• Rice Elementary has been honored as an A+ School of Excellence by the Arizona Education Foundation! This prestigious recognition is the highest state-level award given to public schools and is a testament to the dedication and hard work of our entire school community. What makes this achievement even more remarkable is that we have attained this honor within the first four years of our school's establishment in 2020. It speaks volumes about the commitment to excellence embedded in our school's culture from the very beginning.

    From the Arizona Education Foundation A+ School of Excellence® Award website:

    "A+ Schools are celebrated and recognized as exceptional. Earning the highly prestigious and coveted A+ designation spotlights the positive successes happening in public schools every day."

    A+ School of Excellence® is a registered trademark or service mark of the Arizona Educational Foundation and is used by permission.