Best Public Schools in Queen Creek, Arizona & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2022)				Ranking (2021)				AASA English Language Arts (2022)							AASA Mathematics (2022)							ACT English Language Arts (2022)	ACT Mathematics (2022)	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 (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	SchoolDigger Rating (2022)	Average Standard Score (2021)	Statewide Rank (2021)	State Percentile (2021)	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 English Language Arts All Grades	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics All Grades	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th 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
Cortina Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	19680 S 188th St	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 279-7800	778	45	17.1	3.9%	561 (72.1%)	18 (2.3%)	135 (17.4%)	14 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.9%)	86.3	169^th of 1188 public elementary schools	85.8%		89.9	128^th of 1226 public elementary schools	89.6%	41	68.0	79.0	57.0	47.0			63.0	70.0	72.0	64.0	47.0			63.0			$6,754	$349	$100	$798	$5,950	$354	$6,305
Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center	Public	PK	18655 E Jacaranda Blvd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 279-8600	70	16	4.2	8.6%	51 (72.9%)	2 (2.9%)	13 (18.6%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)								(n/a)																		$00			$00
Sossaman Middle School	Public	7-8	18655 E Jacaranda Blvd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 279-8500	1,096	56	19.6	6.1%	724 (66.1%)	34 (3.1%)	229 (20.9%)	34 (3.1%)	9 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	63 (5.7%)	89.4	51^st of 791 public middle schools	93.6%		91.9	49^th of 832 public middle schools	94.1%	2					71.0	55.0	63.0					56.0	56.0	56.0			$6,310	$284	$67	$635	$5,238	$721	$5,959
Ellsworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	38454 N Carolina Ave	Queen Creek	85140	Pinal County	J O Combs Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 882-3520	563	31	18.3	21.7%	262 (46.5%)	26 (4.6%)	228 (40.5%)	4 (0.7%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.2%)	23.6	915^th of 1188 public elementary schools	23.0%		30.7	779^th of 1226 public elementary schools	36.5%	136	35.0	25.0	21.0	19.0			25.0	27.0	19.0	13.0	10.0			17.0			$6,414	$496	$67	$1,059	$5,635	$215	$5,851
Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	40300 N Simonton Blvd	Queen Creek	85140	Pinal County	J O Combs Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 987-5330	508	22	22.6	27.8%	299 (58.9%)	21 (4.1%)	160 (31.5%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.3%)	32.8	749^th of 1188 public elementary schools	37.0%		38.9	678^th of 1226 public elementary schools	44.7%	71	38.0	23.0	25.0	24.0			28.0	44.0	21.0	27.0	15.0			28.0			$6,407	$488	$129	$1,105	$5,503	$287	$5,790
Queen Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	23636 S 204th St	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 987-5920	665	36	18.6	10.2%	413 (62.1%)	16 (2.4%)	196 (29.5%)	4 (0.6%)	8 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	25 (3.8%)	71.6	321^st of 1188 public elementary schools	73.0%		85.5	176^th of 1226 public elementary schools	85.6%	145	39.0	59.0	48.0	49.0			49.0	40.0	56.0	55.0	61.0			54.0			$7,890	$388	$29	$806	$6,777	$695	$7,472
Desert Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	22301 S Hawes Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-5912	869	43	20.3	5.5%	602 (69.3%)	17 (2.0%)	183 (21.1%)	9 (1.0%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.8%)	84	189^th of 1188 public elementary schools	84.1%		84.5	187^th of 1226 public elementary schools	84.7%	2	59.0	64.0	49.0	61.0			58.0	69.0	69.0	49.0	59.0			61.0			$5,912	$338		$675	$4,906	$669	$5,574
Queen Creek Junior High School	Public	7-8	20435 S Old Ellsworth Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-5940	481	22	21.6	9.4%	324 (67.4%)	14 (2.9%)	115 (23.9%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.3%)	75.8	152^nd of 791 public middle schools	80.8%		84.5	99^th of 832 public middle schools	88.1%	53					55.0	45.0	51.0					48.0	43.0	45.0			$8,274	$348	$01	$697	$6,470	$1,455	$7,925
Queen Creek High School	Public	9-12	22149 E Ocotillo Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-5973	2,341	112	20.8	6.1%	1,524 (65.1%)	70 (3.0%)	597 (25.5%)	36 (1.5%)	24 (1.0%)	9 (0.4%)	81 (3.5%)	85.4	67^th of 453 public high schools	85.2%		83.2	72^nd of 509 public high schools	85.9%	5							62.0							52.0	62.0	52.0	$6,784	$226	$22	$474	$5,561	$975	$6,536
Jack Barnes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	20750 S 214th St	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-7400	630	34	18.5	6.2%	391 (62.1%)	11 (1.7%)	171 (27.1%)	16 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	34 (5.4%)	79.2	242^nd of 1188 public elementary schools	79.6%		82.5	212^th of 1226 public elementary schools	82.7%	30	50.0	62.0	57.0	54.0			55.0	48.0	50.0	66.0	60.0			57.0			$7,101	$242		$485	$6,219	$639	$6,858
Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	22706 East Village Loop Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 987-7420	597	33	18.1	6.9%	391 (65.5%)	15 (2.5%)	153 (25.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (5.4%)	83.9	191^st of 1188 public elementary schools	83.9%		89.5	133^rd of 1226 public elementary schools	89.2%	58	49.0	77.0	51.0	52.0			57.0	60.0	82.0	58.0	63.0			66.0			$7,003	$355	$10	$720	$5,782	$855	$6,638
Newell Barney Junior High	Public	7-8	24937 S Sossaman Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 474-6700	601	29	20.7	4.0%	402 (66.9%)	15 (2.5%)	146 (24.3%)	6 (1.0%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.3%)	78.6	129^th of 791 public middle schools	83.7%		77.9	156^th of 832 public middle schools	81.3%	27					64.0	49.0	56.0					44.0	41.0	43.0			$7,296	$279	$03	$561	$5,960	$1,054	$7,014
Queen Creek Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	20217 E Chandler Heights Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 987-5935	269				143 (53.2%)	17 (6.3%)	80 (29.7%)	8 (3.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.7%)								(n/a)																	$2,879	$00			$1,839	$1,040	$2,879
Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	22801 E Via Del Jardin	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 474-6900	1,078	51	21.3	5.0%	748 (69.4%)	26 (2.4%)	234 (21.7%)	8 (0.7%)	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	52 (4.8%)	92.7	73^rd of 1188 public elementary schools	93.9%		90.8	112^th of 1226 public elementary schools	90.9%	39	70.0	66.0	64.0	65.0			66.0	77.0	73.0	74.0	68.0			73.0			$5,196	$213	$27	$453	$4,378	$578	$4,956
Benjamin Franklin High School	Public, Charter	7-12	18864 E Germann Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 558-1197	1,127				816 (72.4%)	28 (2.5%)	187 (16.6%)	34 (3.0%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	56 (5.0%)	96.5	23^rd of 453 public high schools	94.9%		96.7	29^th of 509 public high schools	94.3%	6					55.0	45.0	58.0					40.0	42.0	50.0	78.0	75.0	$6,566	$427	$59	$913	$4,656	$1,424	$6,079
American Leadership Academy Queen Creek K-12	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	22721 S Ellsworth Rd Ste 103	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 420-2150	2,543				1,869 (73.5%)	46 (1.8%)	490 (19.3%)	17 (0.7%)	20 (0.8%)	15 (0.6%)	86 (3.4%)								(n/a)	61.0	75.0	56.0	68.0	55.0	45.0	58.0	59.0	78.0	60.0	63.0	48.0	38.0	54.0	59.0	53.0	$5,943	$169	$188	$525	$4,110	$1,477	$5,587
American Leadership Academy Signal Butte K-6	Public, Charter	K-6	Apn 304-64-878	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 420-2101	448			12.3%	273 (60.9%)	14 (3.1%)	127 (28.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	27 (6.0%)	58.4	447^th of 1188 public elementary schools	62.4%		57.8	459^th of 1226 public elementary schools	62.6%	12	43.0	42.0	39.0	46.0			43.0	53.0	34.0	45.0	34.0			42.0			$10,587	$677	$1,955	$3,308	$6,093	$1,862	$7,955
Cambridge Academy East	Public, Charter	K-8	20365 East Ocotillo Road	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Cambridge Academy East Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-3577	114				74 (64.9%)	6 (5.3%)	26 (22.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.1%)	51.3	517^th of 1188 public elementary schools	56.5%		34.8	721^st of 1226 public elementary schools	41.2%	204	37.0	50.0	43.0	55.0	100.0	40.0	49.0	25.0	38.0	0.0	44.0	50.0	10.0	27.0			$8,360	$570	$407	$1,548	$5,573	$1,809	$7,383
Legacy Traditional School - Queen Creek	Public, Charter	K-8	41800 N Barnes Pkwy	Queen Creek	85140	Pinal County	Legacy Traditional School - Queen Creek	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 655-5553	1,327			5.6%	870 (65.6%)	47 (3.5%)	314 (23.7%)	13 (1.0%)	13 (1.0%)	6 (0.5%)	64 (4.8%)	78.3	256^th of 1188 public elementary schools	78.5%		85.6	173^rd of 1226 public elementary schools	85.9%	83	50.0	56.0	59.0	58.0	60.0	49.0	56.0	50.0	55.0	58.0	50.0	52.0	57.0	53.0				$00			$00
Willie & Coy Payne Junior High	Public	7-8	7655 S Higley Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 224-2400	1,159	56	20.6	3.1%	791 (68.2%)	36 (3.1%)	217 (18.7%)	44 (3.8%)	12 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	56 (4.8%)	75.1	158^th of 791 public middle schools	80.0%		83	111^th of 832 public middle schools	86.7%	47					59.0	43.0	51.0					45.0	42.0	43.0			$6,644	$426	$65	$918	$6,016	$136	$6,152
Dr. Gary and Annette Auxier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	22700 S Power Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 424-8400	746	47	16.0	5.2%	482 (64.6%)	13 (1.7%)	172 (23.1%)	18 (2.4%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (7.2%)	78.3	255^th of 1188 public elementary schools	78.5%		83.6	198^th of 1226 public elementary schools	83.8%	57	56.0	60.0	49.0	57.0			56.0	51.0	64.0	52.0	47.0			53.0			$8,326	$763	$82	$1,609	$7,234	$247	$7,481
