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
301	BASIS Flagstaff	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1700 N Gemini Dr	Flagstaff	86001	Coconino County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 774-5502	666	57	11.7		349 (52.4%)	5 (0.8%)	123 (18.5%)	95 (14.3%)	31 (4.7%)	6 (0.9%)	57 (8.6%)	$10,451	$339	$22	$700	$6,718	$3,371	$10,089	63.1	83	143	158		040083103196
302	Joseph City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8176 Westover St	Joseph City	86032	Navajo County	Joseph City Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 288-3329	190	14	13.3		109 (57.4%)	1 (0.5%)	40 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.4%)	$9,584	$1,025	$71	$2,122	$7,097	$1,390	$8,487	63	53.9	375	73		040401000321
303	Huachuca Mountain Elementary School	Public	K-6	3228 Saint Andrews Dr	Sierra Vista	85650	Cochise County	Sierra Vista Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 515-2960	360	21	17.1		174 (48.3%)	10 (2.8%)	152 (42.2%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (3.9%)		$00			$00			63	60.1	330	27		040146001356
304	Borman K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	6630 E Lightning Dr	Tucson	85708	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 584-4600	459	30	15.5		186 (40.5%)	50 (10.9%)	155 (33.8%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.7%)	51 (11.1%)		$00			$00			62.6	79.6	168	136		040880000824
305	Abia Judd Elementary School	Public	K-5	1749 N Williamson Valley Rd	Prescott	86305	Yavapai County	Prescott Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 717-3263	471	32	14.7		339 (72.0%)	4 (0.8%)	89 (18.9%)	7 (1.5%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.3%)	$10,105	$917	$148	$1,981	$7,438	$1,604	$9,041	62.5	63	305			040673001433
306	American Leadership Academy San Tan Valley K-6	Public, Charter	K-6	34696 N Village Ln	San Tan Valley	85142	Pinal County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 420-2101	637	42	15.1		322 (50.5%)	39 (6.1%)	208 (32.7%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (8.6%)	$6,456	$502	$1,797	$2,802	$3,841	$315	$4,156	62.1	66	274	32		040011203279
307	Sonoran Heights Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	11405 N Greer Ranch Pkwy	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8550	560	27	20.7		247 (44.1%)	45 (8.0%)	210 (37.5%)	14 (2.5%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.1%)	$8,095	$194	$867	$1,254	$6,136	$898	$7,035	62	54.8	368	61		040269002649
308	Legacy Traditional School - Maricopa	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	17760 N Regent Dr	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	Legacy Traditional School - Maricopa	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 423-9999	1,363	28	48.6		425 (31.2%)	202 (14.8%)	547 (40.1%)	40 (2.9%)	22 (1.6%)	11 (0.8%)	116 (8.5%)		$00			$00			61.7	67.9	265	43		040074502856
309	Mountain View	Public	PK, KG-8	18302 W Burton Ave	Waddell	85355	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 876-7450	1,045	48	22		490 (46.9%)	36 (3.4%)	418 (40.0%)	18 (1.7%)	7 (0.7%)	8 (0.8%)	68 (6.5%)	$7,586	$149	$859	$1,156	$5,904	$674	$6,578	61.6	71.2	238	71		040269002780
310	Acorn Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	2-8	8556 E Loos Dr	Prescott Valley	86314	Yavapai County	Acorn Montessori Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 775-0238	294	13	22.6		169 (57.5%)	2 (0.7%)	112 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	$41,611	$5,296	$1,092	$11,684	$26,344	$8,879	$35,223	61.5	47	426	116		040032002227

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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.