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Islands Elementary School

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Islands Elementary School ranks 342 nd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

342^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Islands Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Gilbert, Arizona, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 458 students. The school is part of the Gilbert Unified District, which is ranked 85 out of 289 districts in Arizona and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Islands Elementary School has shown mixed performance on state assessments compared to the Gilbert Unified District and the state of Arizona. While the school performs better than the state average in some grade levels and subjects, it lags behind the district average in many areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 52% of 5th-grade students at Islands Elementary were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 55% for the district and 38% for the state. However, in 6th-grade Mathematics, Islands Elementary had 76% proficient or better, significantly higher than the district's 52% and the state's 29%. The school's performance on the AzSCI/Science assessment for 5th grade has been consistently lower than the district and state.

When comparing Islands Elementary School to other nearby schools in the Gilbert Unified District, such as Gilbert Elementary and Oak Tree Elementary, the performance gap is evident. While all three schools are part of the same district, Islands Elementary School consistently lags behind in both overall and subgroup performance. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Gilbert Elementary had 46% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 42% for Oak Tree Elementary and 52% for Islands Elementary.

451

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,336

Per pupil spending ?

40.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

245 S McQueen Rd
Gilbert, AZ 85233-6002

(480) 497-0742

District: Gilbert Unified District

Students who attend Islands Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mesquite Junior High School
High:	Mesquite High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.8%

White:

39.5%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 64th percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (48% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Above the Arizona median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Gilbert Unified District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg56%

Arizona avg38%

342^nd of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	56.3	342 of 909	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	382 of 912	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.4	335 of 1245	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	50.9	429 of 1000	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.3	402 of 1226	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.0	395 of 1039	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.7	326 of 1109	70.6%	★★★★☆
2017	70.8	315 of 1106	71.5%	★★★★☆
2016	72.2	288 of 1079	73.3%	★★★★☆
2015	59.5	346 of 955	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.3	294 of 1079	72.8%	★★★★☆
2013	68.9	350 of 1158	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.5	320 of 1141	72.0%	★★★★☆
2011	64.9	379 of 1075	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.1	330 of 1090	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	75.0	277 of 1062	73.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	92.8	16 of 607	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	66.1	83 of 289	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	60.0	205 of 895	77.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	50.4	142 of 316	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	10.9	267 of 270	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	49.0	345 of 620	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	78.1	69 of 451	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	46.2	303 of 975	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	297 of 589	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.8	170 of 602	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	310 of 1219	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	65.5	243 of 824	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	63.8	393 of 1219	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	348 of 862	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.2	273 of 1023	73.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	44 of 496	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	35 of 486	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	71.8	253 of 1170	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.0	238 of 716	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.8	342 of 1198	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	230 of 709	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	380 of 911	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	120 of 549	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.5	143 of 556	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	228 of 1116	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	59.9	243 of 618	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.8	142 of 820	82.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	259 of 626	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.7	410 of 628	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.6	391 of 1216	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	368 of 830	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.4	424 of 1220	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.3	409 of 850	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	379 of 1032	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	51.5	122 of 239	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	52.0	273 of 617	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.5	410 of 444	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	47.7	487 of 1027	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	54.0	88 of 219	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	85.2	1 of 82	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	54.5	163 of 654	75.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.9	700 of 820	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	984 of 1201	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	208 of 465	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.6	362 of 486	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.1	447 of 1024	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	481 of 800	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.8	497 of 1161	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.9	371 of 595	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.0	334 of 720	53.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2023)97th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)85th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+16 vs school

Native American (2023)60th percentile-13 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)56th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2023)55th percentile-18 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile-13 vs school

Military Connected (2021)49th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2023)15th percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics52%+14 vs state

