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
371	The Odyssey Preparatory Academy - Sienna Hills	Public, Charter	K-5	2400 N Sienna Hills Pkwy	Buckeye	85396	Maricopa County	The Odyssey Preparatory Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 444-9654	472	29	16.2		147 (31.1%)	26 (5.5%)	248 (52.5%)	7 (1.5%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	35 (7.4%)	$6,127	$438	$286	$1,161	$3,769	$1,634	$5,404	52.6	51	401	30		040080003368
372	Echo Canyon K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	4330 N 62nd St	Scottsdale	85251	Maricopa County	Scottsdale Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 484-7500	317	26	12.3		106 (33.4%)	24 (7.6%)	162 (51.1%)	9 (2.8%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$11,184	$298	$893	$1,488	$9,904	$90	$9,994	52.5	46.2	432	60		040757001561
373	Canyon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5490 W Paradise Ln	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-5050	297	22	13.8		142 (47.8%)	7 (2.4%)	135 (45.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	$14,311	$331	$444	$1,107	$11,871	$1,664	$13,535	52.2	54.1	374	1		040625001554
374	Palominas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10385 E Highway 92	Hereford	85615	Cochise County	Palominas Elementary School District 49	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 366-6204	271	21	13.2		149 (55.0%)	7 (2.6%)	95 (35.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.0%)	$5,510	$609	$556	$1,775	$4,187	$158	$4,344	52.1	51.3	398	24		040588000471
375	Twin Peaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7995 W Twin Peaks Rd	Tucson	85743	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 579-4750	886	58	15.3		437 (49.3%)	17 (1.9%)	359 (40.5%)	18 (2.0%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	47 (5.3%)	$9,536	$669	$145	$1,482	$7,424	$1,299	$8,723	51.8	50.3	406	31		040463002197
376	Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista)	Public, Charter	K-8	4120 S Val Vista Dr	Gilbert	85297	Maricopa County	Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista)	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 656-5555	403	29	13.8		217 (53.8%)	26 (6.5%)	96 (23.8%)	18 (4.5%)	5 (1.2%)	7 (1.7%)	34 (8.4%)		$00			$00			51.6	52.8	384	8		040086703342
377	Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10401 N 63rd Ave	Glendale	85302	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4775	578	39	15		183 (31.7%)	45 (7.8%)	299 (51.7%)	9 (1.6%)	16 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	$8,490	$403	$496	$1,302	$7,185	$406	$7,590	51.4	35.1	518	141		040625001380
378	Thatcher Elementary School	Public	3-6	1350 4th Avenue	Thatcher	85552	Graham County	Thatcher Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 348-7250	549	22	25.5		363 (66.1%)	1 (0.2%)	159 (29.0%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	$4,637	$178	$02	$358	$3,771	$687	$4,457	51.3	54.7	370	8		040841000797
379	Dorothy Hall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5777 E 45th Place	Yuma	85365	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-8300	601	30	20.3		130 (21.6%)	4 (0.7%)	455 (75.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$7,355	$1,496	$1,227	$4,218	$4,724		$4,633	51.2	55.6	360	19		040960003667
380	Global Academy of Phoenix	Public	K-8	6615 N 39th Ave	Phoenix	85019	Maricopa County	Alhambra Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 336-2202	429	22	19.5		29 (6.8%)	16 (3.7%)	352 (82.1%)	19 (4.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$12,080	$2,338	$82	$4,757	$8,457	$1,204	$9,660	50.9	43.5	448	68		040060003659

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.