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Best Phoenix �� Elementary Schools (2026)

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Phoenix, Arizona �� Schools (Closed)

School

Location

Quick Facts

Guiding Light School (Closed 2015)

Daycare / Preschool (Christian)

6750 N 7th Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85013
(602) 246-9989

Gr: K | 63 students

International Christian Academy Online (Closed 2014)

(Christian)

610 E Bell Rd Ste 12
Phoenix, AZ 85022
(866) 780-9007

Gr: 3-12 | 37 students

Martin Luther School-phoenix (Closed 2010)

(Other Lutheran)

1806 W Glenrosa Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85015
(602) 248-0656

Gr: K-9 | 89 students

Mission Christian School (Closed 2006)

(Christian)

2925 W Polk St
Phoenix, AZ 85009
(602) 278-6924

Gr: K-12 | 110 students

Parkway Childrens School (Closed 2021)

Daycare / Preschool (Church of God)

1751 E Maryland Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85016
(602) 266-5059

Gr: PK-K | 101 students Tuition listed

Phoenix Advantage Charter School (Closed 2020)

3738 N 16th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85016
(602) 263-8777

Gr: K-8 | 285 students Avg. class size: 20 students Acceptance rate listed

Phoenix Christian Elementary Central (Closed 2006)

(Christian)

4002 N 18th Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85015
(602) 264-4338

Gr: NS-6 | 151 students

Trinity Umc Preschool & Kindergarten (Closed 2014)

Daycare / Preschool

3104 W Glendale Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85051
(602) 973-9060

Gr: PK-K | 58 students

Overview

This Town (Phoenix)

This State (AZ)

# Schools

54 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of �� Elementary Schools
Year	Phoenix, AZ Total Schools
2025	54
2024	54
2023	47
2022	48
2021	50
2020	51
2019	55
2018	55
2017	54
2016	55
2015	45

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Student Body:

# Students

15,294 Students

60,300 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per �� Elementary School
Year	Phoenix, AZ Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	300	201	199
2024	293	195	192
2023	311	194	193
2022	285	192	205
2021	274	188	201
2020	265	176	188
2019	256	176	193
2018	259	174	190
2017	254	179	199
2016	248	172	196
2015	196	137	183

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% Average Students of Color

34%

37%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Phoenix, AZ Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	34%	39%	33%
2024	33%	38%	32%
2023	36%	40%	32%
2022	37%	40%	32%
2021	37%	41%	31%
2020	37%	41%	31%
2019	33%	38%	31%
2018	35%	39%	30%
2017	37%	39%	31%
2016	36%	39%	31%
2015	38%	37%	31%

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Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

1,236 Teachers

4,892 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

13:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Phoenix, AZ Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	13:1	12:1	11:1
2024	13:1	12:1	11:1
2023	13:1	12:1	11:1
2022	13:1	12:1	11:1
2021	13:1	12:1	11:1
2020	13:1	12:1	11:1
2019	13:1	12:1	11:1
2018	13:1	12:1	11:1
2017	13:1	12:1	11:1
2016	13:1	12:1	12:1
2015	13:1	12:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

61%

56%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Phoenix, AZ Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	61%	56%	54%
2024	59%	54%	54%
2023	60%	54%	53%
2022	59%	55%	53%
2021	59%	55%	53%
2020	59%	56%	53%
2019	59%	56%	52%
2018	56%	55%	52%
2017	56%	54%	51%
2016	52%	54%	51%
2015	59%	53%	50%

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Average Class Size

17 students

16 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Phoenix, AZ Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	17	16	16
2024	17	16	15
2023	17	16	15
2022	18	16	15
2021	17	16	15
2020	17	16	15
2019	16	16	15
2018	15	15	15
2017	15	15	15
2016	15	15	15
2015	15	15	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

