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
591	The Grande Innovation	Public, Charter	K-8	950 N Peart Rd	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	The Grande Innovation Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 381-2360	833	39	21.3		184 (22.1%)	17 (2.0%)	581 (69.7%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (4.3%)		$00			$00			27.3	19.1	718	127		040095303527
592	Longfellow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	345 S Hall	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-6526	440	28	15.4		36 (8.2%)	19 (4.3%)	366 (83.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.1%)	9 (2.0%)	$9,423	$980	$94	$2,054	$8,078	$272	$8,350	27.2	9.4	876	284		040497000400
593	Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School	Public	4-8	3700 E Alvord Rd	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-4700	768	36	21.3		15 (2.0%)	8 (1.0%)	729 (94.9%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$6,089	$470	$14	$955	$5,212	$393	$5,605	27.2	27.8	600	7		040817003500
594	Laguna Elementary School	Public	K-6	5001 N Shannon Rd	Tucson	85705	Pima County	Flowing Wells Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-8450	410	28	14.6		69 (16.8%)	20 (4.9%)	306 (74.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	$9,142	$1,039	$896	$2,974	$7,337		$7,207	27.1			(n/a)		040301000236
595	Skyline Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1084 San Tan Hills Dr	San Tan Valley	85143	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 888-7520	583	39	14.9		211 (36.2%)	41 (7.0%)	273 (46.8%)	6 (1.0%)	12 (2.1%)	8 (1.4%)	32 (5.5%)	$8,461	$361	$529	$1,251	$6,691	$880	$7,571	27.1	16.7	756	161		040292002559
596	Sequoia Pathfinder Academy at Verrado Way and I-10	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	20370 W. Roosevelt St	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Choice Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 712-0500	602	33	18.5		205 (34.1%)	28 (4.7%)	336 (55.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.0%)	$10,269	$421	$195	$1,038	$6,111	$3,542	$9,653	27	29.9	576	20		040015703046
597	Gary A. Knox Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2926 S 21st Dr	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-5500	528	26	20.3		26 (4.9%)	3 (0.6%)	481 (91.1%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.8%)	$9,039	$1,059	$300	$2,417	$6,102	$1,579	$7,681	26.8	32.7	549	48		040240002424
598	Esperanza Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	251 W Mohawk Ln	Phoenix	85027	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 445-3700	443	35	12.5		143 (32.3%)	39 (8.8%)	215 (48.5%)	10 (2.3%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.8%)	$7,533	$1,011	$96	$2,118	$6,269	$157	$6,426	26.6	18.6	732	134		040775001504
599	Constitution Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	18440 N 15th Ave	Phoenix	85023	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 467-6100	545	37	14.8		126 (23.1%)	37 (6.8%)	341 (62.6%)	7 (1.3%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	$8,083	$1,211	$56	$2,478	$6,683	$133	$6,816	26.6	25.1	630	31		040775000675
600	Kyrene de las Lomas School	Public	PK, KG-5	11820 S Warner Elliot Loop	Phoenix	85044	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 541-3400	471	34	14		109 (23.1%)	89 (18.9%)	187 (39.7%)	11 (2.3%)	26 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (10.2%)	$8,652	$930	$75	$1,934	$7,315	$333	$7,648	26.6	23.8	643	43		040423000332

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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.