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
511	Benson Primary School	Public	PK, KG-5	360 S Patagonia St	Benson	85602	Cochise County	Benson Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 720-6708	507	27	18.7		310 (61.1%)	5 (1.0%)	155 (30.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	8 (1.6%)	23 (4.5%)	$10,475	$1,499	$589	$3,586	$7,039	$1,349	$8,388	35.3	41.4	468	43		040021200060
512	Bagdad Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	200 Sultan Way	Bagdad	86321	Yavapai County	Bagdad Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 633-4101	286	17	16.5		175 (61.2%)	2 (0.7%)	87 (30.4%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.8%)	3 (1.0%)	10 (3.5%)	$11,066	$875	$613	$2,362	$8,861	$718	$9,578	35.2	34.6	528	16		040100000052
513	Vista College Preparatory - Metro North Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	2133 W Peoria Ave	Phoenix	85029	Maricopa County	Vista College Preparatory Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 612-3327	264	15	17.6		20 (7.6%)	61 (23.1%)	161 (61.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)								35.2			(n/a)		040088703678
514	Anna Henry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	650 N Igo Way	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 731-4700	275	22	12.7		93 (33.8%)	28 (10.2%)	119 (43.3%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	10 (3.6%)	21 (7.6%)		$00			$00			35			(n/a)		040880000850
515	Coronado K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	3401 E Wilds Rd	Tucson	85739	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-6626	561	45	12.3		248 (44.2%)	4 (0.7%)	289 (51.5%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)		$00			$00			34.9	27	610	95		040068000021
516	Desert Oasis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	17161 W Bajada Rd	Surprise	85387	Maricopa County	Nadaburg Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 556-5880	753	73	10.3		417 (55.4%)	25 (3.3%)	257 (34.1%)	8 (1.1%)	9 (1.2%)	9 (1.2%)	28 (3.7%)	$5,834	$1,031	$737	$2,799	$3,734	$332	$4,066	34.7	29	585	69		040546002875
517	Tartesso Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	29677 W Indianola Ave	Buckeye	85396	Maricopa County	Saddle Mountain Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 474-5400	340	19	18.3		99 (29.1%)	27 (7.9%)	195 (57.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.1%)	$8,544	$364	$91	$819	$6,329	$1,759	$8,089	34.7	34.7	527	10		040717002812
518	Tolson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 S Greasewood Rd	Tucson	85745	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-3300	339	20	17		19 (5.6%)	19 (5.6%)	270 (79.6%)	3 (0.9%)	14 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.8%)		$00			$00			34.5	32.6	550	32		040880000891
519	Humboldt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2750 S Corral St	Dewey	86329	Yavapai County	Humboldt Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 759-4400	295	19	15.5		212 (71.9%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (26.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$9,940	$921	$183	$2,025	$7,392	$1,444	$8,836	34.5	33.1	543	24		040387001228
520	Tucson Country Day School	Public, Charter	K-8	9239 E Wrightstown Rd	Tucson	85715	Pima County	Tucson Country Day School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 296-0883	512	39	13.1		316 (61.7%)	16 (3.1%)	157 (30.7%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)		$00			$00			34.3	49.3	412	108		040025502075

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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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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