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
251	Charles W Sechrist Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2230 N Fort Valley Rd	Flagstaff	86001	Coconino County	Flagstaff Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 773-4020	413	26	15.8		291 (70.5%)	3 (0.7%)	68 (16.5%)	7 (1.7%)	23 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	$8,507	$746	$02	$1,495	$6,871	$887	$7,758	70.3	65	283	32		040286000222
252	K-8 STEM Academy at Red Mountain Ranch	Public	PK, KG-8	6650 E Raftriver St	Mesa	85215	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-7900	473	30	15.7		301 (63.6%)	15 (3.2%)	103 (21.8%)	8 (1.7%)	5 (1.1%)	5 (1.1%)	36 (7.6%)	$8,641	$360	$05	$725	$8,008	$268	$8,276	70	70.2	247	5		040497000551
253	Redfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9181 E Redfield Rd	Scottsdale	85260	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-4000	420	36	11.6		237 (56.4%)	25 (6.0%)	71 (16.9%)	51 (12.1%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.4%)	$8,690	$60	$656	$776	$7,896	$78	$7,974	69.9	78.8	177	76		040757001475
254	Sunset Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	17825 W Sierra Montana Loop	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8700	877	46	19.2		375 (42.8%)	68 (7.8%)	325 (37.1%)	8 (0.9%)	6 (0.7%)	7 (0.8%)	88 (10.0%)	$7,498	$145	$868	$1,158	$5,745	$740	$6,484	69.8	56	357	103		040269002481
255	The Odyssey Preparatory Academy Goodyear	Public, Charter	K-5	17532 W Harrison St	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	The Odyssey Preparatory Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 882-1140	522	31	16.8		187 (35.8%)	33 (6.3%)	250 (47.9%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (7.5%)	$5,421	$282	$143	$707	$3,442	$1,554	$4,996	69.8	73.3	215	40		040080003288
256	Belen Soto Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	18601 W Campbell Ave	Goodyear	85395	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 547-3400	1,123	47	23.8		477 (42.5%)	54 (4.8%)	504 (44.9%)	26 (2.3%)	9 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (4.5%)	$5,386	$00			$4,856	$529	$5,386	69.6	70.1	248	8		040438003661
257	Legacy Traditional School - West Surprise	Public, Charter	K-8	17300 W Cactus Road	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - West Surprise	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 299-1800	1,231	23	53.5		529 (43.0%)	102 (8.3%)	440 (35.7%)	52 (4.2%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	98 (8.0%)		$00			$00			69.6	62.9	306	49		040099603653
258	Rattlesnake Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8500 N Continental Links Dr	Tucson	85743	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 352-7000	455	30	15.4		218 (47.9%)	17 (3.7%)	181 (39.8%)	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.4%)	$10,764	$740	$180	$1,659	$8,467	$1,377	$9,844	69.4	68.3	261	3		040463002784
259	ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	6950 E Williams Field Rd	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 727-5700	497	39	12.7		208 (41.9%)	29 (5.8%)	173 (34.8%)	18 (3.6%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	57 (11.5%)		$00			$00			69.4	70.5	244	15		040085703260
260	MacArthur Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1435 E McLellan Rd	Mesa	85203	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-7800	545	30	18.1		362 (66.4%)	11 (2.0%)	142 (26.1%)	5 (0.9%)	7 (1.3%)	6 (1.1%)	12 (2.2%)	$7,581	$49	$01	$99	$7,345	$186	$7,531	69.2	70.4	246	14		040497000402

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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.