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
51	Masada Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	365 West Cannon Avenue	Colorado City	86021	Mohave County	Masada Charter School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 875-2525	522	29	18.3		520 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			92.9	92.7	54	3		040028102187
52	Challenger Basic School	Public, Charter	K-6	1315 N Greenfield Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Challenger Basic School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 830-1750	274	21	13		226 (82.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.4%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)		$00			$00			92.9	93.7	49	3		040035902292
53	Self Development Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1709 N Greenfield Rd	Mesa	85205	Maricopa County	Self Development Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 641-2640	301	23	13.3		115 (38.2%)	30 (10.0%)	89 (29.6%)	41 (13.6%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.0%)	$9,801	$00	$70	$70	$5,367	$4,363	$9,731	92.6	94.2	42	11		040023202022
54	Wildfire Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3997 E Lockwood Dr	Phoenix	85050	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-4300	394	29	13.8		304 (77.2%)	5 (1.3%)	53 (13.5%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.3%)	$8,321	$181	$170	$533	$7,526	$444	$7,970	92.4	90.3	68	14		040593002668
55	Phoenix International Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4310 E Broadway Rd	Phoenix	85040	Maricopa County	Phoenix International Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 842-2521	252	11	22.9		18 (7.1%)	52 (20.6%)	164 (65.1%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.2%)		$00			$00			92.4	83.4	140	85		040097503596
56	Desert Canyon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10203 E McDowell Mountain Ranc	Scottsdale	85255	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 484-1700	453	35	13.1		314 (69.3%)	9 (2.0%)	55 (12.1%)	27 (6.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	41 (9.1%)	$7,545	$274	$01	$549	$6,863	$408	$7,271	92	87.4	97	41		040757001671
57	Vista del Sur Accelerated	Public	PK, KG-8	3908 W South Mountain Rd	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 237-3046	893	45	19.8		149 (16.7%)	160 (17.9%)	417 (46.7%)	98 (11.0%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.1%)	$7,917	$437	$158	$1,032	$6,178	$1,144	$7,322	92	92.1	57			040429001391
58	Kyrene de los Cerritos School	Public	PK, KG-5	14620 S Desert Foothills Pkwy	Phoenix	85048	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-2200	395	23	16.9		224 (56.7%)	19 (4.8%)	85 (21.5%)	15 (3.8%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.6%)	$6,886	$179	$01	$360	$6,621	$84	$6,705	91.2	82	149	91		040423000660
59	Great Hearts Academies - Archway Scottsdale	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	16648 N 94th St	Scottsdale	85260	Maricopa County	Archway Classical Academy Scottsdale	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 776-0413	1,079	57	18.9		700 (64.9%)	10 (0.9%)	154 (14.3%)	102 (9.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	109 (10.1%)		$00			$00			91	91.2	65	6		040084103259
60	Robert J.C. Rice Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1290 E Ocotillo Rd	Gilbert	85298	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 424-8500	754	45	16.7		454 (60.2%)	9 (1.2%)	120 (15.9%)	109 (14.5%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.8%)	$8,523	$694	$147	$1,536	$7,420	$262	$7,682	90.9	80.7	157	97		040187003766

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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