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Higley Traditional Academy

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Higley Traditional Academy ranks 131 st of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

131^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Higley Traditional Academy is a highly-ranked public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Gilbert, Arizona, part of the Higley Unified School District. The school consistently outperforms state and district averages in academic metrics, making it a standout choice for families in the area.

Higley Traditional Academy's academic performance is exceptional, with 66% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 36% statewide and 59% in the district. The school also demonstrates strong performance across various student subgroups, ranking highly for Asian, African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students. With a relatively high per-student spending of $6,505 and a lower student-teacher ratio of 20.4, the school appears to be allocating resources effectively to support student learning.

When compared to other nearby schools, San Tan Elementary, Elona P. Cooley Early Child Development Center, and American Leadership Academy Gilbert K-6, Higley Traditional Academy consistently outperforms in academic metrics, making it a standout choice in the Gilbert area. While the school is already a high performer, there may be opportunities to further enhance its performance, particularly in areas where it is slightly below the district or state averages.

726

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,505

Per pupil spending ?

18.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3391 E Vest Ave
Gilbert, AZ 85295-8482

(480) 279-6800

District: Higley Unified School District

Students who attend Higley Traditional Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Cooley Middle School
High:	Williams Field High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.5%

Hispanic:

24.2%

African American:

7.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (62% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Arizona elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg60%

Arizona avg38%

131^st of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Higley Unified School District

68^th of 289Higley Unified School 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	131 of 909	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	163 of 912	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	89.2	131 of 1245	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	166 of 1000	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	91.5	98 of 1226	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	86.5	117 of 1039	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	88.2	117 of 1109	89.4%	★★★★☆
2017	88.2	116 of 1106	89.5%	★★★★☆
2016	90.2	88 of 1079	91.8%	★★★★★
2015	86.2	109 of 955	88.6%	★★★★☆
2014	85.1	146 of 1079	86.5%	★★★★☆
2013	73.7	285 of 1158	75.4%	★★★★☆
2012	80.7	187 of 1141	83.6%	★★★★☆
2011	77.4	242 of 1075	77.5%	★★★★☆
2010	72.3	302 of 1090	72.3%	★★★★☆
2009	64.6	401 of 1062	62.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	82.0	60 of 607	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	35.2	240 of 289	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	70.5	105 of 895	88.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	77.3	54 of 316	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	47 of 270	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	76.2	80 of 620	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	32.6	31 of 33	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	81.7	60 of 451	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	39.2	754 of 975	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	103 of 589	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	149 of 602	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	89.3	95 of 1219	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	77.2	136 of 824	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	90.9	86 of 1219	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	77.7	159 of 862	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	84.0	153 of 1023	85.0%	★★★★☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	53.2	69 of 306	77.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	66 of 496	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	95 of 486	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	162 of 1170	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	58.1	295 of 716	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	84.0	107 of 1198	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	85.7	80 of 709	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	91.5	52 of 911	94.3%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	72.4	21 of 423	95.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	38 of 549	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	76.8	90 of 556	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	87.3	75 of 1116	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	29 of 820	96.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	161 of 626	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	177 of 628	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	86.1	152 of 1216	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	194 of 830	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	89.7	110 of 1220	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	85.5	92 of 850	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	89.0	96 of 1032	90.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	58.8	193 of 617	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.2	91 of 444	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.1	88 of 1027	91.4%	★★★★★

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	80.0	16 of 171	90.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	45.5	383 of 820	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.4	166 of 1201	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	55.6	121 of 417	71.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	127 of 465	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	59.7	178 of 486	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.7	159 of 1024	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	90 of 800	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	85.0	97 of 1161	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	75.9	104 of 595	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	124 of 720	82.8%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2014	82.1	116 of 690	83.2%	★★★★☆
2013	69.9	205 of 787	74.0%	★★★★☆
2012	74.0	176 of 772	77.2%	★★★★☆
2011	76.4	147 of 685	78.5%	★★★★☆
2010	72.4	175 of 692	74.7%	★★★★☆
2009	63.4	225 of 663	66.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Homeless (2021)95th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+7 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)91st percentile~ school

African American (2023)90th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)87th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)83rd percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile-3 vs school

Foster Care (2021)77th percentile-15 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)69th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2023)53rd percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics63%+26 vs state

