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
61	Sunrise Drive Elementary School	Public	K-5	5301 E Sunrise Dr	Tucson	85718	Pima County	Catalina Foothills Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 209-7900	469	31	15.2		219 (46.7%)	1 (0.2%)	136 (29.0%)	62 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	47 (10.0%)	$9,474	$227	$628	$1,081	$6,946	$1,673	$8,620	90.9	94.6	36	25		040176000117
62	Kyrene Monte Vista School	Public	PK, KG-5	15221 S Ray Rd	Phoenix	85048	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-4400	484	30	16.2		294 (60.7%)	27 (5.6%)	81 (16.7%)	33 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.1%)	$6,104	$333		$666	$5,606	$164	$5,770	90.8	86.7	106	44		040423001466
63	Diamond Canyon School	Public	PK, KG-8	40004 N Liberty Bell Way	Anthem	85086	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-8000	740	45	16.6		581 (78.5%)	12 (1.6%)	84 (11.4%)	20 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.7%)	$6,000	$249	$13	$511	$5,524	$214	$5,738	90.8	90.3	69	6		040775002434
64	Ocotillo Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10701 S. White Lightning	Vail	85641	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-3600	723	52	13.7		389 (53.8%)	22 (3.0%)	244 (33.7%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (8.0%)	$5,834	$69	$50	$187	$5,640	$76	$5,716	90.7	91.8	60	4		040885002765
65	Madison Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7150 N 22nd St	Phoenix	85020	Maricopa County	Madison Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 664-7800	630	37	17		242 (38.4%)	15 (2.4%)	313 (49.7%)	10 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.6%)	$11,439	$1,097	$106	$2,299	$8,054	$2,183	$10,237	90.7	86.6	107	42		040450000353
66	John & Carol Carlson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5400 S White Dr	Chandler	85249	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 224-3800	572	34	16.9		369 (64.5%)	27 (4.7%)	96 (16.8%)	33 (5.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.5%)	$8,861	$731	$88	$1,550	$7,804	$238	$8,042	90.3	88.7	83	17		040187003321
67	Kyrene de la Sierra School	Public	PK, KG-5	1122 E Liberty Ln	Phoenix	85048	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-5200	518	30	17.3		259 (50.0%)	25 (4.8%)	150 (29.0%)	24 (4.6%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (10.2%)	$6,590	$117	$00	$234	$6,387	$86	$6,473	90.3	83.2	141	74		040423001546
68	Ward Traditional Academy	Public	K-8	1965 E Hermosa Dr	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 491-8871	404	27	15.1		183 (45.3%)	28 (6.9%)	119 (29.5%)	39 (9.7%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.4%)		$00			$00			90	93.7	48	20		040831003112
69	Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered - Mountainside	Public, Charter	K-8	9215 N 14th St	Phoenix	85020	Maricopa County	Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 943-7672	177	10	17.7		94 (53.1%)	3 (1.7%)	68 (38.4%)	4 (2.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	$7,304	$00	$660	$660	$00	$6,644	$6,644	89.9	86.2	112	43		040006801745
70	Great Hearts Academies - Archway Veritas	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3102 N 56th St	Phoenix	85018	Maricopa County	Archway Classical Academy Veritas	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 489-7341	716	41	17.4		458 (64.0%)	18 (2.5%)	143 (20.0%)	40 (5.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.7%)	$10,452	$245	$112	$602	$5,957	$4,138	$10,095	89.8	90.9	67	3		040083303283

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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.