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San Tan Elementary

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San Tan Elementary ranks 137 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

137^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

San Tan Elementary is a public elementary school in Gilbert, Arizona, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 896 students. It is part of the Higley Unified School District, which is ranked 68 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

San Tan Elementary has consistently ranked in the top 20% of Arizona elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 137 out of 909 schools for the 2024-2025 school year. The school has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger throughout this period. Its students consistently outperform state and district averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency. For example, in 2024-2025, 54% of 3rd graders at San Tan Elementary were proficient in ELA, compared to the state average of 36% and the district average of 59%. In Mathematics, 60% of 3rd graders at San Tan Elementary were proficient, compared to the state average of 42% and the district average of 60%.

When compared to other nearby schools within the Higley Unified School District, San Tan Elementary generally outperforms them in academic proficiency. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, San Tan Elementary ranked 137 out of 909 Arizona elementary schools, while the nearby Higley Traditional Academy ranked 131 and Gateway Pointe Elementary ranked 319. Additionally, San Tan Elementary has a lower percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch compared to some of the other nearby schools, suggesting it may have a more affluent student population.

854

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,576

Per pupil spending ?

13%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3443 E Calistoga Dr
Gilbert, AZ 85297-8024

(480) 279-7200

District: Higley Unified School District

Students who attend San Tan Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sossaman Middle School
High:	Higley High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.1%

Hispanic:

29.3%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (61% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% 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 school61%

District avg60%

Arizona avg38%

137^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	137 of 909	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	164 of 912	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	89.3	129 of 1245	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	152 of 1000	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	87.0	159 of 1226	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	173 of 1039	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	86.6	138 of 1109	87.6%	★★★★☆
2017	86.9	137 of 1106	87.6%	★★★★☆
2016	82.6	188 of 1079	82.6%	★★★★☆
2015	84.3	126 of 955	86.8%	★★★★☆
2014	86.2	125 of 1079	88.4%	★★★★☆
2013	85.3	110 of 1158	90.5%	★★★★★
2012	83.7	125 of 1141	89.0%	★★★★☆
2011	85.3	126 of 1075	88.3%	★★★★☆
2010	80.3	203 of 1090	81.4%	★★★★☆
2009	75.9	263 of 1062	75.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	70.5	125 of 607	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	51.8	301 of 895	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	67.7	77 of 316	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	52.9	121 of 270	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.9	213 of 620	65.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	85.0	44 of 451	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	39.2	754 of 975	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	151 of 589	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	195 of 602	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	85.6	146 of 1219	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	187 of 824	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	84.2	175 of 1219	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	140 of 862	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	88.2	98 of 1023	90.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	133 of 496	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	56.1	187 of 486	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.3	183 of 1170	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	209 of 716	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	76.2	182 of 1198	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	84.5	90 of 709	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	120 of 911	86.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	93 of 549	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	87.1	47 of 556	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	79.2	139 of 1116	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	48.5	326 of 618	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	83.9	83 of 820	89.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	148 of 626	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	122 of 628	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	90.0	103 of 1216	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	79.3	120 of 830	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	86.7	146 of 1220	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	196 of 850	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	169 of 1032	83.6%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	46.8	70 of 145	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	41.2	400 of 617	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	81.2	39 of 444	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	77.5	123 of 1027	88.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	51.0	329 of 820	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.6	163 of 1201	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	75 of 417	82.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	149 of 465	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.4	135 of 486	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	117 of 1024	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	158 of 800	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	78.9	189 of 1161	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	187 of 595	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.9	155 of 720	78.5%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)90th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile~ school

African American (2023)79th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2023)76th percentile-14 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2023)60th percentile-30 vs school

Military Connected (2023)52nd percentile-38 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)35th percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts62%+22 vs state

Mathematics60%+24 vs state

Science53%+19 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, May 31, 2011

I am currently a student at San Tan Elementary. From what I have seen, our teachers are more than dedicated to giving us an education. Even though every teacher here dedicates their time to giving us an education, one teacher who I feel is the one who does it the most is our seventh grade Language Arts teacher. With everything that we do in this class, our L.A. teacher keeps us motivated and gives us confidence. For example, every week, we do college level poems that we revise and get into a deep class discussion. To me, for the majority of the poems being at college level, I find them quite easy to do because I feel the motivation that we all receive, and to know that I can do college level poems. With everything that we do in our class, it has been shown that our grade level, 7th, has been outstanding at the assessment Galileo longer than any other school in the district. Therefore, from those assessment scores, we are the number one school in the district. I am writing this because I feel my seventh grade Language Arts teacher believes that we can achieve great things and exceed no matter how high level the material is. I believe if we have the motivation like we do with every teacher, especially our seventh grade L.A. teacher, then we will and are an excelling school with the motivation of teachers believing we can do anything that we set our minds to in achieving academic goals in school. Though I might be writing this in my own opinion, but with the motivation and academics each teacher gives to every student at this school, that’s what basically makes up an excelling school. Every student motivated, with teachers showing every student that they should be confident and want to learn is what excelling is all about to our school and it shows every minute of everyday here at San Tan. As long as students feel they have confidents and someone that believes in what they are doing in school, is all what matters at the end of the day for the students' academic goals. Maybe our school isn't the fanciest school ever to be built, but i feel if every student is at their best, and excels at everything they do in school, then, as said before, is all that matters at the end of the day for schools everywhere, and especially here at San Tan Elementary.

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Bridges Elementary School	Public	K-6	5205 S Soboba St	Gilbert	85298	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 279-8700	770	43	17.7		513 (66.6%)	17 (2.2%)	142 (18.4%)	38 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	55 (7.1%)	96.7	14^th of 909 public elementary schools	98.5%		95.5	25^th of 912 public elementary schools	97.3%	11	69.0	90.0	82.0	84.0			73.0	85.0	72.0	83.0			72.0		$6,267	$132	$156	$420	$5,553	$426	$5,979

Frequently Asked Questions about San Tan Elementary

What schools do graduates of San Tan Elementary attend?

Students who attend San Tan Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sossaman Middle School
High : Higley High School

What is the racial makeup of San Tan Elementary?

Students at San Tan Elementary are 62% White, 29% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is San Tan Elementary in?

Higley Unified School District

How many students attend San Tan Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 854 students attended San Tan Elementary.

Is San Tan Elementary a good school?

San Tan Elementary ranks 137^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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