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
711	Nadaburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	21419 W Dove Valley Rd	Wittmann	85361	Maricopa County	Nadaburg Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 388-2321	502	60	8.3		230 (45.8%)	5 (1.0%)	252 (50.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$8,510	$1,429	$1,172	$4,031	$5,591	$318	$5,908	19.5	21.1	683	28		040546000449
712	John S McCain III Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3170 S 247th Ave	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 925-3400	777	36	21.5		189 (24.3%)	24 (3.1%)	515 (66.3%)	5 (0.6%)	12 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	29 (3.7%)	$10,733	$354	$80	$788	$7,314	$2,984	$10,299	19.5	20.9	687	25		040138003730
713	San Tan Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2500 W San Tan Heights Blvd	San Tan Valley	85142	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 888-7555	669	41	16.5		278 (41.6%)	71 (10.6%)	262 (39.2%)	9 (1.3%)	17 (2.5%)	5 (0.7%)	27 (4.0%)	$6,392	$333	$296	$962	$5,127	$637	$5,764	19.4	17.5	748	35		040292003079
714	Camp Verde Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Camp Lincoln Rd	Camp Verde	86322	Yavapai County	Camp Verde Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 567-8060	716	36	19.8		351 (49.0%)	2 (0.3%)	253 (35.3%)	3 (0.4%)	79 (11.0%)	3 (0.4%)	25 (3.5%)	$6,506	$498	$61	$1,057	$5,537	$409	$5,947	19.3	14	802	88		040160000086
715	Roberts Naylor	Public	PK, KG-8	1701 S Columbus Blvd	Tucson	85711	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 584-6800	612	45	13.5		54 (8.8%)	159 (26.0%)	304 (49.7%)	53 (8.7%)	18 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)		$00			$00			19.2	16.7	758	43		040880000872
716	Manzanita Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8430 N 39th Ave	Phoenix	85051	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 348-2200	539	35	15.5		87 (16.1%)	33 (6.1%)	370 (68.6%)	18 (3.3%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	$9,687	$874	$224	$1,972	$7,050	$1,539	$8,589	19.2	21.5	675	41		040906000929
717	Empower College Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	2411 W Colter St	Phoenix	85015	Maricopa County	Empower College Prep	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 283-5720	697	44	15.8		30 (4.3%)	85 (12.2%)	556 (79.8%)	14 (2.0%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)	$13,104	$3,058	$1,932	$8,048	$5,395	$2,718	$8,114	19	21.4	679	38		040087703354
718	Ganado Intermediate School	Public	3-5	Highway 264	Ganado	86505	Apache County	Ganado Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 755-1300	194	15	12.9		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.2%)	3 (1.5%)	172 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)		$00			$00			18.8			(n/a)		040329000253
719	Southwest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1111 W Dobbins Rd	Phoenix	85041	Maricopa County	Roosevelt Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 232-4270	475	23	20.6		21 (4.4%)	30 (6.3%)	401 (84.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.9%)	$13,311	$1,613	$1,359	$4,584	$9,003	$1,336	$10,339	18.8			(n/a)		040708001325
720	Tuscano Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3850 S 79th Ave	Phoenix	85043	Maricopa County	Fowler Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 707-2300	532	29	18.3		32 (6.0%)	80 (15.0%)	396 (74.4%)	5 (0.9%)	5 (0.9%)	5 (0.9%)	9 (1.7%)		$00			$00			18.6	11.3	851	131		040306002495

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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.