English Language Arts49%+9 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

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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	AASA Mathematics 8th 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
Islands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	245 S McQueen Rd	Gilbert	85233	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 497-0742	451	33	13.7		178 (39.5%)	27 (6.0%)	184 (40.8%)	19 (4.2%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.0%)	56.3	342^nd of 909 public elementary schools	62.4%		53	382^nd of 912 public elementary schools	58.1%	40	34.0	41.0	52.0	70.0			42.0	42.0	46.0	76.0			33.0		$8,336	$435	$747	$1,618	$7,659		$7,153
Legacy Traditional School ? North Chandler	Public, Charter	K-8	1900 N McQueen Rd	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - North Chandler	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 757-5400	952	26	36.6		332 (34.9%)	118 (12.4%)	332 (34.9%)	65 (6.8%)	13 (1.4%)	14 (1.5%)	78 (8.2%)	45.5	428^th of 909 public elementary schools	52.9%		48.8	416^th of 912 public elementary schools	54.4%	12	37.0	49.0	44.0	46.0	68.0	57.0	35.0	45.0	42.0	26.0	35.0	23.0	42.0	53.0		$00			$00
Playa del Rey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	550 N Horne St	Gilbert	85233	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 892-7810	431	36	12.0		188 (43.6%)	14 (3.2%)	156 (36.2%)	20 (4.6%)	6 (1.4%)	7 (1.6%)	40 (9.3%)	64.3	290^th of 909 public elementary schools	68.1%		59.5	336^th of 912 public elementary schools	63.2%	46	56.0	72.0	42.0	41.0			71.0	70.0	45.0	29.0			39.0		$10,679	$1,257	$616	$3,130	$9,204		$8,806
Vector Prep and Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	2020 N. Arizona Ave. STE 62	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Vector School District Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(877) 225-2118	229	21	10.9		7 (3.1%)	41 (17.9%)	97 (42.4%)	1 (0.4%)	65 (28.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.9%)								(n/a)																$00			$00
Shumway Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	1325 N Shumway Ave	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 812-7400	474	38	12.4		111 (23.4%)	26 (5.5%)	247 (52.1%)	28 (5.9%)	17 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.5%)	26.3	604^th of 909 public elementary schools	33.6%		21.7	674^th of 912 public elementary schools	26.1%	70	29.0	33.0	41.0	30.0			27.0	21.0	37.0	22.0			33.0		$10,611	$1,306	$183	$2,796	$8,928	$193	$9,122
Sirrine Montessori Center	Public	PK, KG-6	591 W Mesquite St	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-3601	291	15	18.8		168 (57.7%)	8 (2.7%)	70 (24.1%)	6 (2.1%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (12.0%)	70.8	246^th of 909 public elementary schools	72.9%		62.6	308^th of 912 public elementary schools	66.2%	62	49.0	67.0	59.0	57.0			49.0	40.0					61.0		$8,834	$782	$69	$1,632	$7,661	$323	$7,983
Gilbert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	175 W Elliot Rd	Gilbert	85233	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 892-8624	563	41	13.7		179 (31.8%)	13 (2.3%)	328 (58.3%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.7%)	47	410^th of 909 public elementary schools	54.9%		42.7	457^th of 912 public elementary schools	49.9%	47	40.0	42.0	46.0	68.0			38.0	34.0	31.0	42.0			36.0		$8,886	$444	$617	$1,505	$8,208		$7,825
Sanborn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	700 N Superstition Blvd	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 812-7300	526	37	14.4		135 (25.7%)	22 (4.2%)	289 (54.9%)	22 (4.2%)	16 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.0%)	31.5	547^th of 909 public elementary schools	39.8%		32.1	557^th of 912 public elementary schools	38.9%	10	32.0	41.0	40.0	23.0			35.0	31.0	40.0	25.0			34.0		$10,638	$1,399	$198	$2,996	$8,820	$221	$9,041
Knox Gifted Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	700 W Orchid Ln	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 812-6100	653	34	19.4		196 (30.0%)	8 (1.2%)	66 (10.1%)	329 (50.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.3%)	99.4	2^nd of 909 public elementary schools	99.8%		99.2	3^rd of 912 public elementary schools	99.7%	1	99.0	96.0	90.0	94.0			93.0	89.0	85.0	90.0			89.0		$6,979	$600	$86	$1,286	$5,910	$383	$6,293
Oak Tree Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	505 W Houston Ave	Gilbert	85233	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 632-4785	384	33	11.7		159 (41.4%)	15 (3.9%)	162 (42.2%)	7 (1.8%)	8 (2.1%)	3 (0.8%)	30 (7.8%)	45.7	426^th of 909 public elementary schools	53.1%		36.9	505^th of 912 public elementary schools	44.6%	79	45.0	48.0	44.0	28.0			46.0	49.0	30.0	22.0			50.0		$11,696	$1,095	$1,051	$3,241	$10,249		$9,550

Frequently Asked Questions about Islands Elementary School

What district is Islands Elementary School in?

Gilbert Unified District

How many students attend Islands Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 451 students attended Islands Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Islands Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Mesquite Junior High School
High : Mesquite High School

What is the racial makeup of Islands Elementary School?

Students at Islands Elementary School are 41% Hispanic, 39% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% African American, 4% Asian, 2% American Indian.

Is Islands Elementary School a good school?

Islands Elementary School ranks 342^nd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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