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American Leadership Academy Signal Butte K-6

Q: Is American Leadership Academy Signal Butte K-6 a good school?

American Leadership Academy Signal Butte K-6 ranks 444 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-6

444^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

American Leadership Academy Signal Butte K-6 is a public charter elementary school in Queen Creek, Arizona, serving 461 students from kindergarten to 6th grade. The school is part of the American Leadership Academy Inc. district, which is ranked 107 out of 289 districts in the state.

Academically, the school has consistently ranked in the middle range of Arizona elementary schools, with proficiency rates on state assessments generally below the state and district averages. Compared to nearby schools like Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary and Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary, which have significantly higher proficiency rates, American Leadership Academy Signal Butte K-6 performs worse. The school's performance is also lower than the charter school Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Crismon, which is within a similar distance.

The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with White and English Language Learner students having the lowest rankings, while Military Connected students have the highest rankings. The school's per-student spending has remained relatively stable, but the lower academic performance compared to nearby schools may indicate challenges in effectively allocating resources to support student learning and achievement.

457

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,587

Per pupil spending ?

30.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

Apn 304-64-878
Queen Creek, AZ 85142

(480) 420-2101

District: American Leadership Academy Inc.

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.5%

Hispanic:

32.4%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2019 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Arizona median (51st percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2019

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

!Near the bottom of American Leadership Academy Inc.'s ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg54%

Arizona avg38%

444^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 18 pts since 2019

From top 31% (2019) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the American Leadership Academy Inc.

107^th of 289American Leadership Academy Inc. 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	44.3	444 of 909	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	409 of 912	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	473 of 1245	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.8	485 of 1000	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.8	459 of 1226	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.1	321 of 1039	69.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	30.0	701 of 895	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	46.8	386 of 620	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.3	753 of 975	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	345 of 589	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	335 of 602	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.2	447 of 1219	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	398 of 824	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.7	532 of 1219	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.8	385 of 862	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.6	169 of 306	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	58.2	416 of 1170	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.0	486 of 716	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.4	462 of 1198	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	49.0	243 of 556	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	333 of 1116	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	60.6	238 of 618	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	330 of 626	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	304 of 628	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	523 of 1216	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	464 of 830	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.6	401 of 1220	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.7	162 of 850	80.9%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	66.4	70 of 239	70.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.3	524 of 617	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	57.2	352 of 1027	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.7	130 of 171	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.1	745 of 820	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	37.1	709 of 1201	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	369 of 465	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	409 of 486	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.4	599 of 1024	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	544 of 800	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.3	533 of 1161	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.6	350 of 595	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2021)71st percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2023)64th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)56th percentile~ school

Male (2025)47th percentile-4 vs school

Foster Care (2021)45th percentile-18 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2021)38th percentile-25 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)24th percentile-39 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)23rd percentile-40 vs school

African American (2021)22nd percentile-41 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile-31 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)15th percentile-47 vs school

Special Education (2023)9th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%+4 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

Science29%-5 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th 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
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	457	41	11.2		272 (59.5%)	11 (2.4%)	148 (32.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.8%)	44.3	444^th of 909 public elementary schools	51.2%		50.1	409^th of 912 public elementary schools	55.2%	35	42.0	55.0	35.0	44.0	53.0	29.0	33.0	40.0	29.0	$10,587	$677	$1,955	$3,308	$6,093	$1,862	$7,955
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	1,153	55	20.9		791 (68.6%)	19 (1.6%)	259 (22.5%)	20 (1.7%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	55 (4.8%)	81.8	143^rd of 909 public elementary schools	84.3%		83	145^th of 912 public elementary schools	84.1%	2	60.0	64.0	55.0	55.0	70.0	64.0	65.0	56.0	53.0	$5,196	$213	$27	$453	$4,378	$578	$4,956
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	642	36	17.8		381 (59.3%)	21 (3.3%)	187 (29.1%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	42 (6.5%)	73.7	217^th of 909 public elementary schools	76.1%		71.8	233^rd of 912 public elementary schools	74.5%	16	52.0	70.0	45.0	63.0	63.0	68.0	43.0	53.0	45.0	$7,003	$355	$10	$720	$5,782	$855	$6,638
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	834	37	22.5		591 (70.9%)	9 (1.1%)	149 (17.9%)	14 (1.7%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	61 (7.3%)	60.9	313^th of 909 public elementary schools	65.6%		54.8	369^th of 912 public elementary schools	59.5%	56	46.0	53.0	54.0	56.0	54.0	49.0	46.0	32.0	44.0	$5,816	$326	$166	$818	$4,401	$923	$5,324
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	908	41	22.4		646 (71.1%)	30 (3.3%)	172 (18.9%)	19 (2.1%)	4 (0.4%)	6 (0.7%)	31 (3.4%)	95.4	29^th of 909 public elementary schools	96.8%		94.6	35^th of 912 public elementary schools	96.2%	6	74.0	81.0	79.0	69.0	76.0	72.0	79.0	72.0	75.0	$6,694	$149		$299	$5,630	$915	$6,545
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	621	37	17.0		360 (58.0%)	24 (3.9%)	170 (27.4%)	23 (3.7%)	6 (1.0%)	5 (0.8%)	33 (5.3%)	50.1	384^th of 909 public elementary schools	57.8%		52.3	388^th of 912 public elementary schools	57.5%	4	47.0	54.0	40.0	42.0	54.0	40.0	34.0	44.0	32.0	$7,101	$242		$485	$6,219	$639	$6,858
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	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										$8,360	$570	$407	$1,548	$5,573	$1,809	$7,383
Happy Valley School East Campus	Public, Charter	K-6	266 E Westbrooke Rd	San Tan Valley	85140	Pinal County	Happy Valley East	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 888-1342	396	22	18.0		210 (53.0%)	32 (8.1%)	140 (35.4%)	9 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	31.2	551^st of 909 public elementary schools	39.4%		33.3	541^st of 912 public elementary schools	40.7%	10	34.0	53.0	31.0	48.0	24.0	31.0	17.0		28.0		$00			$00
Schnepf Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	23161 E Grange Pkwy	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-5935	1,044	50	20.7		636 (60.9%)	29 (2.8%)	290 (27.8%)	21 (2.0%)	10 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (5.5%)	72.4	230^th of 909 public elementary schools	74.7%		74.3	208^th of 912 public elementary schools	77.2%	22	51.0	62.0	47.0	53.0	69.0	55.0	56.0	56.0	43.0	$6,895	$2,776		$5,551	$2,667	$1,452	$4,119
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	711	42	16.7		427 (60.1%)	19 (2.7%)	212 (29.8%)	7 (1.0%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (4.9%)	76.7	191^st of 909 public elementary schools	79.0%		77.1	187^th of 912 public elementary schools	79.5%	4	47.0	72.0	58.0	57.0	64.0	55.0	67.0	49.0	47.0	$7,890	$388	$29	$806	$6,777	$695	$7,472

Frequently Asked Questions about American Leadership Academy Signal Butte K-6

How many students attend American Leadership Academy Signal Butte K-6?

In the 2024-25 school year, 457 students attended American Leadership Academy Signal Butte K-6.

What is the racial makeup of American Leadership Academy Signal Butte K-6?

Students at American Leadership Academy Signal Butte K-6 are 60% White, 32% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is American Leadership Academy Signal Butte K-6 in?

American Leadership Academy Inc.

Is American Leadership Academy Signal Butte K-6 a good school?

American Leadership Academy Signal Butte K-6 ranks 444^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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