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
231	Estrella Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10301 S San Miguel Ave	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Liberty Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 327-2820	525	30	17.7		261 (49.7%)	31 (5.9%)	202 (38.5%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.8%)	$8,530	$255	$362	$873	$6,363	$1,549	$7,912	72.2	66.4	272	41		040432001467
232	Desert View Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	3777 W 16th St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Juniper Tree Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 314-1102	881	44	20		173 (19.6%)	11 (1.2%)	668 (75.8%)	11 (1.2%)	9 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.8%)	$9,414	$654	$1,709	$3,017	$5,700	$1,351	$7,051	72.2	72.9	218	14		040026802092
233	Kyrene del Norte School	Public	PK, KG-5	1331 E Redfield Rd	Tempe	85283	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-4800	514	26	19.4		153 (29.8%)	15 (2.9%)	293 (57.0%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (8.0%)	$6,392	$00	$01	$01	$6,289	$103	$6,391	72	64.7	290	57		040423000335
234	Power Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4351 S Ranch House Pkwy	Gilbert	85297	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 279-7600	509	40	12.6		323 (63.5%)	24 (4.7%)	108 (21.2%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	40 (7.9%)	$8,128	$366	$147	$880	$7,194	$420	$7,614	72	69.9	250	16		040378002356
235	Carol Rae Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3777 E Houston Ave	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 507-1359	561	41	13.7		342 (61.0%)	14 (2.5%)	141 (25.1%)	20 (3.6%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	38 (6.8%)	$10,735	$230	$602	$1,062	$9,785	$118	$9,903	72	64	297	62		040340001984
236	Meridian	Public	PK, KG-6	3900 S Mountain Rd	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 497-4032	850	56	15.2		530 (62.4%)	24 (2.8%)	229 (26.9%)	11 (1.3%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (5.6%)	$7,565	$17	$10	$44	$7,374	$164	$7,537	71.8	68.1	264	28		040340002476
237	Norterra Canyon School	Public	PK, KG-8	2200 W Maya Way	Phoenix	85085	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-8200	601	37	16.4		366 (60.9%)	34 (5.7%)	120 (20.0%)	40 (6.7%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (5.3%)	$7,996	$484	$16	$985	$7,218	$277	$7,495	71.8	84.6	128	109		040775002959
238	Mohave Accelerated Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	625 Marina Blvd	Bullhead City	86442	Mohave County	Mohave Accelerated Elementary School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 704-9345	408	22	18.5		207 (50.7%)	6 (1.5%)	175 (42.9%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.5%)		$00			$00			71.7	61.5	314	76		040041302411
239	Pioneer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1535 N Greenfield Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 892-2022	310	31	9.8		151 (48.7%)	14 (4.5%)	110 (35.5%)	8 (2.6%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (6.5%)	$9,686	$429	$514	$1,373	$8,864		$8,742	71.5	61	322	83		040340001215
240	Robert Richardson Elementary School	Public	K-6	6901 N Camino De La Tierra	Tucson	85741	Pima County	Flowing Wells Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-8500	286	20	14.6		114 (39.9%)	8 (2.8%)	155 (54.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$7,082	$716	$822	$2,255	$5,887		$5,544	71.5	67.1	270	30		040301001033

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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.