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
611	Dr Howard K Conley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	500 S Arrowhead Dr	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 812-7000	667	50	13.4		127 (19.0%)	83 (12.4%)	309 (46.3%)	33 (4.9%)	46 (6.9%)	9 (1.3%)	60 (9.0%)	$10,080	$1,190	$243	$2,622	$8,432	$216	$8,648	25.8	25.9	625	14		040187000615
612	Mayer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12568 E Main St	Mayer	86333	Yavapai County	Mayer Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 642-1100	380	26	14.6		238 (62.6%)	6 (1.6%)	104 (27.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.2%)	$7,361	$1,459	$117	$3,035	$5,258	$527	$5,785	25.7	41.5	466	146		040482000374
613	Academy of Math and Science Avondale	Public, Charter	K-8	10649 W Buckeye Rd	Phoenix	85353	Maricopa County	Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 888-6697	1,175	48	24.4		84 (7.1%)	201 (17.1%)	857 (72.9%)	24 (2.0%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,289	$1,247	$1,548	$4,042	$3,467	$2,027	$5,494	25.6	27.3	607	6		040089103676
614	Freedom Prep Academy - Mesa	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	465 N Bluejay Dr	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Freedom Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 256-2642	448				314 (70.1%)	23 (5.1%)	82 (18.3%)	11 (2.5%)	6 (1.3%)	8 (1.8%)	4 (0.9%)		$00			$00			25.5			(n/a)		040099903682
615	Sunburst School	Public	PK, KG-6	14218 N 47th Ave	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-6400	556	30	18.8		229 (41.2%)	62 (11.2%)	208 (37.4%)	5 (0.9%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.8%)	$8,197	$867	$166	$1,900	$6,100	$1,064	$7,164	25.4	24.1	639	24		040906000942
616	Willcox Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	501 W Delos St	Willcox	85643	Cochise County	Willcox Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 384-8603	378	26	14.5		91 (24.1%)	6 (1.6%)	275 (72.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$7,483	$1,429	$10	$2,868	$5,757	$287	$6,044	25.3	26.3	619	3		040925000956
617	Orange Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3525 W County 16 1/2 St	Somerton	85350	Yuma County	Somerton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 341-6200	412	19	21.6		5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	392 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$8,626	$444	$65	$954	$6,770	$1,346	$8,117	25.3	32.5	552	65		040789001256
618	Hulet Elementary School	Public	2-5	600 W Buffalo St	Holbrook	86025	Navajo County	Holbrook Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 524-6181	341	21	16.3		87 (25.5%)	3 (0.9%)	122 (35.8%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (31.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.7%)	$8,802	$1,550	$355	$3,455	$6,669	$228	$6,897	25.2	19.3	714	96		040382000300
619	Greenway Primary School	Public	PK, KG-5	98 Cole Ave	Bisbee	85603	Cochise County	Bisbee Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 432-4361	198	17	12		32 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	164 (82.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$6,172	$263	$33	$558	$5,132	$744	$5,876	25.2			(n/a)		040118000066
620	Cactus View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	17602 N Central Ave	Phoenix	85023	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-2500	508	41	12.3		166 (32.7%)	58 (11.4%)	227 (44.7%)	3 (0.6%)	21 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.3%)	$9,589	$1,078	$270	$2,427	$7,522	$718	$8,240	25.2	30.7	570	50		040593000126

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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