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Chaparral Elementary School

Q: Is Chaparral Elementary School a good school?

Chaparral Elementary School ranks 293 rd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

293^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Chaparral Elementary School is a public K-8 school in Gilbert, Arizona, part of the Higley Unified School District. With 749 students, Chaparral has shown strong academic performance, often exceeding state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency.

Chaparral particularly excels with Hispanic and Multi-racial students, ranking in the top 25% of Arizona elementary schools for these subgroups. The school also performs well with English Language Learners, ranking in the top 7% statewide. However, Chaparral's performance with Asian and Special Education students lags behind, placing in the bottom 50% of Arizona elementary schools. The school's student-teacher ratio is relatively low, but its per-student spending has decreased in recent years, now below the state average.

While Chaparral's performance is generally on par with or slightly below other Higley Unified elementary schools, two district schools, Higley Traditional Academy and San Tan Elementary, consistently outperform Chaparral. Additionally, Chaparral's statewide ranking has declined in recent years, from a high of 4 stars to 3 stars, suggesting the need for targeted interventions to maintain and improve the school's academic performance.

734

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,402

Per pupil spending ?

23.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3380 E Frye Rd
Gilbert, AZ 85295-2170

(480) 279-7900

District: Higley Unified School District

Students who attend Chaparral Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Cooley Middle School
High:	Williams Field High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.9%

Hispanic:

23.0%

Two or more races:

6.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (50% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Above the Arizona median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Higley Unified School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg60%

Arizona avg38%

293^rd of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	63.9	293 of 909	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.2	269 of 912	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	241 of 1245	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	64.5	307 of 1000	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.6	257 of 1226	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	243 of 1039	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	227 of 1109	79.5%	★★★★☆
2017	85.1	163 of 1106	85.3%	★★★★☆
2016	83.8	169 of 1079	84.3%	★★★★☆
2015	78.0	190 of 955	80.1%	★★★★☆
2014	85.1	145 of 1079	86.6%	★★★★☆
2013	81.6	154 of 1158	86.7%	★★★★☆
2012	78.4	224 of 1141	80.4%	★★★★☆
2011	74.8	271 of 1075	74.8%	★★★★☆
2010	74.8	267 of 1090	75.5%	★★★★☆
2009	67.1	370 of 1062	65.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	42.2	357 of 607	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.0	373 of 895	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	31.6	246 of 316	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	187 of 270	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.3	332 of 620	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	79.1	67 of 451	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	60.1	65 of 975	93.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	301 of 589	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	291 of 602	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.4	233 of 1219	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	267 of 824	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.0	226 of 1219	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	234 of 862	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	280 of 1023	72.6%	★★★★☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	61.8	39 of 306	87.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	121 of 496	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	119 of 486	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	64.0	345 of 1170	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	51.5	353 of 716	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.2	244 of 1198	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.8	165 of 709	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	146 of 911	84.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	220 of 549	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.6	141 of 556	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	233 of 1116	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	126 of 618	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	123 of 820	85.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	296 of 626	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	255 of 628	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.9	261 of 1216	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	57.0	333 of 830	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.7	270 of 1220	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	70.0	228 of 850	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	223 of 1032	78.4%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	42.7	170 of 239	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	69.8	108 of 617	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	80 of 444	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	67.3	235 of 1027	77.1%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	71.4	60 of 654	90.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	37.7	494 of 820	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.4	356 of 1201	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	51.8	143 of 417	65.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	316 of 465	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	298 of 486	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	71.9	239 of 1024	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	53.5	353 of 800	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.5	282 of 1161	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	53.4	282 of 595	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	308 of 720	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2014	82.7	111 of 690	83.9%	★★★★☆
2013	79.4	129 of 787	83.6%	★★★★☆
2012	79.5	117 of 772	84.8%	★★★★☆
2011	77.0	141 of 685	79.4%	★★★★☆
2010	78.7	135 of 692	80.5%	★★★★☆
2009	77.4	129 of 663	80.5%	★★★★☆

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

Native American (2021)91st percentile+12 vs school

Foster Care (2021)87th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)85th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)82nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile-15 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile-19 vs school

African American (2023)41st percentile-39 vs school

Special Education (2023)40th percentile-41 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile-36 vs school

Military Connected (2021)29th percentile-50 vs school

Asian (2023)22nd percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts54%+14 vs state

Mathematics49%+12 vs state

Science37%+3 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Great local, community school. The administrators ensure teachers are striving for the best for our kids. It's gotten better and better each year. The past four years have been outstanding. Close Quote

by a citizen
Tuesday, January 15, 2013

I am a business owner in Gilbert, AZ that has left 10-12 messages for the principal of this school. I tried to donate almost $4,000 worth of supplies and cannot get the common courtesy of a returned phone call. I will be allocating the supplies to another school in the area. If you are a parent at this school I would highly recommend you call the principal and ask her to return her phone calls. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, July 30, 2010

In four short years this group of professionals have pulled together to make Chaparral Elementary School a "World Class" Institution. This school should be receiving a "Excelling" rating from the state. From SchoolDigger.com , anything less than five stars is a true injustice. My kid love's it here and is now entering the 7th Grade excited and ready to go. This was not the case in Orange County Ca schools. His grades are up, his attitude is outstanding and the only thing we are doing different is we relocated to this area. He love's his new school and teachers. He responds well and actually has stayed on top of homework assignments with out us having to "nag" him to get it done.

What ever you are doing at Chaparral, don't stop until you make it to the top! Close Quote

Schools Near Chaparral Elementary School

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Coronado Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4333 S Deanza Blvd	Gilbert	85297	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 279-6900	536	43	12.3		304 (56.7%)	19 (3.5%)	117 (21.8%)	34 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	55 (10.3%)	84.2	124^th of 909 public elementary schools	86.4%		76.7	189^th of 912 public elementary schools	79.3%	65	54.0	68.0	65.0	66.0			56.0	63.0	72.0	62.0			55.0		$8,040	$383	$348	$1,114	$6,778	$531	$7,309
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
Power Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4351 S Ranch House Pkwy	Gilbert	85297	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 279-7600	509	40	12.6		323 (63.5%)	24 (4.7%)	108 (21.2%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	40 (7.9%)	72	234^th of 909 public elementary schools	74.3%		69.9	250^th of 912 public elementary schools	72.6%	16	59.0	51.0	61.0	63.0			52.0	42.0	54.0	53.0			55.0		$8,128	$366	$147	$880	$7,194	$420	$7,614

Frequently Asked Questions about Chaparral Elementary School

Is Chaparral Elementary School a good school?

Chaparral Elementary School ranks 293^rd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Chaparral Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 734 students attended Chaparral Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Chaparral Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Cooley Middle School
High : Williams Field High School

What district is Chaparral Elementary School in?

Higley Unified School District

What is the racial makeup of Chaparral Elementary School?

Students at Chaparral Elementary School are 60% White, 23% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 6% African American, 3% Asian, 2% American Indian.

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