English Language Arts62%+22 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	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
Higley Traditional Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3391 E Vest Ave	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 279-6800	726	40	18.0		403 (55.5%)	51 (7.0%)	176 (24.2%)	46 (6.3%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	40 (5.5%)	83.8	131^st of 909 public elementary schools	85.6%		80	163^rd of 912 public elementary schools	82.1%	32	66.0	69.0	55.0	59.0			70.0	71.0	56.0	55.0			56.0		$6,505	$130	$100	$360	$5,683	$592	$6,275
Chaparral Elementary School	Public	K-8	3380 E Frye Rd	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 279-7900	734	49	15.0		440 (59.9%)	42 (5.7%)	169 (23.0%)	24 (3.3%)	12 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.4%)	63.9	293^rd of 909 public elementary schools	67.8%		67.2	269^th of 912 public elementary schools	70.5%	24	53.0	63.0	45.0	57.0			52.0	45.0	45.0	53.0			37.0		$7,402	$564	$436	$1,564	$5,944	$458	$6,402
Legacy Traditional School ? Gilbert	Public, Charter	K-8	2747 S Recker Rd	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Gilbert	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 397-9260	960	58	16.5		402 (41.9%)	62 (6.5%)	258 (26.9%)	140 (14.6%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	89 (9.3%)	70.5	248^th of 909 public elementary schools	72.7%		76.5	192^nd of 912 public elementary schools	78.9%	56	43.0	69.0	65.0	70.0	55.0	56.0	55.0	65.0	49.0	30.0	35.0	41.0	45.0	59.0		$00			$00
Gateway Pointe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2069 South De La Torre Drive	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 279-7700	685	46	14.7		315 (46.0%)	68 (9.9%)	192 (28.0%)	17 (2.5%)	7 (1.0%)	14 (2.0%)	72 (10.5%)	60.1	319^th of 909 public elementary schools	64.9%		47.7	421^st of 912 public elementary schools	53.8%	102	51.0	53.0	48.0	43.0			50.0	45.0	59.0	40.0			42.0		$7,347	$623	$77	$1,323	$5,950	$696	$6,646
San Tan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3443 E Calistoga Dr	Gilbert	85297	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 279-7200	854	45	18.8		530 (62.1%)	19 (2.2%)	250 (29.3%)	18 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	32 (3.7%)	82.3	137^th of 909 public elementary schools	84.9%		79.9	164^th of 912 public elementary schools	82.0%	27	54.0	73.0	56.0	67.0			60.0	64.0	63.0	55.0			53.0		$6,576	$205	$133	$543	$5,822	$416	$6,238
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
Learning Foundation and Performing Arts Warner	Public, Charter	K-6	3939 E Warner Rd	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	CAFA Inc. dba Learning Foundation and Performing	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 248-8025	285	20	14.2		101 (35.4%)	54 (18.9%)	97 (34.0%)	7 (2.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.4%)	33.8	527^th of 909 public elementary schools	42.0%		32.4	553^rd of 912 public elementary schools	39.4%	26		54.0	33.0	33.0				30.0					29.0		$6,315	$1,107	$249	$2,462	$3,874	$1,086	$4,960
Centennial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3507 S Ranch House Pkwy	Gilbert	85297	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 279-8200	588	40	14.5		367 (62.4%)	26 (4.4%)	137 (23.3%)	7 (1.2%)	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (6.6%)	80.4	153^rd of 909 public elementary schools	83.2%		80.8	155^th of 912 public elementary schools	83.0%	2	60.0	71.0	56.0	66.0			59.0	74.0	46.0	52.0			54.0		$6,866	$257	$109	$623	$6,047	$453	$6,500
ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	6950 E Williams Field Rd	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 727-5700	497	39	12.7		208 (41.9%)	29 (5.8%)	173 (34.8%)	18 (3.6%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	57 (11.5%)	69.4	259^th of 909 public elementary schools	71.5%		70.5	244^th of 912 public elementary schools	73.2%	15	50.0	60.0					59.0	49.0								$00			$00
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Higley Traditional Academy

What district is Higley Traditional Academy in?

Higley Unified School District

Is Higley Traditional Academy a good school?

Higley Traditional Academy ranks 131^st of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Higley Traditional Academy attend?

Students who attend Higley Traditional Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cooley Middle School
High : Williams Field High School

What is the racial makeup of Higley Traditional Academy?

Students at Higley Traditional Academy are 56% White, 24% Hispanic, 7% African American, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Higley Traditional Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 726 students attended Higley Traditional Academy.

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