Best Elementary Schools in Glendale, AZ (2025-26)
Every ranked elementary school in Glendale, AZ, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Glendale, AZ rankings: Elementary Schools
Glendale, AZ elementary schools ranked
How Glendale, AZ's elementary schools compare
A: 10B: 13C: 13D: 11F: 4
45% of the 51 ranked elementary schools in Glendale, AZ earn an A or B (10 A grades, 13 B, 13 C, 11 D, 4 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 37 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (73% here, 70% nationally), and 18 exceed it. On average 34% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 30% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Discovery School (38% against 21%, B-), Sweetwater School (38% against 22%, B-), Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School (37% against 21%, B-), Challenge Charter School (58% against 44%, A), Las Brisas Elementary School (67% against 55%, A+).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 13): Deer Valley Unified District (4246) (9), Peoria Unified School District (4237) (2).
The largest ranked elementary schools: Legacy Traditional School Glendale (1,273 students, A-, #7), Academy Of Math And Science Glendale (1,249 students, C, #28), Highland Lakes School (1,069 students, A-, #6).
Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 4 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
Elementary schools in Glendale, AZ that are not ranked
2 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Not yet graded (2)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Desert Garden Elementary School, Glendale
- Glendale Elementary Online Geo Learning, Glendale
About this ranking
- Scope: public elementary schools in Glendale, AZ, as grouped on its schools page; the Arizona ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about elementary schools in Glendale, AZ
What is the best elementary school in Glendale, AZ?
Legend Springs Elementary in Glendale ranks first among the 51 ranked elementary schools in Glendale, AZ with a SchoolGrade of A+, 71% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 62%.
How are elementary schools in Glendale, AZ ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many elementary schools does Glendale, AZ have?
SchoolGrade grades 53 public elementary schools in Glendale, AZ; 51 are ranked here and 2 are listed as not ranked.