Dr. Camille Casteel High School	Public	7-12	24901 S Power Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 424-8100	3,242	149	21.7	3.6%	2,312 (71.3%)	103 (3.2%)	586 (18.1%)	83 (2.6%)	14 (0.4%)	13 (0.4%)	131 (4.0%)	84.9	69^th of 453 public high schools	84.8%		82.2	79^th of 509 public high schools	84.5%	10					66.0	54.0	59.0					39.0	38.0	43.0	59.0	54.0	$6,562	$470	$80	$1,019	$5,654	$359	$6,013
Leading Edge Academy Mountain View	Public, Charter	K-8	4815 W Hunt Hwy	Queen Creek	85142	Pinal County	Leading Edge Academy Queen Creek	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 655-6787	413			16.0%	221 (53.5%)	20 (4.8%)	135 (32.7%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.8%)	58.3	448^th of 1188 public elementary schools	62.3%		57.4	469^th of 1226 public elementary schools	61.7%	21	34.0	50.0	26.0	53.0	33.0	45.0	40.0	44.0	39.0	40.0	53.0	29.0	27.0	40.0				$00			$00
EVIT - Queen Creek High School	Public	9-12	22149 E Ocotillo Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 461-4000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																		$00			$00
EVIT - Casteel High School	Public	9-12	24901 S Power Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 461-4000	1				0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$00			$00
Heritage Academy Queen Creek	Public, Charter	6-12	19630 E.Germann Road	Queen Creek	85242	Maricopa County	Heritage Academy Gateway Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 461-4400	776				670 (86.3%)	6 (0.8%)	67 (8.6%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	21 (2.7%)	97.1	21^st of 453 public high schools	95.4%		98.7	22^nd of 509 public high schools	95.7%	1				61.0	86.0	52.0	72.0				44.0	63.0	51.0	60.0	82.0	74.0		$00			$00
San Tan Foothills High School	Public	7-12	1255 W Silverdale Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 474-6240	908	45	20.1	16.4%	429 (47.2%)	71 (7.8%)	340 (37.4%)	20 (2.2%)	19 (2.1%)	7 (0.8%)	22 (2.4%)	41.7	230^th of 453 public high schools	49.2%		37.1	273^rd of 509 public high schools	46.4%	43							30.0							21.0	30.0	21.0	$6,841	$247	$238	$731	$5,106	$1,250	$6,357
CAVIT - San Tan Foothills High School	Public	9-12	1255 W Silverdale Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Pinal County	Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 645-2737	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																		$00			$00
CAVIT - Poston Butte High School	Public	9-12	32375 N Gantzel Rd	Queen Creek	85143	Pinal County	Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 645-2737	5				3 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$00			$00
Eduprize School	Public, Charter	K-8	4567 W Roberts Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Pinal County	Eduprize Schools LLC	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 888-1610	1,691				1,206 (71.3%)	78 (4.6%)	365 (21.6%)	14 (0.8%)	12 (0.7%)	11 (0.7%)	5 (0.3%)	74.2	296^th of 1188 public elementary schools	75.1%		81.9	222^nd of 1226 public elementary schools	81.9%	74	61.0	54.0	58.0	60.0	65.0	33.0	56.0	54.0	39.0	57.0	33.0	20.0	18.0	41.0			$7,179	$540	$79	$1,158	$4,689	$1,871	$6,561
Eduprize Online Instruction	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4567 W Roberts Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Pinal County	Eduprize Schools LLC	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 888-1610	81				32 (39.5%)	6 (7.4%)	33 (40.7%)	8 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)								(n/a)																	$4,992	$4,559	$433	$9,550	$00
Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	19684 S. 225th Pl	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-7490	486	24	20.1	3.3%	387 (79.6%)	15 (3.1%)	64 (13.2%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	96.1	33^rd of 1188 public elementary schools	97.2%		98.4	9^th of 1226 public elementary schools	99.3%	24	73.0	80.0	89.0	87.0			81.0	71.0	74.0	69.0	91.0			75.0			$6,694	$149		$299	$5,630	$915	$6,545
Schnepf Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	26161 S 231st St	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-5935	619	31	19.9	9.4%	405 (65.4%)	6 (1.0%)	169 (27.3%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.2%)								(n/a)																	$6,895	$2,776		$5,551	$2,667	$1,452	$4,119
Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Crismon	Public, Charter	K-6	22120 E Queen Creek Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-0722	742				559 (75.3%)	13 (1.8%)	126 (17.0%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.4%)	85.2	179^th of 1188 public elementary schools	84.9%		91.9	89^th of 1226 public elementary schools	92.7%	90	48.0	69.0	61.0	55.0			58.0	62.0	70.0	68.0	57.0			65.0			$5,816	$326	$166	$818	$4,401	$923	$5,324

