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
641	Sunset Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8490 W Missouri Ave	Glendale	85305	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2730	611	30	20.3		50 (8.2%)	64 (10.5%)	413 (67.6%)	31 (5.1%)	12 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	38 (6.2%)	$6,131	$496	$1,206	$2,198	$5,271		$4,429	24	20.8	689	48		040621002385
642	Great Hearts Academies - Maryvale Prep	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4825 W Camelback Rd	Phoenix	85031	Maricopa County	Maryvale Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 324-7609	1,192	81	14.7		54 (4.5%)	55 (4.6%)	1,025 (86.0%)	34 (2.9%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.6%)		$00			$00			24	21.4	680	38		040087503345
643	Mesquite Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4451 W. 28th Street	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-4100	568	24	23.6		66 (11.6%)	6 (1.1%)	468 (82.4%)	14 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	$8,510	$1,173	$270	$2,615	$5,501	$1,568	$7,068	24	39.7	481	162		040240002779
644	Desert Willow Elementary School	Public	K-6	3700 Prospector St	Kingman	86401	Mohave County	Kingman Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 753-2472	388	25	15.8		228 (58.8%)	3 (0.8%)	118 (30.4%)	7 (1.8%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.4%)		$00			$00			23.8	18.7	729	85		040029503234
645	McCartney Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2631 N Brown Ave	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Casa Grande Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 876-4235	668	23	29		119 (17.8%)	23 (3.4%)	486 (72.8%)	7 (1.0%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	$7,712	$1,148	$170	$2,467	$5,449	$945	$6,394	23.7	20.8	691	46		040171002865
646	Challenger Middle School	Public	K-8	6905 W Maryland Ave	Glendale	85303	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4011	839	41	20.7		76 (9.1%)	117 (13.9%)	554 (66.0%)	51 (6.1%)	17 (2.0%)	7 (0.8%)	17 (2.0%)	$9,687	$1,832	$492	$4,157	$5,832	$1,530	$7,362	23.6	19.8	700	54		040342001402
647	Sun Canyon School	Public	PK, KG-5	8150 W Durango St	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Fowler Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 707-2000	563	24	23.4		14 (2.5%)	60 (10.7%)	464 (82.4%)	6 (1.1%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)		$00			$00			23.5	21.7	672	25		040306002355
648	Clawson School	Public	PK, KG-5	1235 E 7th St	Douglas	85607	Cochise County	Douglas Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 364-8466	344	12	27.7		15 (4.4%)	2 (0.6%)	326 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$6,320	$324	$117	$766	$5,449	$430	$5,878	23.4	31.5	565	83		040253000186
649	Butterfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	43800 W Honeycutt Rd	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	Maricopa Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 568-6100	920	59	15.7		211 (22.9%)	146 (15.9%)	426 (46.3%)	29 (3.2%)	17 (1.8%)	12 (1.3%)	79 (8.6%)	$10,473	$312	$998	$1,622	$8,154	$1,009	$9,163	23.3	38.1	494	155		040472002920
650	Cottonwood Community School	Public	K-8	500 E Mingus Ave	Cottonwood	86326	Yavapai County	Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 634-2231	430	18	23.8		147 (34.2%)	5 (1.2%)	258 (60.0%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)		$00			$00			23.2	32.5	551	99		040237003619

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.