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
821	Shaw Butte School	Public	PK, KG-6	12202 N 21st Ave	Phoenix	85029	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-4200	688	44	15.6		74 (10.8%)	67 (9.7%)	460 (66.9%)	7 (1.0%)	32 (4.7%)	4 (0.6%)	44 (6.4%)	$8,633	$1,259	$187	$2,704	$6,161	$1,027	$7,188	13.3	12.6	829	8		040906000941
822	Miller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6951 S Camino De La Tierra	Tucson	85746	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 908-4200	489	28	17.5		28 (5.7%)	5 (1.0%)	388 (79.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (12.7%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)		$00			$00			13.3	15.2	779	43		040880001112
823	Calabasas School	Public	PK, KG-8	1374 W Frontage Rd	Rio Rico	85648	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 375-8600	917	42	21.9		4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	907 (98.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,405	$644	$199	$1,487	$5,750	$812	$6,562	13.1	11.8	843	20		040752000634
824	Eliseo C. Felix School	Public	2-5	540 E La Pasada Blvd	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Avondale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-4300	516	16	32.2		42 (8.1%)	64 (12.4%)	395 (76.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	$8,599	$684	$488	$1,856	$5,571	$1,856	$7,428	13.1	13	823	1		040096001154
825	Sunnyslope Elementary School	Public	K-8	245 E Mountain View Rd	Phoenix	85020	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-4300	684	38	18.2		53 (7.7%)	52 (7.6%)	532 (77.8%)	3 (0.4%)	23 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	$7,692	$948	$164	$2,061	$5,629	$951	$6,579	13	12.4	831	6		040906000944
826	Willcox Middle School	Public	4-8	360 N Bisbee Ave	Willcox	85643	Cochise County	Willcox Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 384-8613	302	20	15.1		76 (25.2%)	10 (3.3%)	213 (70.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$7,191	$529	$10	$1,068	$6,485	$168	$6,653	12.9			(n/a)		040925000958
827	Charles W. Harris School	Public	PK, KG-8	2252 N 55th Ave	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-4800	875	38	23.3		18 (2.1%)	20 (2.3%)	828 (94.6%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,630	$3,159	$378	$6,695	$6,653	$1,440	$8,093	12.9	10.7	863	36		040168000091
828	Justine Spitalny STE3AM School	Public	PK, KG-8	3201 N 46th Dr	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-4400	667	34	19.9		17 (2.5%)	22 (3.3%)	606 (90.9%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$13,209	$1,986	$543	$4,514	$9,305	$1,377	$10,681	12.8			(n/a)		040168000100
829	Palm Lane	Public	PK, KG-8	2043 N 64th Dr	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-5500	602	33	18.4		18 (3.0%)	18 (3.0%)	561 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$13,895	$4,401	$578	$9,380	$7,377	$1,539	$8,916	12.8	10.8	858	29		040168000101
830	Cordova Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5631 N 35th Ave	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 841-0704	589	35	16.8		17 (2.9%)	50 (8.5%)	480 (81.5%)	28 (4.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	$10,256	$2,090	$49	$4,229	$7,219	$898	$8,117	12.8	11.7	844	14		040060000010

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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.