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
551	Happy Valley School East Campus	Public, Charter	K-6	266 E Westbrooke Rd	San Tan Valley	85140	Pinal County	Happy Valley East	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 888-1342	396	22	18		210 (53.0%)	32 (8.1%)	140 (35.4%)	9 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)		$00			$00			31.2	33.3	541	10		040086403315
552	Centerra Mirage STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	15151 W Centerra Dr S	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Avondale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-4800	659	25	26.1		92 (14.0%)	81 (12.3%)	430 (65.3%)	20 (3.0%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	26 (3.9%)	$9,882	$708	$474	$1,890	$6,481	$2,219	$8,700	31.1	38.1	493	59		040096002494
553	Sequoia Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1460 S Horne	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Edkey Inc. dba Sequoia Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 890-4001	764	47	16.2		71 (9.3%)	83 (10.9%)	556 (72.8%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (3.7%)	4 (0.5%)	20 (2.6%)	$13,787	$1,805	$2,983	$6,594	$5,688	$3,311	$8,999	31.1	39.1	486	67		040024402153
554	Chaparral Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3808 W Joan De Arc Ave	Phoenix	85029	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-5300	415	30	14		144 (34.7%)	20 (4.8%)	199 (48.0%)	10 (2.4%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	35 (8.4%)	$10,617	$1,011	$273	$2,294	$8,118	$1,215	$9,333	31	30.4	573	19		040906000920
555	Madison Camelview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2002 E Campbell Ave	Phoenix	85016	Maricopa County	Madison Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 664-7200	561	32	17.4		106 (18.9%)	45 (8.0%)	324 (57.8%)	7 (1.2%)	30 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (8.6%)	$12,216	$1,451	$126	$3,028	$8,088	$2,551	$10,639	30.9	34.4	532	23		040450000678
556	Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2260 W Isabella Ave	Mesa	85202	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-4100	451	25	18		135 (29.9%)	50 (11.1%)	179 (39.7%)	7 (1.6%)	32 (7.1%)	12 (2.7%)	36 (8.0%)	$9,194	$875	$183	$1,934	$7,722	$414	$8,135	30.8	39.5	482	74		040497000417
557	Round Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	165 S. Brown St.	Eagar	85925	Apache County	Round Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 333-6600	536	33	16.2		346 (64.6%)	1 (0.2%)	154 (28.7%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	$8,046	$862	$349	$2,072	$6,002	$833	$6,836	30.7	43.3	450	107		040713001484
558	Degrazia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5051 W Overton Rd	Tucson	85742	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 579-4800	396	31	12.7		143 (36.1%)	19 (4.8%)	197 (49.7%)	5 (1.3%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.3%)	$12,608	$850	$202	$1,901	$10,290	$1,266	$11,556	30.6	35.8	514	44		040463001163
559	Porter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1350 S Lindsay Rd	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-6700	453	27	16.7		161 (35.5%)	28 (6.2%)	213 (47.0%)	5 (1.1%)	20 (4.4%)	4 (0.9%)	22 (4.9%)	$9,898	$574	$40	$1,187	$8,924	$361	$9,285	30.6	35.2	517	42		040497001550
560	Heritage School	Public	PK, KG-8	5312 W Mountain View Rd	Glendale	85302	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4525	478	28	16.8		135 (28.2%)	31 (6.5%)	255 (53.3%)	21 (4.4%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	$8,740	$528	$685	$1,742	$7,165	$362	$7,527	30.5	29.5	582	22		040625001090

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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:

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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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