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Patterson Elementary School

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Patterson Elementary School ranks 112 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

112^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Patterson Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Gilbert, Arizona, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 536 students. The school is part of the Gilbert Unified District, which is ranked 85 out of 289 districts in Arizona and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Patterson Elementary School has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 20% of Arizona elementary schools over the past 10 years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 112 out of 909 Arizona elementary schools and received a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school consistently outperforms the Gilbert Unified District and the state of Arizona in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas, with significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics for grades 3-6. For example, in 6th grade ELA, Patterson Elementary had a 74% proficiency rate, compared to 64% for the district and 41% for the state. The school also performs exceptionally well for several student subgroups, including Asian, Hispanic, and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) students, ranking in the top 15% of Arizona elementary schools for both male and female students.

While Patterson Elementary School outperforms the nearby schools in the Gilbert Unified District, there are a few notable exceptions. Neely Traditional Academy, a public school within the same district, consistently ranks among the top 1% of Arizona elementary schools and outperforms Patterson Elementary in several academic areas. Additionally, Challenger Basic School, a public charter school, also ranks in the top 5% of Arizona elementary schools and outperforms Patterson Elementary in both ELA and Mathematics. However, the school may need to address the needs of special education and English Language Learner (ELL) students, as their performance is relatively lower compared to other student subgroups.

518

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,810

Per pupil spending ?

28.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1211 E Guadalupe Rd
Gilbert, AZ 85234-4889

(480) 892-2803

District: Gilbert Unified District

Students who attend Patterson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mesquite Junior High School
High:	Gilbert High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.9%

Hispanic:

25.5%

Two or more races:

8.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 85th percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (64% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Arizona elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Gilbert Unified District

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg56%

Arizona avg38%

112^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 26Elementary Schools in the Gilbert Unified District

85^th of 289Gilbert Unified District among Arizona districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	112 of 909	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	88.5	86 of 912	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	84.6	185 of 1245	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	174 of 1000	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	86.9	160 of 1226	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	228 of 1039	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	212 of 1109	80.9%	★★★★☆
2017	82.7	185 of 1106	83.3%	★★★★☆
2016	83.1	180 of 1079	83.3%	★★★★☆
2015	83.3	144 of 955	84.9%	★★★★☆
2014	80.1	207 of 1079	80.8%	★★★★☆
2013	80.7	173 of 1158	85.1%	★★★★☆
2012	77.6	231 of 1141	79.8%	★★★★☆
2011	76.4	256 of 1075	76.2%	★★★★☆
2010	83.2	163 of 1090	85.0%	★★★★☆
2009	86.7	95 of 1062	91.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	65.5	165 of 607	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	112 of 289	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.7	266 of 895	70.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	80.4	46 of 620	92.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.5	520 of 975	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	150 of 589	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	103 of 602	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	170 of 1219	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	144 of 824	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	84.5	170 of 1219	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	65.4	273 of 862	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.8	257 of 1023	74.9%	★★★★☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	64.4	27 of 306	91.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	23 of 496	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	32 of 486	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	75.7	206 of 1170	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	222 of 716	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.3	160 of 1198	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	91.5	38 of 709	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	78.5	155 of 911	83.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	44 of 549	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	35 of 556	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	84.2	105 of 1116	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	82.4	74 of 618	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	93 of 820	88.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	90 of 626	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	91 of 628	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	198 of 1216	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	204 of 830	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	86.0	152 of 1220	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.4	165 of 850	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	149 of 1032	85.6%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	50.6	65 of 145	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.9	101 of 239	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	68.8	114 of 617	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	50.7	220 of 444	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.4	162 of 1027	84.2%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	67.6	22 of 82	73.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.4	285 of 654	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	55.8	72 of 171	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	39.1	470 of 820	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	102 of 145	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.0	414 of 1201	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	18.8	394 of 417	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	111 of 465	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	110 of 486	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	198 of 1024	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	137 of 800	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	79.9	172 of 1161	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	59.8	226 of 595	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.0	164 of 720	77.2%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+8 vs school

Asian (2021)93rd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+4 vs school

Foster Care (2021)91st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)82nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile-13 vs school

Native American (2022)73rd percentile-9 vs school

African American (2023)73rd percentile-12 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)58th percentile-29 vs school

Military Connected (2023)55th percentile-30 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)47th percentile-40 vs school

Special Education (2023)43rd percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics66%+30 vs state

