3	12.2	836	16		040168003122
853	Lowell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	920 E Broadway Rd	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-1400	441	28	15.5		34 (7.7%)	16 (3.6%)	372 (84.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.8%)	$10,021	$779	$218	$1,777	$8,735	$288	$9,023	11.2	17.4	750	103		040497000401
854	Sevilla Elementary School-West Campus	Public	4-8	3851 W Missouri Ave	Phoenix	85019	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-0232	666	34	19.5		18 (2.7%)	58 (8.7%)	532 (79.9%)	35 (5.3%)	10 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.5%)	$7,894	$1,382	$45	$2,808	$5,717	$750	$6,467	11.2	26.5	616	238		040060002002
855	Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center	Public	4-6	Navajo Route 7	Fort Defiance	86504	Apache County	Window Rock Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 729-6815	340	18	18.8		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	336 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)		$00			$00			11.2	7.8	895	40		040943000967
856	Debbie Braff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	North US Hwy 163 Mustang Blvd	Kayenta	86033	Navajo County	Kayenta Unified School District #27	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 697-2301	426	34	12.5		3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	408 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$11,697	$5,688	$784	$12,161	$5,125	$99	$5,225	11.1	11.2	854	2		040406001160
857	Salida Del Sol Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	910 S Avenue C	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-5600	588	31	18.9		7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	567 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,264	$1,107	$346	$2,560	$6,999	$1,811	$8,811	11.1	11	856	1		040240002425
858	Quentin Elementary School	Public	K-8	11050 W Whyman Ave	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Littleton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-6000	914				59 (6.5%)	145 (15.9%)	673 (73.6%)	15 (1.6%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.8%)	$10,384	$735	$326	$1,796	$7,372	$1,951	$9,323	11	19.3	715	143		040444002435
859	Pueblo Del Sol Middle School	Public	K-8	3449 N 39th Ave	Phoenix	85019	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 455-6900	659	35	19.1		10 (1.5%)	47 (7.1%)	589 (89.4%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)		$00			$00			11	19.6	705	154		040396000650
860	Magma Ranch K8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	10980 E. Desert Mountain Boule	Florence	85132	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 868-7300	507	32	15.8		175 (34.5%)	22 (4.3%)	259 (51.1%)	8 (1.6%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	34 (6.7%)	$5,909	$411	$308	$1,131	$4,604	$585	$5,189	10.9	12.2	835	25		040292002893

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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.