Best Elementary Schools in Arizona

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the AASA and AzSCI test scores by the Arizona Department of Education. The most recent update was on Saturday, October 11, 2025.

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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
271	Verrado Heritage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	20895 W Hamilton St	Buckeye	85396	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 547-3300	1,014	46	22		435 (42.9%)	54 (5.3%)	427 (42.1%)	16 (1.6%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	73 (7.2%)	$5,735	$01	$01	$03	$5,129	$604	$5,733	67.6	75.5	202	69		040438003478
272	W Arthur Sewel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	425 N Sahuara Ave	Tucson	85711	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 584-7200	200	15	13.2		54 (27.0%)	11 (5.5%)	112 (56.0%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	14 (7.0%)		$00			$00			67.4	84.7	126	146		040880000900
273	Magnet Traditional School	Public	PK, KG-8	2602 N 23rd Ave	Phoenix	85009	Maricopa County	Phoenix Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 257-6281	356	26	13.6		14 (3.9%)	30 (8.4%)	306 (86.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$10,133	$777	$393	$1,946	$8,442	$521	$8,964	67.3	71.8	232	41		040630001555
274	BASIS Phoenix Central Primary	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	201 E Indianola Ave	Phoenix	85012	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 962-7393	239	25	9.5		52 (21.8%)	38 (15.9%)	90 (37.7%)	27 (11.3%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (12.1%)	$11,866	$201	$29	$430	$7,709	$3,928	$11,636	67.3	77.3	186	88		040088103394
275	Westar Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	17777 W Westar Dr	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Liberty Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 237-2840	815	42	19.6		438 (53.7%)	48 (5.9%)	259 (31.8%)	6 (0.7%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.0%)	$8,888	$810	$332	$1,952	$6,268	$1,478	$7,746	67.2	63.5	299	24		040432002383
276	Flagstaff Junior Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	306 W Cedar Ave	Flagstaff	86001	Coconino County	Flagstaff Junior Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 774-6007	364	23	15.8		247 (67.9%)	2 (0.5%)	66 (18.1%)	3 (0.8%)	19 (5.2%)	6 (1.6%)	21 (5.8%)		$00			$00			67.2	48.6	418	142		040009801180
277	Legacy Traditional School - Surprise	Public, Charter	K-8	14506 W Sweetwater Ave	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Surprise	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 299-9820	1,797	39	46		817 (45.5%)	118 (6.6%)	649 (36.1%)	54 (3.0%)	9 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	148 (8.2%)		$00			$00			66.8	73.8	211	66		040093303496
278	Villa Montessori - Phoenix Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	4535 N 28th St	Phoenix	85016	Maricopa County	Villa Montessori Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 955-2210	500	27	18.8		381 (76.2%)	13 (2.6%)	74 (14.8%)	15 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.4%)		$00			$00			66.7	76	195	83		040005400756
279	Leman Academy of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	7720 N Silverbell Rd	Tucson	85743	Pima County	Leman Academy of Excellence Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 639-8080	1,167	92	12.6		513 (44.0%)	32 (2.7%)	521 (44.6%)	54 (4.6%)	9 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (3.2%)		$00			$00			66.6	72.3	225	54		040094403503
280	Desert Willow Elementary School	Public	K-5	9400 E Esmond Loop	Tucson	85747	Pima County	Vail Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 879-2302	811	46	17.7		296 (36.5%)	55 (6.8%)	384 (47.3%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (8.1%)	$6,728	$622	$65	$1,309	$5,867	$175	$6,041	66.6	61.4	316	36		040885001003

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About our rankings:

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.

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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.