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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				AASA English Language Arts (2026)							AASA Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Distance	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts All Grades	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Desert Cove Elementary School	0.0mi	Public	PK, KG-6	11020 N 28th St	Phoenix	85028	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-3400	414	32	13.1	33.6%	213 (51.4%)	10 (2.4%)	150 (36.2%)	8 (1.9%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	25 (6.0%)	62.4	303^rd of 900 public elementary schools	66.3%		58.5	330^th of 909 public elementary schools	63.7%	27	44.0	65.0	48.0	46.0			51.0	57.0	56.0	50.0	36.0			49.0	88.9%	5.6%	$10,366	$702	$215	$1,618	$9,039	$410	$9,449
BASIS Phoenix Primary	0.7mi	Public, Charter	K-5	11850 N 32nd St	Phoenix	85028	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 598-0330	792	56	14.1	—	177 (22.3%)	28 (3.5%)	74 (9.3%)	452 (57.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.2%)	95	29^th of 900 public elementary schools	96.8%		95.9	23^rd of 909 public elementary schools	97.5%	6	83.0	77.0	70.0				76.0	79.0	71.0	78.0				76.0	89.9%	12.3%	$8,300	$359	$20	$737	$5,564	$2,358	$7,922
Mercury Mine Elementary School	0.9mi	Public	PK, KG-6	9640 N 28th St	Phoenix	85028	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-3700	506	33	15.5	17.2%	362 (71.5%)	5 (1.0%)	109 (21.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.3%)	86.7	98^th of 900 public elementary schools	89.1%		79.7	158^th of 909 public elementary schools	82.6%	60	70.0	71.0	69.0	68.0			70.0	58.0	72.0	74.0	45.0			63.0	96.2%	1.9%	$7,313	$312	$189	$813	$6,336	$476	$6,812
Larkspur Elementary School	1.0mi	Public	PK, KG-6	2450 E Larkspur Dr	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-3300	353	33	10.5	55.2%	98 (27.8%)	26 (7.4%)	195 (55.2%)	7 (2.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.2%)	20.3	697^th of 900 public elementary schools	22.6%		21.4	684^th of 909 public elementary schools	24.8%	13	29.0	32.0		30.0			28.0		28.0					20.0	88.9%	5.6%	$15,710	$4,161	$484	$8,806	$9,894	$1,172	$11,065
Hidden Hills Elementary School	2.0mi	Public	PK, KG-6	1919 E Sharon Dr	Phoenix	85022	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-3100	259	25	10.5	47.9%	104 (40.2%)	18 (6.9%)	114 (44.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	3 (1.2%)	14 (5.4%)	48.1	407^th of 900 public elementary schools	54.8%		48.4	398^th of 909 public elementary schools	56.2%	9	36.0	45.0		64.0			39.0	31.0	45.0	30.0	52.0			40.0	78.8%	3%	$12,014	$1,675	$289	$3,639	$9,455	$595	$10,050
Great Hearts Academies - Archway North Phoenix	2.0mi	Public, Charter	K-6	14100 N 32nd St	Phoenix	85034	Maricopa County	Archway Classical Academy North Phoenix	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 996-4355	713	40	17.8	—	415 (58.2%)	12 (1.7%)	132 (18.5%)	103 (14.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.9%)	93.2	44^th of 900 public elementary schools	95.1%		93.9	44^th of 909 public elementary schools	95.2%		68.0	74.0	72.0				72.0	72.0	72.0	77.0				74.0	87.6%	14.9%	$9,649	$233	$59	$525	$5,666	$3,690	$9,357
Indian Bend Elementary School	2.1mi	Public	PK, KG-6	3633 E Thunderbird Rd	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-3200	539	39	13.8	56.6%	127 (23.6%)	26 (4.8%)	338 (62.7%)	13 (2.4%)	16 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	14.4	798^th of 900 public elementary schools	11.3%		17	749^th of 909 public elementary schools	17.6%	49		26.0	25.0	24.0			23.0		20.0	26.0	21.0			21.0	94.3%	3.8%	$9,836	$1,135	$160	$2,429	$8,177	$365	$8,541
Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered - Mountainside	2.1mi	Public, Charter	K-8	9215 N 14th St	Phoenix	85020	Maricopa County	Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 943-7672	177	10	17.7	—	94 (53.1%)	3 (1.7%)	68 (38.4%)	4 (2.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	73.3	211^th of 900 public elementary schools	76.6%		89.9	69^th of 909 public elementary schools	92.4%	142	62.0	50.0		65.0			56.0							37.0	84%	20%	$7,304	$00	$660	$660	$00	$6,644	$6,644
Benchmark School	2.8mi	Public, Charter	K-6	4120 E Acoma Dr	Phoenix	85032	Maricopa County	Benchmark School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 765-3582	328	50	6.5	—	227 (69.2%)	4 (1.2%)	54 (16.5%)	12 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.1%)	69.6	243^rd of 900 public elementary schools	73.0%		73.6	219^th of 909 public elementary schools	75.9%	24	44.0	80.0	63.0	52.0			59.0	35.0	73.0	61.0	41.0			52.0	53.3%	20%		$00			$00
Scholars Academy Sunnyslope	2.8mi	Public, Charter	K-8	1055 E Hearn Rd	Phoenix	85022	Maricopa County	Scholars Academy Sunnyslope	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 601-6464	337	22	15.3	74.8%	60 (17.8%)	57 (16.9%)	188 (55.8%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.3%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (3.0%)								(n/a)		39.0					24.0		28.0					13.0	100%	7.7%		$00			$00

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