9 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Phoenix, AZ Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	9	9	12
2024	8	8	11
2023	8	8	10
2022	6	8	10
2021	6	8	10
2020	6	8	10
2019	7	7	10
2018	5	7	10
2017	6	7	10
2016	6	7	9
2015	9	6	9

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Average SAT score

1192

(Out of 1600)

1239

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SAT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Phoenix, AZ Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	1,192	1,239	1,236
2024	1,192	1,253	1,233
2023	1,192	1,254	1,231
2022	1,165	1,244	1,232
2021	1,165	1,244	1,232
2020	1,165	1,244	1,229
2019	1,158	1,231	1,230
2018	1,144	1,216	1,227
2017	1,144	1,218	1,232
2016	1,101	1,153	1,292
2015	1,100	1,179	1,244

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Phoenix, AZ Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	25	25	26
2024	25	26	26
2023	25	26	26
2022	24	26	26
2021	24	26	26
2020	24	26	26
2019	24	25	26
2018	24	26	25
2017	24	26	25
2016	24	26	25

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Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$13,903

$11,432

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Phoenix, AZ Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	$13,903	$11,496	$14,043
2024	$13,551	$10,423	$12,357
2023	$13,014	$9,910	$11,693
2022	$12,212	$9,835	$11,199
2021	$11,484	$9,658	$10,824
2020	$11,183	$9,649	$10,496
2019	$11,316	$9,962	$10,300
2018	$13,444	$10,324	$10,056
2017	$13,421	$9,712	$9,712
2016	$12,785	$9,506	$9,307
2015	$12,825	$8,421	$8,903

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Average Summer Program Cost

$710

$709

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2018-2025)
Year	Phoenix, AZ Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	$710	$709	$1,115
2024	$820	$710	$1,094
2023	$875	$667	$1,136
2022	$875	$608	$1,075
2021	$875	$597	$1,028
2020	$1,175	$704	$1,130
2019	$988	$686	$1,199
2018	$650	$774	$1,041

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Average % on Financial Aid

50%

59%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Phoenix, AZ Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	50%	59%	34%
2024	50%	60%	33%
2023	49%	58%	33%
2022	49%	57%	32%
2021	47%	57%	32%
2020	42%	54%	31%
2019	37%	52%	30%
2018	34%	50%	29%
2017	36%	50%	29%
2016	29%	46%	28%
2015	34%	47%	27%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$10,570

$6,116

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Phoenix, AZ Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	$10,570	$6,116	$6,227
2024	$10,300	$6,117	$6,113
2023	$8,856	$5,332	$5,785
2022	$8,170	$5,397	$5,514
2021	$8,170	$5,359	$5,269
2020	$7,570	$5,308	$5,141
2019	$5,550	$4,953	$5,007
2018	$3,543	$4,672	$4,752
2017	$5,521	$4,565	$4,582
2016	$5,134	$4,480	$4,396
2015	$3,884	$3,416	$4,230

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Average Acceptance Rate

84%

86%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Phoenix, AZ Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	84%	85%	81%
2024	87%	87%	85%
2023	88%	86%	85%
2022	88%	89%	85%
2021	90%	89%	86%
2020	90%	89%	86%
2019	90%	88%	85%
2018	84%	86%	85%
2017	85%	87%	86%
2016	84%	88%	85%
2015	81%	89%	86%

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Average Endowment Size

$1.7 million

$479.77 million

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Endowment Trends (2019-2025)
Year	Phoenix, AZ Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	$1 M	$413 M	$53 M
2024	$1 M	$1,005 M	$51 M
2023	$1 M	$1,005 M	$68 M
2022	$1 M	$1,255 M	$73 M
2021	$1 M	$1,255 M	$65 M
2020	$1 M	$1,667 M	$69 M
2019	$1 M	$2,500 M	$75 M

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Students by Ethnicity:

