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
571	Academy of Mathematics and Science South	Public, Charter	K-8	3335 W Flower St	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Academy of Mathematics and Science South Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 888-9572	578	31	18.6		16 (2.8%)	51 (8.8%)	506 (87.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,643	$1,577	$1,970	$5,124	$4,477	$2,618	$7,096	28.9	32.2	556	15		040089103399
572	Coronado Elementary School	Public	K-8	5148 S Coronado School Dr	Sierra Vista	85650	Cochise County	Palominas Elementary School District 49	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 366-6204	404	26	15.8		238 (58.9%)	1 (0.2%)	146 (36.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.0%)	$5,400	$287	$522	$1,096	$4,471	$119	$4,591	28.8	38.1	492	80		040588001498
573	Desert Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6855 W Meadows Loop E	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 304-2020	1,020	56	18		66 (6.5%)	244 (23.9%)	610 (59.8%)	16 (1.6%)	38 (3.7%)	4 (0.4%)	42 (4.1%)	$10,311	$621	$286	$1,528	$7,959	$1,445	$9,405	28.7	23.1	647	74		040429002769
574	Cheyenne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	11806 N 87th Ave	Peoria	85345	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 487-5100	554	35	16		150 (27.1%)	59 (10.6%)	297 (53.6%)	8 (1.4%)	16 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.3%)	$7,842	$419	$374	$1,212	$6,392	$657	$7,048	28.5	28.2	593	19		040625000586
575	Desert Star	Public	PK, KG-8	2131 S 157th Ave	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Avondale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-4600	637	31	20.8		145 (22.8%)	80 (12.6%)	379 (59.5%)	5 (0.8%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	18 (2.8%)	$11,076	$957	$595	$2,509	$7,418	$2,106	$9,524	28.5	23.6	644	69		040096002255
576	Red Rock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	33656 W. Aguirre Lane	Red Rock	85245	Pinal County	Red Rock Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 682-3331	420	23	18.6		303 (72.1%)	22 (5.2%)	34 (8.1%)	7 (1.7%)	16 (3.8%)	9 (2.1%)	29 (6.9%)	$10,500	$987	$1,411	$3,385	$7,310	$792	$8,102	28.3	22	667	91		040690000577
577	Centennial Elementary School	Public	K-6	2200 W Wetmore Rd	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Flowing Wells Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-8200	434	30	14.4		98 (22.6%)	5 (1.2%)	314 (72.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.8%)	$7,664	$691	$821	$2,203	$6,436		$6,152	28.3	25.3	627	50		040301001489
578	Blue Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3050 Porter Mountain Road	Lakeside	85929	Navajo County	Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 368-6182	801	40	19.7		381 (47.6%)	2 (0.2%)	233 (29.1%)	11 (1.4%)	114 (14.2%)	3 (0.4%)	57 (7.1%)	$6,815	$678	$99	$1,455	$5,520	$517	$6,037	28.3	36.4	509	69		040658000560
579	McDowell Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15414 N McDowell Mountain Rd	Fountain Hills	85268	Maricopa County	Fountain Hills Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 664-5210	382	34	11.3		162 (42.4%)	8 (2.1%)	89 (23.3%)	3 (0.8%)	86 (22.5%)	4 (1.0%)	30 (7.9%)	$11,703	$2,008	$525	$4,541	$7,174	$1,996	$9,170	28.2	27.4	606	27		040304001296
580	Moon Mountain School	Public	PK, KG-6	13425 N 19th Ave	Phoenix	85029	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 896-6000	474	34	14.1		103 (21.7%)	38 (8.0%)	275 (58.0%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.4%)	$11,309	$1,311	$248	$2,870	$8,369	$1,382	$9,750	28	23.3	645	65		040906000931

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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.