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
201	Val Vista Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1030 N Blue Grotto Dr	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 926-6301	506	35	14.3		302 (59.7%)	12 (2.4%)	142 (28.1%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	37 (7.3%)	$9,628	$500	$467	$1,467	$8,599	$61	$8,661	75.3	76.5	191	10		040340001490
202	Superstition Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7125 E Monterey Ave	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 641-6413	731	49	14.8		389 (53.2%)	20 (2.7%)	222 (30.4%)	13 (1.8%)	4 (0.5%)	15 (2.1%)	68 (9.3%)	$7,768	$129	$485	$744	$7,395		$7,154	75.3	70.1	249	47		040340000602
203	EDUPRIZE SCHOOL Gilbert	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	580 W Melody Ave	Gilbert	85233	Maricopa County	Eduprize Schools LLC	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 813-9537	1,270	100	12.7		744 (58.6%)	39 (3.1%)	367 (28.9%)	35 (2.8%)	15 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	68 (5.4%)	$9,041	$973	$170	$2,116	$5,286	$2,612	$7,898	75.2	68.5	260	57		040074600717
204	Desert Willow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4322 E Desert Willow Parkway	Cave Creek	85331	Maricopa County	Cave Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 575-2800	338	23	14.7		237 (70.1%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (21.0%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	$2,222	$129	$50	$308	$1,544	$499	$2,043	75.2	83	144	60		040000101872
205	Meyer Montessori	Public	PK, KG-6	2615 S Dorsey Ln	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 584-6339	203	12	16.3		114 (56.2%)	4 (2.0%)	59 (29.1%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (8.9%)		$00			$00			74.9			(n/a)		040831003600
206	Sonoma Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	601 N Key Biscayne Dr	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 497-9343	466	39	11.8		254 (54.5%)	10 (2.1%)	153 (32.8%)	13 (2.8%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.4%)	$9,630	$187	$503	$877	$9,371		$8,939	74.8	58.7	342	136		040340000601
207	Sandpiper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6724 E Hearn Rd	Scottsdale	85254	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-6300	429	29	15		217 (50.6%)	2 (0.5%)	172 (40.1%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.2%)	$10,275	$539	$154	$1,231	$9,129	$453	$9,583	74.5	85.5	122	85		040593001081
208	Dove Mountain K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	5650 W Moore Rd	Marana	85658	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 579-4500	1,004	53	19.1		498 (49.6%)	14 (1.4%)	401 (39.9%)	18 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (7.2%)	$9,310	$629	$148	$1,406	$7,047	$1,486	$8,533	74.5	75.4	203	5		040463003588
209	Audrey & Robert Ryan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4600 S Bright Angel Way	Chandler	85249	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 224-3200	523	35	14.8		324 (62.0%)	11 (2.1%)	95 (18.2%)	41 (7.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (9.0%)	$8,753	$933	$79	$1,945	$7,457	$284	$7,741	74.5	83.6	137	72		040187002587
210	Manuel DeMiguel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 S Gillenwater Dr	Flagstaff	86005	Coconino County	Flagstaff Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 773-4000	561	36	15.5		336 (59.9%)	7 (1.2%)	113 (20.1%)	6 (1.1%)	71 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.0%)	$7,426	$494	$11	$1,000	$6,343	$576	$6,920	74.4	67.5	267	57		040286001463

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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.