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
451	Legacy Traditional-San Tan	Public, Charter	K-8	1679 W. Empire Blvd	San Tan Valley	85143	Pinal County	Legacy Traditional School-San Tan	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(480) 576-4600	749	28	26.7		291 (38.9%)	80 (10.7%)	283 (37.8%)	26 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	63 (8.4%)								42.6	39.7	480	29		040973603835
452	Great Hearts Academies - Roosevelt	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	555 South Jackrabbit Trail	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 344-8003	934	65	14.4		287 (30.7%)	57 (6.1%)	513 (54.9%)	13 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.6%)		$00			$00			42.3	51.1	400	52		040093003462
453	Legacy Traditional School - Avondale	Public, Charter	K-8	12320 W Van Buren St	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Avondale	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 344-0330	1,346	21	64		206 (15.3%)	128 (9.5%)	890 (66.1%)	39 (2.9%)	7 (0.5%)	8 (0.6%)	68 (5.1%)		$00			$00			42.3	47.6	423	30		040084703301
454	Countryside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	15047 N. Parkview Place	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 876-7800	590	40	14.7		234 (39.7%)	44 (7.5%)	241 (40.8%)	8 (1.4%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (8.8%)	$12,464	$557	$937	$2,051	$8,927	$2,043	$10,970	41.7	28.4	590	136		040269002340
455	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Park Ave	Prescott	86303	Yavapai County	Prescott Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 717-3249	275	18	15.1		184 (66.9%)	3 (1.1%)	70 (25.5%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	$12,339	$2,263	$381	$4,908	$7,962	$1,733	$9,695	41.5	51	402	53		040673000566
456	Center for Academic Success #3 - Douglas K-4	Public, Charter	K-4	919 E 3rd St	Douglas	85607	Cochise County	Center for Academic Success Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 805-6000	256	10	25.6		2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	254 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,397	$1,722	$476	$3,920	$6,024	$1,176	$7,199	41.4	32.3	555	99		040001601942
457	Estrella Foothills Global Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	5400 W Carver Rd	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 304-2050	984	50	19.5		148 (15.0%)	160 (16.3%)	559 (56.8%)	46 (4.7%)	17 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (5.4%)	$14,942	$1,376	$772	$3,523	$10,780	$2,015	$12,795	41.4	39.7	479	22		040429003697
458	Burk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	545 N Burk St	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 926-3816	440	39	11.3		188 (42.7%)	13 (3.0%)	192 (43.6%)	6 (1.4%)	13 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (5.9%)	$9,854	$1,056	$568	$2,680	$8,057	$173	$8,230	41.3	43.2	451	7		040340001401
459	Champion San Tan	Public, Charter	K-8	1846 E Bella Vista Rd	San Tan Valley	85143	Pinal County	Fit Kids Inc. dba Champion Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 765-2223	458	26	17.6		157 (34.3%)	56 (12.2%)	201 (43.9%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.6%)		$00			$00			41.2	27.9	599	140		040019103557
460	Barbara B. Robey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5340 N. Wigwam Creek Blvd	Litchfield Park	85340	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 547-1400	595	33	18.3		140 (23.5%)	97 (16.3%)	283 (47.6%)	18 (3.0%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (8.2%)	$8,267	$622	$06	$1,251	$6,704	$934	$7,638	41.2	46.9	427	33		040438002499

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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.