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Ashland Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

72^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Ashland Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school located in Gilbert, Arizona, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 758 students. The school is part of the Gilbert Unified District, which is ranked 85 out of 289 districts in the state and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Ashland Elementary has consistently outperformed the district and state in academic achievement, ranking in the top 10% of Arizona elementary schools for the past several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 72nd out of 909 Arizona elementary schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Ashland Elementary's students demonstrate significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the district and state averages. The school also maintains a strong performance across various student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and White students.

While Ashland Elementary's performance for African American students and English Language Learners is relatively lower compared to other subgroups, it is still higher than the state average. The school's consistent high rankings and 5-star rating suggest effective teaching practices, strong leadership, and a supportive school community. Interestingly, nearby schools like Chandler Traditional Academy - Liberty Campus and American Leadership Academy Gilbert K-6 also demonstrate strong academic performance, rivaling or exceeding Ashland Elementary in some metrics.

741

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,396

Per pupil spending ?

17.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1945 S Ashland Ranch Rd
Gilbert, AZ 85295-4993

(480) 917-9900

District: Gilbert Unified District

Students who attend Ashland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	South Valley Junior High
High:	Campo Verde High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.2%

Hispanic:

25.1%

Two or more races:

9.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (68% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% 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 school68%

District avg56%

Arizona avg38%

72^nd of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	89.7	72 of 909	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	103 of 912	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	93.1	68 of 1245	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.6	61 of 1000	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	93.4	71 of 1226	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	81.3	189 of 1039	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.7	173 of 1109	84.4%	★★★★☆
2017	83.4	182 of 1106	83.5%	★★★★☆
2016	83.0	181 of 1079	83.2%	★★★★☆
2015	86.2	110 of 955	88.5%	★★★★☆
2014	87.4	106 of 1079	90.2%	★★★★★
2013	83.7	128 of 1158	88.9%	★★★★☆
2012	80.9	181 of 1141	84.1%	★★★★☆
2011	82.7	164 of 1075	84.7%	★★★★☆
2010	84.8	135 of 1090	87.6%	★★★★☆
2009	82.3	165 of 1062	84.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	45.1	327 of 607	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.5	238 of 895	73.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	80.7	43 of 316	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	30 of 270	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.1	82 of 620	86.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.5	505 of 975	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	52 of 589	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	73.6	119 of 602	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	91.4	69 of 1219	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	84.9	63 of 824	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	91.7	78 of 1219	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	77.1	168 of 862	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	142 of 1023	86.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	115 of 496	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	89 of 486	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.5	150 of 1170	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	152 of 716	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	94.5	29 of 1198	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	80.8	118 of 709	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	190 of 911	79.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	56 of 549	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	63 of 556	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	100 of 1116	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	11 of 618	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	72.3	167 of 820	79.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	106 of 626	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	76 of 628	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	92.0	72 of 1216	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	56 of 830	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	92.7	67 of 1220	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	73.3	207 of 850	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	228 of 1032	77.9%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	51.5	63 of 145	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.2	31 of 101	69.3%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	18 of 239	92.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	83.7	43 of 617	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	80.9	41 of 444	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	74.7	150 of 1027	85.4%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	66.8	75 of 654	88.5%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	81.7	14 of 171	91.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	61.4	207 of 820	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	143 of 1201	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	33.2	272 of 417	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	52 of 465	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	86 of 486	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	88.6	55 of 1024	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	84.9	51 of 800	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	86.4	80 of 1161	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	67.5	163 of 595	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	148 of 720	79.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2023)93rd percentile~ school

Pacific Islander (2021)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile~ school

White (2025)89th percentile-3 vs school

Native American (2021)89th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2023)86th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2023)75th percentile-20 vs school

Military Connected (2023)57th percentile-38 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)48th percentile-46 vs school

African American (2023)46th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts69%+29 vs state

