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
281	Linden Elementary School	Public	K-5	1009 School House Ln	Show Low	85901	Navajo County	Show Low Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 537-6017	208	14	14.8		154 (74.0%)	2 (1.0%)	47 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,899	$476	$454	$1,406	$6,840	$1,129	$7,969	66.4	58.4	344	63		040770001253
282	Augusta Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9430 E Neville Ave	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 635-2011	855	59	14.4		549 (64.2%)	32 (3.7%)	208 (24.3%)	16 (1.9%)	9 (1.1%)	6 (0.7%)	35 (4.1%)	$6,555	$232	$00	$465	$6,198	$124	$6,322	66	65.3	279	3		040340002114
283	Destiny School	Public, Charter	K-8	798 E Prickly Pear Dr	Globe	85501	Gila County	Destiny School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 425-0925	376	21	17.9		76 (20.2%)	3 (0.8%)	71 (18.9%)	8 (2.1%)	209 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)		$00			$00			65.7	61.2	320	37		040033901939
284	Sunset Ridge School	Public	PK, KG-8	35707 N 33rd Ln	Phoenix	85086	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-7800	563	34	16.3		387 (68.7%)	20 (3.6%)	100 (17.8%)	5 (0.9%)	8 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	40 (7.1%)	$7,762	$616	$20	$1,252	$6,855	$271	$7,126	65.1	79.5	169	115		040775003099
285	Kyrene de las Brisas School	Public	PK, KG-5	777 N Desert Breeze Blvd E Bld	Chandler	85226	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-2000	573	38	15.1		200 (34.9%)	53 (9.2%)	183 (31.9%)	20 (3.5%)	30 (5.2%)	10 (1.7%)	77 (13.4%)	$6,653	$54	$02	$110	$6,498	$98	$6,597	64.8	71.4	235	50		040423000656
286	Starline Elementary School	Public	K-6	3150 Starline Dr	Lake Havasu City	86406	Mohave County	Lake Havasu Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 505-1490	629	31	20.2		451 (71.7%)	0 (0.0%)	140 (22.3%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.1%)	$6,479	$206	$14	$427	$5,328	$932	$6,259	64.7	61	325	39		040428000340
287	Apache Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8633 W John Cabot Rd	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-4875	751	41	18.4		391 (52.1%)	38 (5.1%)	225 (30.0%)	33 (4.4%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (6.7%)	$7,666	$66	$320	$452	$6,658	$622	$7,280	64.7	53.9	376	89		040625001501
288	C I Waggoner School	Public	PK, KG-5	1050 E Carver Rd	Tempe	85284	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-5600	417	28	14.9		179 (42.9%)	28 (6.7%)	147 (35.3%)	12 (2.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.0%)	$6,715	$70	$02	$142	$6,549	$95	$6,643	64.6	61	324	36		040423000336
289	Summit Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1560 W Summit Pl	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-3475	1,181	60	19.7		501 (42.4%)	75 (6.4%)	442 (37.4%)	30 (2.5%)	47 (4.0%)	2 (0.2%)	84 (7.1%)	$7,415	$275	$78	$627	$6,560	$503	$7,063	64.4	60.7	327	38		040497003229
290	Playa del Rey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	550 N Horne St	Gilbert	85233	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 892-7810	431	36	12		188 (43.6%)	14 (3.2%)	156 (36.2%)	20 (4.6%)	6 (1.4%)	7 (1.6%)	40 (9.3%)	$10,679	$1,257	$616	$3,130	$9,204		$8,806	64.3	59.5	336	46		040340000595

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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.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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