0.66

0.71

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Phoenix, AZ Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	0.66	0.71	0.64
2024	0.65	0.70	0.64
2023	0.66	0.71	0.63
2022	0.64	0.71	0.62
2021	0.64	0.71	0.62
2020	0.64	0.71	0.62
2019	0.63	0.69	0.61
2018	0.62	0.69	0.60
2017	0.61	0.68	0.59
2016	0.60	0.68	0.59
2015	0.65	0.68	0.58

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# American Indian Students

157 Students

1,957 Students

% American Indian Students

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Percentage of �� Elementary School Students of American Indian Trends
Year	Phoenix, AZ Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	1%	3%	1%
2024	1%	3%	1%
2023	2%	4%	1%
2022	2%	4%	1%
2021	2%	5%	1%
2020	1%	5%	1%
2019	2%	5%	1%
2018	2%	4%	1%
2017	2%	6%	1%
2016	1%	6%	1%
2015	1%	6%	1%

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# Asian Students

417 Students

1,563 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Phoenix, AZ Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	3%	3%	5%
2024	3%	3%	5%
2023	3%	3%	5%
2022	2%	2%	5%
2021	2%	2%	5%
2020	2%	2%	5%
2019	1%	2%	4%
2018	1%	2%	4%
2017	1%	2%	4%
2016	1%	2%	4%
2015	2%	2%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

3,107 Students

11,030 Students

% Hispanic Students

20%

19%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Phoenix, AZ Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	20%	19%	9%
2024	21%	19%	9%
2023	24%	22%	9%
2022	24%	22%	8%
2021	24%	22%	9%
2020	24%	23%	9%
2019	22%	21%	8%
2018	22%	21%	8%
2017	22%	19%	8%
2016	22%	19%	8%
2015	27%	18%	8%

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# Black Students

542 Students

2,657 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Phoenix, AZ Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	4%	5%	8%
2024	4%	5%	8%
2023	4%	3%	8%
2022	4%	3%	7%
2021	4%	3%	8%
2020	4%	3%	8%
2019	3%	3%	8%
2018	3%	3%	8%
2017	3%	3%	7%
2016	4%	3%	8%
2015	4%	4%	8%

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# White Students

7,823 Students

25,365 Students

% White Students

51%

43%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Phoenix, AZ Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	51%	44%	55%
2024	52%	45%	55%
2023	50%	41%	55%
2022	53%	42%	57%
2021	53%	42%	57%
2020	53%	44%	58%
2019	55%	46%	59%
2018	56%	47%	59%
2017	57%	49%	61%
2016	59%	50%	61%
2015	51%	49%	61%

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# Hawaiian Students

29 Students

106 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

3,254 Students

16,923 Students

% of Others Students

21%

28%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Phoenix, AZ Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	21%	26%	22%
2024	19%	25%	22%
2023	17%	27%	22%
2022	15%	27%	22%
2021	15%	26%	20%
2020	16%	23%	19%
2019	17%	23%	20%
2018	16%	23%	20%
2017	15%	21%	19%
2016	13%	20%	18%
2015	15%	21%	18%

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Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

14 extracurriculars

8 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

9 sports

6 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked private elementary schools in Phoenix, AZ?

The private elementary schools in Phoenix, AZ include All Saints' Episcopal Day School, St. Francis Xavier School, and Gateway Academy.

How many private elementary schools are located in Phoenix?

54 private elementary schools are located in Phoenix.

How much do private elementary schools cost in Phoenix?

The average tuition cost is $13,903, which is higher than the Arizona private school average tuition cost of $11,432.

How diverse are private elementary schools in Phoenix?

Phoenix private elementary schools are approximately 34% minority students, which is lower than the Arizona private school average of 37%.

What percentage of private elementary schools are religiously affiliated in Phoenix?

65% of private elementary schools in Phoenix are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

Which private elementary schools in Phoenix are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private elementary schools in Phoenix include: Torah Day School Of Phoenix vs. Phoenix Hebrew Academy, Christ The Redeemer Lutheran School vs. Christ Lutheran School, St. Matthew School vs. St. Francis Xavier School

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