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
San Tan Valley	0.63 mi	23	75^th
Mesa	6.84 mi	160	63^rd
Florence	7.97 mi	12	116^th
Gilbert	8.1 mi	79	14^th
Apache Junction	9.95 mi	13	112^th

Best Public Schools in Queen Creek, AZ

Heritage Academy Queen Creek

Benjamin Franklin High School

Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary

Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School

Sossaman Middle School

Cortina Elementary

Queen Creek High School

Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Crismon

Dr. Camille Casteel High School

Desert Mountain Elementary

Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary

Jack Barnes Elementary School

Newell Barney Junior High

Dr. Gary and Annette Auxier Elementary School

Legacy Traditional School - Queen Creek

Queen Creek Junior High School

Willie & Coy Payne Junior High

Eduprize School

Queen Creek Elementary School

American Leadership Academy Signal Butte K-6

Leading Edge Academy Mountain View

Cambridge Academy East

San Tan Foothills High School

Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary

Ellsworth Elementary School

American Leadership Academy Queen Creek K-12

CAVIT - Poston Butte High School

CAVIT - San Tan Foothills High School

Eduprize Online Instruction

EVIT - Casteel High School

EVIT - Queen Creek High School

Queen Creek Virtual Academy

Schnepf Elementary School

Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center

Cities Near Queen Creek