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
601	Copper King Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	10730 W Campbell Ave	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2580	738	41	18		62 (8.4%)	84 (11.4%)	554 (75.1%)	7 (0.9%)	13 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	15 (2.0%)	$6,150	$605	$1,048	$2,258	$5,274		$4,497	26.5	19.1	719	118		040621001573
602	Lakeview Elementary School	Public	K-6	3040 W Yucca St	Phoenix	85029	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-5800	458	25	18.2		81 (17.7%)	49 (10.7%)	268 (58.5%)	20 (4.4%)	12 (2.6%)	3 (0.7%)	25 (5.5%)	$8,113	$742	$181	$1,665	$6,269	$921	$7,190	26.4	18.8	727	125		040906000927
603	Julia Randall Elementary School	Public	2-5	902 W Main St	Payson	85541	Gila County	Payson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 468-2600	503	31	15.9		302 (60.0%)	3 (0.6%)	155 (30.8%)	3 (0.6%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.2%)	$6,722	$511	$179	$1,202	$5,643	$388	$6,031	26.4	28	597	6		040607001088
604	Shumway Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	1325 N Shumway Ave	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 812-7400	474	38	12.4		111 (23.4%)	26 (5.5%)	247 (52.1%)	28 (5.9%)	17 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.5%)	$10,611	$1,306	$183	$2,796	$8,928	$193	$9,122	26.3	21.7	674	70		040187001359
605	Steven R. Jasinski Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4280 S 246th Ave	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 925-3100	855	42	20.3		162 (18.9%)	88 (10.3%)	551 (64.4%)	8 (0.9%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	38 (4.4%)	$8,768	$431	$83	$946	$6,561	$1,692	$8,253	26.2	19	722	117		040138002836
606	Kyrene de la Colina School	Public	PK, KG-5	13612 S 36th St	Phoenix	85044	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 541-2600	419	31	13.5		101 (24.1%)	81 (19.3%)	130 (31.0%)	21 (5.0%)	35 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (12.2%)	$8,531	$361	$47	$769	$8,040	$83	$8,123	26.2	44.2	442	164		040423001299
607	Sundance Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	23800 W Hadley St	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 847-8531	656	33	19.8		92 (14.0%)	82 (12.5%)	435 (66.3%)	9 (1.4%)	9 (1.4%)	4 (0.6%)	25 (3.8%)	$8,329	$520	$82	$1,121	$6,170	$1,557	$7,728	26.1	26.3	620	13		040138002490
608	Laveen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4141 W McNeil St	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 237-9110	894	59	15		76 (8.5%)	150 (16.8%)	576 (64.4%)	24 (2.7%)	28 (3.1%)	6 (0.7%)	34 (3.8%)	$12,661	$1,330	$374	$3,034	$9,443	$1,514	$10,957	26.1	21.9	670	62		040429000341
609	Joseph Zito Elementary School	Public	K-5	4525 W Encanto Blvd	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 442-2500	387	20	19.3		6 (1.6%)	20 (5.2%)	357 (92.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			25.9	21.4	677	68		040396000319
610	Kenilworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1210 N 5th Ave	Phoenix	85003	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-3889	0	29	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	$9,653	$1,156	$336	$2,648	$7,289	$872	$8,161	25.8	26.1	622	12		040630000533

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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.