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
771	Picture Rocks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5875 N Sanders Rd	Tucson	85743	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 616-3700	460	36	12.7		271 (58.9%)	5 (1.1%)	159 (34.6%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.7%)	$13,016	$1,932	$422	$4,286	$9,391	$1,271	$10,662	15.7	21.1	684	87		040463001164
772	Michael T. Hughes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	630 N Hunt Dr	Mesa	85203	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-7500	480	34	14.3		77 (16.0%)	28 (5.8%)	329 (68.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.6%)	5 (1.0%)	18 (3.8%)	$9,847	$894	$152	$1,941	$8,089	$711	$8,800	15.6	20.1	697	75		040497000389
773	Trailside Point Performing Arts Academy	Public	K-8	7275 W Vineyard Rd	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 605-8540	863	51	16.9		55 (6.4%)	245 (28.4%)	490 (56.8%)	9 (1.0%)	21 (2.4%)	5 (0.6%)	38 (4.4%)	$9,614	$692	$458	$1,843	$6,955	$1,507	$8,463	15.6	14.3	793	20		040429002845
774	Valley View School	Public	PK, KG-8	8220 S 7th Ave	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4980	577	28	20.6		9 (1.6%)	42 (7.3%)	502 (87.0%)	5 (0.9%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$12,979	$1,510	$1,390	$4,409	$8,829	$1,250	$10,079	15.5	16.6	759	15		040708001100
775	Maryland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6503 N 21st Ave	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-2300	594	36	16.5		59 (9.9%)	112 (18.9%)	313 (52.7%)	27 (4.5%)	38 (6.4%)	4 (0.7%)	41 (6.9%)	$9,651	$1,229	$220	$2,679	$7,091	$1,110	$8,201	15.5	13.8	807	32		040906000930
776	Irving Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3220 E Pueblo Ave	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-1701	488	30	16.4		165 (33.8%)	20 (4.1%)	264 (54.1%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	10 (2.0%)	18 (3.7%)	$11,275	$1,024	$28	$2,076	$10,075	$148	$10,223	15.4	30	575	201		040497000393
777	Webster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	202 N Sycamore	Mesa	85201	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-4860	591	35	17.1		76 (12.9%)	60 (10.2%)	372 (62.9%)	2 (0.3%)	57 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.9%)	$9,239	$531	$96	$1,157	$8,288	$325	$8,613	15.3	8.6	888	111		040497000418
778	Esperanza Elementary School	Public	K-5	3025 W McDowell Rd	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Isaac Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 442-2800	369	19	19.4		6 (1.6%)	7 (1.9%)	354 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)		$00			$00			15.3	15.4	775	3		040396001542
779	Walker Butte Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	29697 N Desert Willow Blvd	San Tan Valley	85143	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 987-5360	718	44	16.3		302 (42.1%)	50 (7.0%)	283 (39.4%)	6 (0.8%)	20 (2.8%)	13 (1.8%)	44 (6.1%)	$8,080	$785	$353	$1,922	$6,547	$395	$6,942	15.3	15.3	776	3		040292002210
780	Sunrise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9943 S. 28th Street	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-8800	655	34	19.5		161 (24.6%)	3 (0.5%)	467 (71.3%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.1%)	$6,475	$1,127	$1,187	$3,440	$4,231		$4,162	15.2	18.8	728	52		040960002567

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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.