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
471	Aguilar School	Public	PK, KG-5	5800 S Forest Ave	Tempe	85283	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 897-2544	350	30	11.8		34 (9.7%)	20 (5.7%)	251 (71.7%)	3 (0.9%)	25 (7.1%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.3%)		$00			$00			39.8	26.8	612	141		040831000763
472	Falcon Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1645 N Sterling	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-8600	544	34	16.2		307 (56.4%)	12 (2.2%)	173 (31.8%)	5 (0.9%)	9 (1.7%)	6 (1.1%)	32 (5.9%)	$9,634	$874	$25	$1,772	$8,552	$184	$8,736	39.7	26.8	614	142		040497001497
473	Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2150 N Rancho Santa Fe Blvd	Avondale	85392	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 535-6500	482	27	17.8		100 (20.7%)	34 (7.1%)	311 (64.5%)	9 (1.9%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (4.1%)	$7,680	$639	$03	$1,281	$6,163	$875	$7,038	39.4	35.1	519	46		040438001881
474	Center for Academic Success #5 - Sierra Vista K-8	Public, Charter	K-8	900 Carmelita Dr	Sierra Vista	85635	Cochise County	Center for Academic Success Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 439-3518	360	17	21.1		189 (52.5%)	34 (9.4%)	99 (27.5%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.6%)	$8,365	$1,711	$845	$4,266	$4,987	$822	$5,809	39.3	53.1	381	93		040001602443
475	Desert View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8621 N 3rd St	Phoenix	85020	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-4000	344	26	13.2		35 (10.2%)	21 (6.1%)	253 (73.5%)	4 (1.2%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.1%)	$9,195	$2,228	$172	$4,628	$6,133	$662	$6,795	39	41.3	470	5		040906000923
476	H L Suverkrup Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1590 S Avenue C	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-3500	502	22	22.8		43 (8.6%)	2 (0.4%)	443 (88.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$9,582	$1,320	$321	$2,961	$6,401	$1,540	$7,941	38.7	35.5	516	40		040240000017
477	Discovery School	Public	K-8	7910 W Maryland Ave	Glendale	85303	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4013	601	30	20		36 (6.0%)	32 (5.3%)	480 (79.9%)	28 (4.7%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.3%)	$9,660	$1,714	$453	$3,880	$5,883	$1,610	$7,493	38.7	33.1	542	65		040342000058
478	Robins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3939 N Magnetite Ln	Tucson	85745	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 908-4300	437	27	16.1		65 (14.9%)	14 (3.2%)	321 (73.5%)	15 (3.4%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.2%)		$00			$00			38.5	34.1	534	56		040880000966
479	Annie Kellond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6606 E Lehigh Dr	Tucson	85710	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 584-5100	366	29	12.8		130 (35.5%)	18 (4.9%)	181 (49.5%)	7 (1.9%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)		$00			$00			38.4	37.8	497	18		040880000819
480	Del Rio Elementary School	Public	3-5	1036 N Road 1 W	Chino Valley	86323	Yavapai County	Chino Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 636-4414	477	25	19		306 (64.2%)	3 (0.6%)	146 (30.6%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.9%)	$5,857	$1,088	$27	$2,203	$4,463	$279	$4,742	38.1	45.1	437	43		040000300147

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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.