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
791	Desert Willow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2172 N Arizola Rd	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Casa Grande Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 876-5397	505	23	21.9		145 (28.7%)	30 (5.9%)	289 (57.2%)	5 (1.0%)	13 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.4%)	$7,769	$1,200	$266	$2,665	$5,291	$1,012	$6,303	14.7	11.5	846	55		040171002574
792	Encanto Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-6	400 N. Cesar Chavez Ave.	Somerton	85350	Yuma County	Somerton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 341-6700	403	21	19.1		7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	357 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$8,132	$421	$75	$917	$6,504	$1,132	$7,636	14.7	22.9	650	142		040789002568
793	Scales Technology Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1115 W 5th St	Tempe	85281	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 929-9909	375	27	14		26 (6.9%)	97 (25.9%)	195 (52.0%)	6 (1.6%)	24 (6.4%)	6 (1.6%)	21 (5.6%)		$00			$00			14.6	13.9	804	11		040831000785
794	Desert Spirit	Public	PK, KG-8	7355 W Orangewood Ave	Glendale	85303	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4016	682	36	19.2		43 (6.3%)	60 (8.8%)	523 (76.7%)	25 (3.7%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.9%)	$10,410	$1,721	$441	$3,883	$6,582	$1,667	$8,248	14.5			(n/a)		040342002281
795	Inca Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	23601 W Durango St	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 925-3500	735	33	22.2		92 (12.5%)	53 (7.2%)	536 (72.9%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	40 (5.4%)	$9,825	$496	$86	$1,077	$7,280	$1,964	$9,244	14.5	18.9	724	71		040138003052
796	Ocotillo School	Public	K-6	3225 W Ocotillo Rd	Phoenix	85017	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-2400	604	35	17.5		47 (7.8%)	57 (9.4%)	416 (68.9%)	50 (8.3%)	15 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	16 (2.6%)	$7,993	$1,148	$204	$2,499	$5,547	$1,094	$6,641	14.4	11	855	59		040906000933
797	Valley Horizon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4501 W 20th St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-4000	460	27	17		26 (5.7%)	3 (0.7%)	421 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$10,893	$2,698	$407	$5,803	$5,784	$2,004	$7,788	14.4			(n/a)		040240000037
798	Harold W Smith School	Public	K-8	6534 N 63rd Ave	Glendale	85301	Maricopa County	Glendale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-4003	719	33	21.7		31 (4.3%)	56 (7.8%)	597 (83.0%)	19 (2.6%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	$9,442	$1,587	$521	$3,695	$5,714	$1,620	$7,334	14.3	14.9	784	14		040342000266
799	Canyon Breeze Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	11675 W Encanto Blvd	Avondale	85392	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2610	640	31	20.6		76 (11.9%)	79 (12.3%)	440 (68.8%)	25 (3.9%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.4%)	$5,354	$527	$1,090	$2,144	$4,561		$3,737	14.2	13.2	817	18		040621002006
800	Wallace Elementary School	Public	3-5	1201 W 16th St	Parker	85344	La Paz County	Parker Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 669-2141	323	18	17.9		50 (15.5%)	2 (0.6%)	158 (48.9%)	6 (1.9%)	86 (26.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.5%)	$11,523	$3,113	$464	$6,689	$6,329	$1,617	$7,946	14.2	15.6	771	29		040598000495

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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.