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
11	BASIS Scottsdale Primary - East Campus	Public, Charter	K-5	7214 E Jenan Dr	Scottsdale	85260	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 391-1099	489	34	14.3		156 (31.9%)	12 (2.5%)	46 (9.4%)	231 (47.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.4%)	$11,713	$383	$90	$855	$6,967	$4,274	$11,241	97	97.6	7	4		040093703482
12	Reid Traditional Schools' Valley Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1520 W Rose Garden Ln	Phoenix	85027	Maricopa County	Reid Traditional Schools' Valley Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 516-7747	713	37	19.2		179 (25.1%)	6 (0.8%)	59 (8.3%)	447 (62.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.7%)		$00			$00			96.9	95.2	30	18		040003400707
13	BASIS Oro Valley Primary	Public, Charter	K-6	11155 N Oracle Rd	Oro Valley	85737	Pima County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 812-5900	599	32	18.7		177 (29.5%)	31 (5.2%)	148 (24.7%)	186 (31.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (8.7%)	$10,026	$347	$52	$746	$6,311	$3,316	$9,627	96.8	96.9	15	2		040090503419
14	Bridges Elementary School	Public	K-6	5205 S Soboba St	Gilbert	85298	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 279-8700	770	43	17.7		513 (66.6%)	17 (2.2%)	142 (18.4%)	38 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	55 (7.1%)	$6,267	$132	$156	$420	$5,553	$426	$5,979	96.7	95.5	25	11		040378003490
15	Madison Traditional Academy	Public	K-8	925 E Maryland Ave	Phoenix	85014	Maricopa County	Madison Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 745-4000	760	32	23.7		432 (56.8%)	22 (2.9%)	197 (25.9%)	42 (5.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (8.3%)	$8,752	$630	$104	$1,364	$6,055	$1,964	$8,018	96.5	94.3	40	25		040450002874
16	Chandler Traditional Academy - Independence	Public	PK, KG-6	1405 W Lake Dr	Sun Lakes	85248	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 224-2700	796	41	19.6		148 (18.6%)	21 (2.6%)	78 (9.8%)	500 (62.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.5%)	$6,127	$483	$62	$1,028	$5,345	$237	$5,582	96.3	96.4	17	1		040187002646
17	Mary C O'Brien Elementary School	Public	K-6	1400 N Eleven Mile Corner Rd	Casa Grande	85194	Pinal County	Mary C O'Brien Accommodation District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 450-4400	123	13	9.8		45 (36.6%)	1 (0.8%)	65 (52.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.3%)	$22,613	$03	$913	$920	$19,132	$2,565	$21,696	96.3	97.4	11	6		040274000203
18	BASIS Chandler Primary- South Campus	Public, Charter	K-5	204 W. Chandler Heights Rd.	Chandler	85248	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 494-2200	488	32	15.2		32 (6.6%)	25 (5.1%)	18 (3.7%)	394 (80.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	$10,152	$305	$24	$633	$6,812	$3,012	$9,824	96.2	98.4	5	13		040093603484
19	Fireside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3725 E. Love Cactus Drive	Phoenix	85050	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-4700	693	42	16.5		437 (63.1%)	11 (1.6%)	78 (11.3%)	124 (17.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.1%)	$6,885	$297	$137	$732	$6,106	$344	$6,451	96.2	96.9	14	5		040593003313
20	Neely Traditional Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	500 E Houston Ave	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 892-2805	805	49	16.3		410 (50.9%)	18 (2.2%)	196 (24.3%)	115 (14.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	61 (7.6%)	$5,888	$06	$578	$591	$5,545		$5,303	96.1	97.4	10	10		040340001064

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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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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.