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
161	Hearn Academy The - A Ball Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	17606 N 7th Ave	Phoenix	85023	Maricopa County	Ball Charter Schools (Hearn)	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-9160	678	40	16.9		324 (47.8%)	44 (6.5%)	260 (38.3%)	16 (2.4%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	25 (3.7%)		$00			$00			79.5	87.6	96	65		040010001714
162	Ridgeline Academy Inc.	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	33625 N North Valley Pkwy	Phoenix	85085	Maricopa County	Ridgeline Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 223-1335	849	71	11.9		598 (70.4%)	30 (3.5%)	152 (17.9%)	39 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.3%)	18 (2.1%)		$00			$00			79.3	78.5	179	17		040003100689
163	Copper Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7071 W Hillcrest Blvd	Glendale	85310	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 376-3900	688	38	18.1		478 (69.5%)	20 (2.9%)	119 (17.3%)	32 (4.7%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.1%)	$6,502	$699	$12	$1,410	$5,541	$250	$5,791	79.2	87	100	63		040775001250
164	Skyview School	Public, Charter	K-8	125 S Rush St	Prescott	86303	Yavapai County	Skyview School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 776-1730	214	16	13.3		190 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)		$00			$00			79.1	80.5	158	6		040009301086
165	Zaharis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9410 E McKellips Rd	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 308-7200	721	40	18.1		546 (75.7%)	10 (1.4%)	121 (16.8%)	6 (0.8%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.2%)	$7,143	$148	$04	$301	$6,763	$227	$6,990	79	72.6	222	57		040497002280
166	Richard B Wilson Junior School	Public	PK, KG-8	2330 W Glover Rd	Oro Valley	85742	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 696-5800	770	46	16.8		464 (60.3%)	10 (1.3%)	237 (30.8%)	25 (3.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.9%)		$00			$00			79	72.2	226	60		040068001001
167	Vail Academy & High School	Public, Alternative	K-12	7762 E Science Park Dr	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-1900	625	102	6.1		229 (36.6%)	48 (7.7%)	264 (42.2%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	66 (10.6%)	$6,172	$21	$01	$44	$5,894	$256	$6,150	78.9	72.8	220	53		040885001955
168	Towne Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1101 N Recker Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 854-1545	647	40	16.2		381 (58.9%)	14 (2.2%)	173 (26.7%)	21 (3.2%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (7.9%)	$7,205	$168	$515	$852	$6,775		$6,522	78.8	64.3	292	124		040340000596
169	Canyon View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5725 N Sabino Canyon Rd	Tucson	85750	Pima County	Catalina Foothills Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 209-7700	394	27	14.8		225 (57.1%)	14 (3.6%)	99 (25.1%)	14 (3.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (9.6%)	$9,521	$292	$571	$1,155	$6,936	$1,721	$8,657	78.7	88.4	89	80		040176001358
170	Challenge Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	5801 W Greenbriar Dr	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Challenge School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 938-5411	364	24	15.1		193 (53.0%)	25 (6.9%)	95 (26.1%)	28 (7.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.8%)		$00			$00			78.6	75.2	204	34		040013501748

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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.

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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.