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
331	Granville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5250 N Stover Dr	Prescott Valley	86314	Yavapai County	Humboldt Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 759-4800	448	26	17.5		252 (56.3%)	1 (0.2%)	164 (36.6%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.4%)	$9,162	$872	$197	$1,940	$6,915	$1,179	$8,094	58.2	43	454	123		040387002563
332	Arrowhead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7490 W Union Hills Dr	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 376-4100	515	38	13.7		238 (46.2%)	46 (8.9%)	147 (28.5%)	21 (4.1%)	12 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	49 (9.5%)	$7,127	$797	$27	$1,622	$6,032	$271	$6,302	58.1	61.3	318	14		040775001436
333	Gateway Polytechnic Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	5149 S Signal Butte Rd	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-7440	1,003	53	19.1		671 (66.9%)	22 (2.2%)	217 (21.6%)	30 (3.0%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (5.7%)	$5,828	$229		$458	$5,008	$591	$5,599	58.1	68.7	258	75		040681003477
334	Kyrene de la Paloma School	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 W Whitten St	Chandler	85226	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-5000	435	29	15.2		188 (43.2%)	31 (7.1%)	140 (32.2%)	11 (2.5%)	13 (3.0%)	4 (0.9%)	48 (11.0%)	$7,890	$250	$02	$502	$7,579	$60	$7,638	58	53.6	378	44		040423001231
335	American Leadership Academy Anthem K-6	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4380 N. Hunt Hwy	Florence	85312	Pinal County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 344-9800	1,079	91	11.8		602 (55.8%)	56 (5.2%)	326 (30.2%)	13 (1.2%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	73 (6.8%)	$8,963	$707	$1,828	$3,242	$4,753	$1,675	$6,428	57.9	51.7	394	59		040011203365
336	Kaleidoscope School	Public, Charter	K-8	16850 N 16th St	Phoenix	85022	Maricopa County	Kaleidoscope School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 845-5983	296	24	12.3		161 (54.4%)	21 (7.1%)	88 (29.7%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.8%)		$00			$00			57.7	59.4	338	2		040099203644
337	Rancho Gabriela	Public	PK, KG-8	15272 W Gabriela Dr	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8500	574	30	19.1		251 (43.7%)	54 (9.4%)	221 (38.5%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.0%)	$9,745	$151	$882	$1,185	$7,735	$976	$8,711	57.2	71.3	236	101		040269002482
338	Las Brisas Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	18211 W Las Brisas Dr	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Liberty Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-2860	663	33	20		119 (17.9%)	75 (11.3%)	417 (62.9%)	11 (1.7%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (5.1%)	$8,063	$355	$353	$1,063	$5,913	$1,442	$7,354	57	47.9	420	82		040432003480
339	Ironwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3300 W Freer Dr	Tucson	85742	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 579-5150	406	30	13.7		219 (53.9%)	8 (2.0%)	156 (38.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	$13,035	$837	$189	$1,864	$10,702	$1,306	$12,009	56.6	62.5	309	30		040463001408
340	Robert Bracker Elementary	Public	K-5	121 Camino Diez Mandamientos	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Nogales Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 397-7213	272	16	17		1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	269 (98.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,928	$560	$80	$1,200	$6,714	$574	$7,288	56.4	52.2	390	50		040553001034

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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.
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Educational resources:

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Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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