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
761	Redbird Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1020 S Extension Rd	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-1200	484	30	16.1		54 (11.2%)	58 (12.0%)	293 (60.5%)	4 (0.8%)	47 (9.7%)	7 (1.4%)	21 (4.3%)	$8,722	$674	$160	$1,507	$7,396	$493	$7,889	16.3			(n/a)		040497000411
762	Longview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1209 E Indian School Rd	Phoenix	85014	Maricopa County	Osborn Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 707-2700	483	25	19.1		36 (7.5%)	73 (15.1%)	290 (60.0%)	5 (1.0%)	57 (11.8%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.3%)	$9,283	$1,968	$81	$4,016	$6,904	$331	$7,235	16.3			(n/a)		040567001170
763	Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5619 E Glade Ave	Mesa	85206	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-9250	449	26	17.2		139 (31.0%)	33 (7.3%)	209 (46.5%)	16 (3.6%)	10 (2.2%)	3 (0.7%)	39 (8.7%)	$7,520	$540	$160	$1,240	$6,419	$401	$6,820	16.2	18.3	737	26		040497001667
764	Weitzel's Puente de Hozho Bilingual Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-5	3401 N 4th St	Flagstaff	86004	Coconino County	Flagstaff Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 773-4090	426	29	14.6		123 (28.9%)	1 (0.2%)	198 (46.5%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (19.7%)	4 (0.9%)	16 (3.8%)	$8,688	$386	$76	$847	$7,255	$971	$8,227	16.2	24.6	635	129		040286002097
765	Sunset Vista	Public	PK, KG-8	7775 W Orangewood Ave	Glendale	85303	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-5701	676	37	18.2		77 (11.4%)	70 (10.4%)	469 (69.4%)	32 (4.7%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.7%)	$13,266	$2,618	$495	$5,730	$8,305	$1,848	$10,153	16.1	8.8	884	119		040342002493
766	San Cayetano Elementary School	Public	K-5	1412 W Frontage Rd	Rio Rico	85648	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 375-8300	395	19	20.4		11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	382 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$8,250	$509	$165	$1,184	$6,303	$1,272	$7,575	16	19.7	703	63		040752000637
767	Country Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8409 N 111th Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-5200	972	51	19		243 (25.0%)	66 (6.8%)	597 (61.4%)	11 (1.1%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.8%)	$6,362	$269	$190	$728	$5,031	$872	$5,902	15.9	17.7	744	23		040625001982
768	Pan-American Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3001 W. Indian School	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Pan-American Elementary Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 266-3989	1,221	68	18		13 (1.1%)	23 (1.9%)	1,160 (95.0%)	15 (1.2%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)		$00			$00			15.8	12.6	827	59		040029002177
769	Challenger Elementary School	Public	K-5	901 E Calle Mayer	Nogales	85621	Santa Cruz County	Nogales Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 377-0544	380	24	15.8		1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	379 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,420	$612	$61	$1,285	$7,252	$495	$7,747	15.8	22.3	661	108		040553001310
770	Horizon School	Public	K-8	8520 N 47th Ave	Glendale	85302	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4010	856	44	19.4		172 (20.1%)	64 (7.5%)	514 (60.0%)	37 (4.3%)	28 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.7%)	$9,759	$1,511	$409	$3,431	$6,299	$1,540	$7,839	15.8	17.9	741	29		040342000271

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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.