English Language Arts64%+24 vs state

Science56%+22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)						AASA Mathematics (2025)					AzSCI Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	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
Patterson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1211 E Guadalupe Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 892-2803	518	35	14.7		305 (58.9%)	15 (2.9%)	132 (25.5%)	12 (2.3%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.5%)	85.5	112^th of 909 public elementary schools	87.7%		88.5	86^th of 912 public elementary schools	90.6%	26	45.0	75.0	64.0	74.0			61.0	65.0	70.0	70.0		56.0		$7,810	$273	$647	$1,194	$7,019		$6,890
Val Vista Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1030 N Blue Grotto Dr	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 926-6301	506	35	14.3		302 (59.7%)	12 (2.4%)	142 (28.1%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	37 (7.3%)	75.3	201^st of 909 public elementary schools	77.9%		76.5	191^st of 912 public elementary schools	79.1%	10	44.0	83.0	68.0	78.0			45.0	58.0	53.0	39.0		61.0		$9,628	$500	$467	$1,467	$8,599	$61	$8,661
Sonoma Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	601 N Key Biscayne Dr	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 497-9343	466	39	11.8		254 (54.5%)	10 (2.1%)	153 (32.8%)	13 (2.8%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.4%)	74.8	206^th of 909 public elementary schools	77.3%		58.7	342^nd of 912 public elementary schools	62.5%	136	51.0	60.0	52.0	74.0			65.0	56.0	44.0	68.0		44.0		$9,630	$187	$503	$877	$9,371		$8,939
Kaizen Education Foundation dba Gilbert Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	862 E Elliot Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Kaizen Education Foundation dba Gilbert Arts Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 325-6100	120	10	12.0		51 (42.5%)	12 (10.0%)	40 (33.3%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (12.5%)								(n/a)														$12,704	$1,190	$1,751	$4,130	$5,538	$4,226	$9,764
Burk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	545 N Burk St	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 926-3816	440	39	11.3		188 (42.7%)	13 (3.0%)	192 (43.6%)	6 (1.4%)	13 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (5.9%)	41.3	458^th of 909 public elementary schools	49.6%		43.2	451^st of 912 public elementary schools	50.5%	7	31.0	48.0	45.0	55.0			30.0	32.0	47.0	28.0		32.0		$9,854	$1,056	$568	$2,680	$8,057	$173	$8,230
Neely Traditional Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	500 E Houston Ave	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 892-2805	805	49	16.3		410 (50.9%)	18 (2.2%)	196 (24.3%)	115 (14.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	61 (7.6%)	96.1	20^th of 909 public elementary schools	97.8%		97.4	10^th of 912 public elementary schools	98.9%	10	74.0	87.0	77.0	89.0			82.0	79.0	78.0	65.0		62.0		$5,888	$06	$578	$591	$5,545		$5,303
Mesquite Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1000 E Mesquite St	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 813-1240	584	36	16.0		340 (58.2%)	10 (1.7%)	168 (28.8%)	8 (1.4%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (8.4%)	77.3	186^th of 909 public elementary schools	79.5%		68.6	259^th of 912 public elementary schools	71.6%	73	60.0	61.0	51.0	67.0			71.0	62.0	51.0	57.0		42.0		$7,558	$82	$371	$535	$7,227		$7,105
Leading Edge Academy Gilbert Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	459 N Gilbert Rd Ste D165	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	LEAD Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 545-6646	282	23	12.2		114 (40.4%)	32 (11.3%)	97 (34.4%)	8 (2.8%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.5%)	56.3	341^st of 909 public elementary schools	62.5%		65.8	276^th of 912 public elementary schools	69.7%	65	45.0	51.0	33.0	89.0	54.0	52.0		35.0	44.0	55.0	37.0	36.0	44.0		$00			$00
Challenger Basic School	Public, Charter	K-6	1315 N Greenfield Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Challenger Basic School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 830-1750	274	21	13.0		226 (82.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.4%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	92.9	52^nd of 909 public elementary schools	94.3%		93.7	49^th of 912 public elementary schools	94.6%	3	85.0	82.0	78.0	74.0			64.0	79.0	68.0	77.0		54.0			$00			$00
Pioneer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1535 N Greenfield Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 892-2022	310	31	9.8		151 (48.7%)	14 (4.5%)	110 (35.5%)	8 (2.6%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (6.5%)	71.5	239^th of 909 public elementary schools	73.7%		61	322^nd of 912 public elementary schools	64.7%	83	47.0	64.0	53.0	52.0			52.0	71.0	61.0	36.0		53.0		$9,686	$429	$514	$1,373	$8,864		$8,742

Frequently Asked Questions about Patterson Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Patterson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Patterson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mesquite Junior High School
High : Gilbert High School

What district is Patterson Elementary School in?

Gilbert Unified District

How many students attend Patterson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 518 students attended Patterson Elementary School.

Is Patterson Elementary School a good school?

Patterson Elementary School ranks 112^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Patterson Elementary School?

Students at Patterson Elementary School are 59% White, 25% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

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