Mathematics68%+31 vs state

Science62%+28 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	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
Ashland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1945 S Ashland Ranch Rd	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 917-9900	741	52	14.3		439 (59.2%)	22 (3.0%)	186 (25.1%)	15 (2.0%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	71 (9.6%)	89.7	72^nd of 909 public elementary schools	92.1%		86.8	103^rd of 912 public elementary schools	88.7%	31	74.0	79.0	68.0	56.0			78.0	72.0	68.0	55.0			62.0		$7,396	$194	$387	$775	$7,010		$6,815
Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Gilbert	Public, Charter	K-6	320 E Warner Rd	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 632-0722	598	30	19.9		364 (60.9%)	8 (1.3%)	153 (25.6%)	15 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	54 (9.0%)	74.1	213^th of 909 public elementary schools	76.6%		71.1	240^th of 912 public elementary schools	73.7%	27	49.0	64.0	53.0	60.0			66.0	55.0	57.0	41.0			53.0		$5,851	$419	$52	$890	$4,419	$961	$5,380
Spectrum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2846 S Spectrum Way	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 917-0117	578	44	13.0		225 (38.9%)	47 (8.1%)	199 (34.4%)	40 (6.9%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (8.8%)	78.1	180^th of 909 public elementary schools	80.2%		67.3	268^th of 912 public elementary schools	70.6%	88	76.0	71.0	52.0	61.0			68.0	60.0	51.0	48.0			45.0		$9,287	$145	$14	$304	$8,841	$287	$9,128
Settlers Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	423 E Settlers Point Dr	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 507-1481	524	37	14.2		291 (55.5%)	5 (1.0%)	166 (31.7%)	16 (3.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.0%)	60.3	318^th of 909 public elementary schools	65.0%		69.4	255^th of 912 public elementary schools	72.0%	63	52.0	73.0	39.0	60.0			57.0	54.0	37.0	29.0			38.0		$7,966	$66	$510	$641	$7,675		$7,390
Chandler Traditional Academy - Liberty Campus	Public	PK, KG-6	550 N Emmett Dr	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-4900	677	38	18.0		256 (37.8%)	39 (5.8%)	243 (35.9%)	78 (11.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (8.3%)	76.3	196^th of 909 public elementary schools	78.4%		78.1	182^nd of 912 public elementary schools	80.0%	14	55.0	67.0	47.0	61.0			65.0	62.0	67.0	41.0			49.0		$7,069	$569	$135	$1,272	$6,118	$248	$6,365
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
Chandler Traditional Academy-Humphrey	Public	PK, KG-8	125 S 132nd St	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 812-6800	606	36	17.0		294 (48.5%)	28 (4.6%)	199 (32.8%)	18 (3.0%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.7%)	58 (9.6%)	68.3	266^th of 909 public elementary schools	70.7%		66.7	271^st of 912 public elementary schools	70.3%	5	54.0	54.0	43.0	63.0	58.0	33.0	58.0	58.0	59.0	49.0	61.0	48.0	35.0	37.0	$10,111	$580	$77	$1,237	$9,077	$377	$9,454
American Leadership Academy Gilbert K-6	Public, Charter	K-6	3155 S San Tan Village Pkwy	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 988-3204	556	35	15.8		372 (66.9%)	11 (2.0%)	115 (20.7%)	15 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	35 (6.3%)	86.7	100^th of 909 public elementary schools	89.0%		82.5	147^th of 912 public elementary schools	83.9%	47	55.0	66.0	71.0	73.0			68.0	61.0	67.0	55.0			64.0		$6,036	$133	$236	$502	$4,160	$1,507	$5,667
Quartz Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3680 S Quartz St	Gilbert	85297	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 855-5732	469	35	13.3		268 (57.1%)	21 (4.5%)	134 (28.6%)	14 (3.0%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.5%)	83	133^rd of 909 public elementary schools	85.4%		71.9	231^st of 912 public elementary schools	74.7%	98	54.0	72.0	57.0	79.0			57.0	72.0	50.0	68.0			54.0		$8,006	$00	$22	$22	$7,692	$292	$7,984
Finley Farms Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	375 S Columbus Dr	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 507-1624	588	38	15.5		332 (56.5%)	19 (3.2%)	175 (29.8%)	18 (3.1%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.5%)	77.8	182^nd of 909 public elementary schools	80.0%		71.9	228^th of 912 public elementary schools	75.0%	46	69.0	64.0	57.0	63.0			63.0	48.0	52.0	55.0			51.0		$7,862	$306	$543	$1,155	$7,225		$7,013

Frequently Asked Questions about Ashland Elementary

How many students attend Ashland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 741 students attended Ashland Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Ashland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ashland Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Valley Junior High
High : Campo Verde High School

What district is Ashland Elementary in?

Gilbert Unified District

What is the racial makeup of Ashland Elementary?

Students at Ashland Elementary are 59% White, 25% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

Is Ashland Elementary a good school?

Yes. Ashland Elementary ranks in the top 7.9% of Arizona elementary schools.

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