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
391	Asante Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	23251 N 166th Dr	Surprise	85387	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8900	876	48	18.3		399 (45.5%)	36 (4.1%)	352 (40.2%)	14 (1.6%)	8 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	63 (7.2%)	$8,968	$161	$876	$1,199	$6,838	$1,093	$7,930	49.3	46	433	42		040269003657
392	Bravie T. Soto Elementary School	Public	K-6	1201 Main Street	Somerton	85350	Yuma County	Somerton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(928) 341-6000	229	12	19		2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	225 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								49.2			(n/a)		040789003813
393	Combs Traditional Academy	Public	K-6	38300 N Gantzel Rd	San Tan Valley	85140	Pinal County	J O Combs Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-5320	211	17	12.7		93 (44.1%)	10 (4.7%)	93 (44.1%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	$6,463	$342	$66	$750	$5,791	$264	$6,056	49.2	61.2	319	74		040399003231
394	Westpark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2700 S 257th Dr	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 435-3282	652	39	16.9		129 (19.8%)	81 (12.4%)	379 (58.1%)	5 (0.8%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (7.7%)	$9,185	$430	$87	$946	$6,898	$1,771	$8,669	49.1	43.6	447	53		040138002642
395	Continental Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1991 E Whitehouse Canyon Rd	Green Valley	85614	Pima County	Continental Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 625-4581	643	38	16.9		252 (39.2%)	10 (1.6%)	346 (53.8%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.0%)	$11,264	$686	$1,212	$2,584	$5,695	$3,671	$9,366	49	52.6	386	9		040225000156
396	Copper Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11620 N Copper Spring Trl	Tucson	85737	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 696-6800	283	31	9.1		149 (52.7%)	9 (3.2%)	99 (35.0%)	6 (2.1%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (4.9%)		$00			$00			48.8	64.8	287	109		040068001394
397	Mabel Padgett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	15430 W. Turney	Litchfield Park	85395	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 547-3200	664	35	18.9		216 (32.5%)	57 (8.6%)	302 (45.5%)	23 (3.5%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	55 (8.3%)	$8,505	$211	$28	$449	$7,424	$843	$8,267	48.6	61.5	315	82		040438003185
398	Desert Sonora Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	301 N. carlisle Avenue	Somerton	85350	Yuma County	Somerton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 341-6300	406	23	17.6		9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	395 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,341	$949	$69	$1,967	$8,159	$1,164	$9,323	48.4	41.3	471	73		040789001565
398	Hidden Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1919 E Sharon Dr	Phoenix	85022	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-3100	259	25	10.5		104 (40.2%)	18 (6.9%)	114 (44.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	3 (1.2%)	14 (5.4%)	$12,014	$1,675	$289	$3,639	$9,455	$595	$10,050	48.4	50.7	403	5		040593001471
400	Mountain Shadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	19602 N 45th Ave	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 445-4300	426	32	13.5		220 (51.6%)	18 (4.2%)	135 (31.7%)	14 (3.3%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.0%)	$8,971	$912	$30	$1,855	$7,760	$269	$8,029	48.2	61.1	321	79		040775001330

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.