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
691	Kerr Center for Agriscience	Public	K-8	125 E McLellan Rd	Mesa	85201	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-5100	450	32	14		53 (11.8%)	22 (4.9%)	294 (65.3%)	2 (0.4%)	57 (12.7%)	4 (0.9%)	18 (4.0%)	$8,967	$642	$239	$1,522	$7,881	$206	$8,087	20.9	9.4	878	187		040497000229
692	Sheely Farms Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9450 W Encanto Blvd	Phoenix	85037	Maricopa County	Tolleson Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 907-5270	628	36	17.3		30 (4.8%)	145 (23.1%)	423 (67.4%)	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	$11,786	$1,240	$918	$3,397	$7,536	$2,093	$9,628	20.8	15.5	772	80		040849002132
693	Eisenhower Center for Innovation	Public	PK, KG-6	848 N Mesa Dr	Mesa	85201	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-5200	489	29	16.8		39 (8.0%)	51 (10.4%)	338 (69.1%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.5%)	13 (2.7%)	29 (5.9%)	$10,275	$1,148	$344	$2,640	$8,268	$515	$8,783	20.8	14.1	799	106		040497000383
694	Arizona Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	335 E Germann Rd Ste 140	Gilbert	85297	Maricopa County	Arizona Connections Academy Charter School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(480) 782-5842	1,891	98	19.3		798 (42.2%)	161 (8.5%)	677 (35.8%)	16 (0.8%)	62 (3.3%)	9 (0.5%)	168 (8.9%)		$00			$00			20.6	22.1	666	28		040042703160
695	Rogers Ranch STEM Academy	Public	K-8	6735 S 47th Ave	Laveen	85339	Maricopa County	Laveen Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 304-2030	997	48	20.6		66 (6.6%)	256 (25.7%)	587 (58.9%)	18 (1.8%)	26 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.3%)	$8,781	$448	$289	$1,186	$6,808	$1,235	$8,043	20.6	24	641	54		040429003336
696	Roadrunner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	16651 W Calle Carmela	Marana	85653	Pima County	Marana Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 616-6363	372	28	13.2		187 (50.3%)	6 (1.6%)	155 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.9%)	$13,274	$2,029	$443	$4,500	$9,195	$1,607	$10,802	20.6	20.8	690	6		040463001165
697	Collier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	350 S 118th Ave	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Littleton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-5900	773				64 (8.3%)	102 (13.2%)	542 (70.1%)	17 (2.2%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	39 (5.0%)	$9,758	$834	$303	$1,970	$6,685	$1,937	$8,621	20.5	13.5	810	113		040444002247
698	Arizona Desert Elementary School	Public	K-6	1245 N. Main St.	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-6940	662	25	26.4		4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	656 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,875	$1,004	$521	$2,530	$5,639	$711	$6,350	20.3	18.2	739	41		040324001806
699	Seven Mile School	Public	PK, KG-5	2005 Ft. Apache	Whiteriver	85941	Navajo County	Whiteriver Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 358-5800	437	22	19.8		1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	11 (2.5%)	416 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)		$00			$00			20.2	9.8	870	171		040916002190
700	Bonnie Brennan School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Cochise Dr	Winslow	86047	Navajo County	Winslow Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 288-8400	253	17	14.8		28 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (43.5%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (15.0%)	$12,505	$3,550	$432	$7,532	$6,668	$1,855	$8,523	20.2	20.5	693	7		040946000971

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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.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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