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Best Elementary Schools
in Alhambra Elementary District (4280)

This page covers 13 elementary schools in Alhambra Elementary District (4280). Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Elementary Schools Rankings

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rank
Arizona K-8 Online Academy
Grades KG–08112 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.2:1)
50
/100
Student:Teacher
11.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,717
Near nat'l avg
2
rank
Valencia Newcomer School
Grades PK–08136 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
44
/100
Student:Teacher
15.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,717
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
74%
High economic need
3
rank
James W. Rice Elementary School
Grades PK–08739 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
41
/100
Student:Teacher
18.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,717
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
68%
High economic need
4
rank
Global Academy of Phoenix
Grades KG–08287 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
41
/100
Student:Teacher
19.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,717
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
59%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
Catalina Ventura School
Grades KG–08872 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
40
/100
Student:Teacher
18.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,717
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
75%
High economic need
6
rank
Alhambra Traditional School
Grades KG–08723 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
39
/100
Student:Teacher
20.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
33/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,717
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
56%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
Madrid Neighborhood School
Grades PK–08597 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
39
/100
Student:Teacher
19.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,717
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
75%
High economic need
8
rank
Cordova Elementary School
Grades PK–08657 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
38
/100
Student:Teacher
18.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
33/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,717
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
90%
High economic need
9
rank
Granada Elementary School-West Campus
Grades PK–04857 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
38
/100
Student:Teacher
19.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
33/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,717
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
73%
High economic need
10
rank
Barcelona Elementary School
Grades PK–08858 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
37
/100
Student:Teacher
18.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
33/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,717
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
89%
High economic need
3 more elementary schools in Alhambra Elementary District (4280) not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
13
Elementary Schools
17
Total Schools
50
#1 Score
40
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.