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
561	Kyrene de las Manitas School	Public	PK, KG-8	1201 W Courtney Ln	Tempe	85284	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-3600	379	24	16.1		95 (25.1%)	49 (12.9%)	142 (37.5%)	31 (8.2%)	15 (4.0%)	5 (1.3%)	42 (11.1%)	$9,065	$00	$04	$04	$8,907	$154	$9,062	30.3	36.2	511	50		040423000677
562	Williams Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	601 N 7th St	Williams	86046	Coconino County	Williams Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 635-4428	423	23	18.3		185 (43.7%)	14 (3.3%)	194 (45.9%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)		$00			$00			29.6	26.3	618	56		040931001118
563	Foothills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	15808 N 63rd Ave	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4626	537	35	15.5		249 (46.4%)	23 (4.3%)	208 (38.7%)	8 (1.5%)	11 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (6.7%)	$8,264	$262	$533	$1,058	$6,856	$612	$7,468	29.6	28.2	592	29		040625001091
564	Sundance Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7051 W Cholla St	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4675	549	32	17		189 (34.4%)	32 (5.8%)	286 (52.1%)	14 (2.6%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (3.8%)	$7,998	$364	$702	$1,431	$5,959	$972	$6,931	29.5	31.2	567	3		040625001137
565	Desert Mirage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8605 W Maryland Ave	Glendale	85305	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2550	675	37	18.2		68 (10.1%)	38 (5.6%)	516 (76.4%)	17 (2.5%)	17 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	$5,933	$435	$1,094	$1,964	$5,257		$4,404	29.5	21.2	682	117		040621000304
566	Copper Trails	Public	PK, KG-8	16875 W Canyon Trails Blvd	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Avondale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-4100	1,020	36	28.7		240 (23.5%)	82 (8.0%)	628 (61.6%)	32 (3.1%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	30 (2.9%)	$8,325	$617	$411	$1,644	$5,768	$1,529	$7,297	29.4	31.6	564	2		040096002880
567	Ronald Reagan Fundamental School	Public	PK, KG-6	3200 W 16th St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-3700	467	20	23.3		40 (8.6%)	2 (0.4%)	410 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	$9,268	$3,036	$289	$6,362	$4,359	$1,584	$5,943	29.2	27.6	603	36		040240000036
568	Desert Palms Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	11441 N 55th Ave	Glendale	85304	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4600	373	26	14.4		120 (32.2%)	33 (8.8%)	175 (46.9%)	14 (3.8%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	$9,393	$408	$747	$1,563	$7,351	$887	$8,238	29.1	20.6	692	124		040625000510
569	Jack Harmon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	39315 N Cortona Dr	San Tan Valley	85140	Pinal County	J O Combs Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 882-3500	382	21	18.1		172 (45.0%)	25 (6.5%)	151 (39.5%)	6 (1.6%)	9 (2.4%)	6 (1.6%)	13 (3.4%)	$7,267	$1,024	$71	$2,118	$5,880	$293	$6,173	29.1	14	801	232		040399002561
570	Pueblo Del Sol Elementary School	Public	K-6	5130 Paseo Las Palmas	Sierra Vista	85635	Cochise County	Sierra Vista Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 515-2970	324	18	18.5		135 (41.7%)	9 (2.8%)	144 (44.4%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.6%)		$00			$00			29	43.8	445	125		040146001050

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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

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