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
211	Entz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4132 E Adobe St	Mesa	85205	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-7200	567	32	18		331 (58.4%)	24 (4.2%)	157 (27.7%)	7 (1.2%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.2%)	$8,131	$933	$12	$1,877	$6,836	$351	$7,187	74.4	68.2	263	52		040497000230
212	Canyon Springs STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	42901 N 45th Ave	Anthem	85087	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 376-5200	805	49	16.5		562 (69.8%)	11 (1.4%)	126 (15.7%)	19 (2.4%)	14 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (8.9%)	$6,746	$512	$13	$1,036	$6,049	$173	$6,222	74.2	73.4	214	2		040775002636
213	Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Gilbert	Public, Charter	K-6	320 E Warner Rd	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 632-0722	598	30	19.9		364 (60.9%)	8 (1.3%)	153 (25.6%)	15 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	54 (9.0%)	$5,851	$419	$52	$890	$4,419	$961	$5,380	74.1	71.1	240	27		040006501600
214	Parkridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	9970 W Beardsley Rd	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-5400	895	44	20.2		533 (59.6%)	36 (4.0%)	231 (25.8%)	38 (4.2%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	51 (5.7%)	$6,861	$63	$204	$330	$5,766	$827	$6,594	74	72.8	219	5		040625003145
215	Snowflake Intermediate School	Public	4-6	62 W 2nd St S	Snowflake	85937	Navajo County	Snowflake Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 536-4156	423	17	24.3		311 (73.5%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (16.3%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.2%)	$6,262	$523	$666	$1,711	$4,443	$630	$5,073	73.9	73.9	210	5		040782001938
216	Mohave Accelerated Elementary School East	Public, Charter	K-5	945 Thumb Butte	Bullhead City	86429	Mohave County	Mohave Accelerated Elementary School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 704-9345	110	8	13.7		52 (47.3%)	1 (0.9%)	54 (49.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)		$00			$00			73.8	73.8	212	4		040041302986
217	Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	22706 East Village Loop Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 987-7420	642	36	17.8		381 (59.3%)	21 (3.3%)	187 (29.1%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	42 (6.5%)	$7,003	$355	$10	$720	$5,782	$855	$6,638	73.7	71.8	233	16		040681002485
218	Great Hearts Academies - Archway Trivium	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2001 N Bullard Ave	Goodyear	85395	Maricopa County	Archway Classical Academy Trivium West	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 414-4883	895	50	17.9		288 (32.2%)	54 (6.0%)	391 (43.7%)	94 (10.5%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	58 (6.5%)		$00			$00			73.6	77.6	185	33		040083203290
219	Benchmark School	Public, Charter	K-6	4120 E Acoma Dr	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Benchmark School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 765-3582	328	50	6.5		227 (69.2%)	4 (1.2%)	54 (16.5%)	12 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.1%)		$00			$00			73.6	85.9	116	103		040018101889
220	Silver Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9737 E Toledo Ave	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-7443	1,384	65	21.4		907 (65.5%)	51 (3.7%)	263 (19.0%)	43 (3.1%)	14 (1.0%)	5 (0.4%)	101 (7.3%)	$5,648	$142		$285	$4,861	$645	$5,506	73.5	65.3	280	60		040681003658

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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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Educational resources:

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State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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