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
861	Buckeye Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	211 S 7th St	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 386-4487	1,150	65	17.6		181 (15.7%)	83 (7.2%)	821 (71.4%)	4 (0.3%)	16 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	42 (3.7%)	$11,555	$690	$177	$1,557	$8,609	$2,079	$10,688	10.9	10.8	859	2		040138002492
862	Joe Carlson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1700 N Louis Ave	Douglas	85607	Cochise County	Douglas Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 805-4400	410	16	25.6		5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	402 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$7,076	$549	$73	$1,172	$6,267	$186	$6,453	10.9	14.6	788	74		040253000190
863	Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	828 S Valencia	Mesa	85202	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-4205	509	31	16.5		52 (10.2%)	68 (13.4%)	267 (52.5%)	7 (1.4%)	68 (13.4%)	16 (3.1%)	31 (6.1%)	$9,388	$921	$227	$2,070	$7,802	$437	$8,239	10.8	10.9	857	6		040497000413
864	Barcelona Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6530 N 44th Ave	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 842-8616	847	44	19.2		67 (7.9%)	112 (13.2%)	597 (70.5%)	39 (4.6%)	16 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.8%)	$10,080	$1,508	$61	$3,077	$7,720	$791	$8,510	10.8	8.3	890	26		040060000008
865	Carol G. Peck Elementary School	Public	K-8	5810 N 49th Ave	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 842-3889	665	35	19		35 (5.3%)	84 (12.6%)	508 (76.4%)	20 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.0%)	$8,904	$1,925	$91	$3,941	$6,144	$743	$6,887	10.7	14.2	795	70		040060001707
866	Peralta School	Public	PK, KG-6	7125 W Encanto Blvd	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-5600	817	37	22.2		13 (1.6%)	38 (4.7%)	746 (91.3%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.3%)	$11,898	$3,564	$391	$7,520	$6,692	$1,251	$7,943	10.6	9.7	871	5		040168000102
867	Mitchell Elementary School	Public	K-5	1700 N 41st Ave	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 442-2600	414	24	17.2		13 (3.1%)	15 (3.6%)	383 (92.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)		$00			$00			10.6	14.9	785	82		040396000316
868	Frank Borman School	Public	PK, KG-8	3637 N 55th Ave	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-5000	960	47	20.6		12 (1.3%)	56 (5.8%)	860 (89.6%)	6 (0.6%)	16 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.9%)	$12,058	$3,133	$411	$6,676	$7,069	$1,446	$8,514	10.4	8.8	885	17		040168000094
869	Cheatham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4725 W South Mountain Rd	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 237-7040	758	45	16.7		52 (6.9%)	221 (29.2%)	409 (54.0%)	16 (2.1%)	22 (2.9%)	3 (0.4%)	35 (4.6%)	$9,698	$678	$302	$1,659	$7,321	$1,396	$8,717	10.3	13.2	818	51		040429002398
870	Glenn L. Downs Social Sciences Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3611 N 47th Ave	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-4200	684	33	21		13 (1.9%)	24 (3.5%)	640 (93.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$12,990	$2,202	$478	$4,882	$8,735	$1,575	$10,310	10.3	13.7	808	62		040168000095

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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.