Best Public Schools in Gilbert, AZ

Gilbert’s area summary counts 68 schools—44 elementary, 4 middle, 14 high and 6 alternative—while the listed schools include options spanning elementary through high school. The results show especially wide differences among schools: in 11th grade, reported ELA proficiency ranges from 30–96% and math from 35–98%, so families will find substantially different academic outcomes across the area.

Gilbert Classical Academy 7-12 leads the listed 11th-grade results, with 96% in ELA and 98% in math, compared with state results of 38% and 31%; its scores are 14 and 29 points above the next-highest listed schools in those subjects. Elementary standouts include Weinberg Gifted Academy, with 89% in both grade-5 ELA and math and 93% in science, and Neely Traditional Academy, with 82% ELA and 78% math across all grades. At the low end, Freedom Prep Academy - Mesa reports 21% ELA and 11% math across all grades, 20 and 22 points below state results; its graduation rate is 59%, versus 80% statewide.

SchoolDigger rankings show strong recent standing for some schools, while others have slipped: Neely Traditional Academy ranked in the 99th, 98th and 98th percentiles over three listed years, whereas Burk Elementary School fell from the 51st to the 36th percentile. Mesquite Junior High School improved from the 43rd to the 60th percentile. Ratios also vary, from 9.8 students per teacher at Pioneer Elementary School to 41.5 at San Tan Charter School, but the figures do not show that ratios explain results. These comparisons describe the listed schools, not every school in the 68-school area total, and rank changes are not changes in test proficiency.