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
81	Anasazi Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12121 N 124th St	Scottsdale	85259	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-7300	423	29	14.6		293 (69.3%)	8 (1.9%)	59 (13.9%)	28 (6.6%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.9%)	$7,345	$91	$996	$1,178	$6,354		$6,258	88.3	86.2	111	30		040757001327
82	Ishikawa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2635 N 32nd St	Mesa	85213	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-7688	786	42	18.7		496 (63.1%)	11 (1.4%)	186 (23.7%)	7 (0.9%)	46 (5.9%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (4.8%)	$6,706	$30	$03	$63	$6,346	$328	$6,674	88.3	80.3	160	78		040497001375
83	Pinnacle Peak Preparatory	Public	PK, KG-8	7690 E Williams Dr	Scottsdale	85255	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-6700	474	32	15		355 (74.9%)	9 (1.9%)	54 (11.4%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	41 (8.6%)	$7,997	$315	$131	$762	$7,067	$484	$7,551	88.2	88.8	80	3		040593002268
84	Charlotte Patterson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7520 S Adora Blvd	Gilbert	85298	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 224-3600	753	41	18.2		478 (63.5%)	26 (3.5%)	152 (20.2%)	27 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	66 (8.8%)	$7,317	$631	$73	$1,336	$6,350	$262	$6,612	88.2	86	114	30		040187002948
85	Great Hearts Academies - Archway Arete	Public, Charter	K-5	4525 E. Baseline Road	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Archway Classical Academy Arete	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 222-4233	522	31	16.8		290 (55.6%)	15 (2.9%)	136 (26.1%)	35 (6.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (7.9%)	$10,207	$413	$96	$922	$6,021	$3,677	$9,699	88.1	86.7	105	20		040088803412
86	BASIS Mesa	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5010 S Eastmark Pkwy	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 239-4807	894	58	15.4		253 (28.3%)	59 (6.6%)	149 (16.7%)	351 (39.3%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (8.7%)	$8,723	$203	$99	$505	$6,242	$2,179	$8,420	87.9	83.8	135	49		040089803393
87	Kyrene del Cielo School	Public	PK, KG-5	1350 N Lakeshore Dr	Chandler	85226	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-2400	655	38	17.3		353 (53.9%)	33 (5.0%)	139 (21.2%)	50 (7.6%)	13 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	65 (9.9%)	$6,208	$50	$02	$101	$6,031	$126	$6,157	87.9	80.9	153	66		040423001128
88	Sonoran Foothills School	Public	PK, KG-8	32150 N North Foothills Dr	Phoenix	85085	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-8400	921	51	18		571 (62.0%)	28 (3.0%)	155 (16.8%)	101 (11.0%)	12 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (5.6%)	$6,098	$437	$12	$885	$5,355	$295	$5,650	87.8	92	59	29		040775003463
89	Madison Richard Simis School	Public	PK, KG-4	7302 N 10th St	Phoenix	85020	Maricopa County	Madison Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 664-7300	976	45	21.7		614 (62.9%)	26 (2.7%)	223 (22.8%)	19 (1.9%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (9.1%)	$10,345	$759	$103	$1,621	$7,481	$2,002	$9,483	87.7	88.7	82	7		040450000358
90	Inspiration Mountain School	Public	PK, KG-8	5757 W Inspiration Mountain Pa	Phoenix	85083	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(623) 376-5400	789	42	18.7		566 (71.7%)	19 (2.4%)	111 (14.1%)	24 (3.0%)	7 (0.9%)	5 (0.6%)	57 (7.2%)								87.6	83.7	136	46		040775003803

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.