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Queen Creek Junior High School

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Queen Creek Junior High School ranks 156 th of 552 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

156^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 552 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 72% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

Queen Creek Junior High School is a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in the Queen Creek Unified District, with 562 students located in Queen Creek, Arizona. The school has consistently ranked in the top 30% of Arizona middle schools over the past several years, with a current ranking of 156 out of 552 middle schools in the state and a 4 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Queen Creek Junior High School outperforms the state and district averages in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 49% of 8th graders were proficient or better in Science, compared to 43% for the district and 30% for the state. The school also performs well across different student subgroups, with several subgroups ranking in the top 30% of Arizona middle schools. Additionally, the school has relatively low dropout rates compared to the state average, ranging from 4.4% to 6.1% over the past few years, and its spending per student has been higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby middle schools in the Gilbert Unified and Higley Unified districts, Queen Creek Junior High School generally performs on par or better in academic proficiency and state rankings. For instance, Sossaman Middle School, which is 2.77 miles away, had similar or slightly higher proficiency rates in 2024-2025, but Queen Creek Junior High School had a higher overall state ranking.

657

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,274

Per pupil spending ?

16.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20435 S Old Ellsworth Rd
Queen Creek, AZ 85142-9676

(480) 987-5940

District: Queen Creek Unified District

Students who attend Queen Creek Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Queen Creek High School

Feeder schools for Queen Creek Junior High School:

Elementary:

Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.9%

Hispanic:

25.9%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2013 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (46% vs 33% meeting standards)

✓Above the Arizona median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg43%

Arizona avg33%

156^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 7 pts since 2017

From top 21% (2017) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Queen Creek Unified District

96^th of 289Queen Creek Unified 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	64.7	156 of 552	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	67.7	141 of 550	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	165 of 854	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	182 of 605	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	84.5	99 of 832	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	71.2	158 of 605	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	162 of 711	77.2%	★★★★☆
2017	74.0	145 of 695	79.1%	★★★★☆
2014	83.6	102 of 690	85.2%	★★★★☆
2013	84.6	71 of 787	91.0%	★★★★★
2012	79.8	111 of 772	85.6%	★★★★☆
2011	72.5	176 of 685	74.3%	★★★★☆
2010	81.4	112 of 692	83.8%	★★★★☆
2009	68.4	197 of 663	70.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	56.0	133 of 400	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	59 of 129	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.4	57 of 573	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	39.9	66 of 125	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	7.0	244 of 247	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	40.1	129 of 192	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	42.3	196 of 606	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	124 of 395	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	154 of 386	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.1	208 of 806	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	154 of 494	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	86.7	71 of 820	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	63.0	161 of 466	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.1	167 of 624	73.2%	★★★★☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	56.1	36 of 166	78.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	112 of 345	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	119 of 329	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.0	141 of 760	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	49.1	180 of 392	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.2	116 of 802	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	56.6	130 of 387	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.2	130 of 543	76.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	147 of 344	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	111 of 320	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.1	125 of 717	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	47.2	174 of 369	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.4	95 of 503	81.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	174 of 379	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.3	103 of 370	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	125 of 810	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	55.3	200 of 476	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.4	129 of 818	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	65.7	134 of 435	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.3	133 of 617	78.4%	★★★★☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	92.6	1 of 19	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	29.8	21 of 29	27.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	71.1	63 of 384	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	50.5	103 of 211	51.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	415 of 650	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	49.9	68 of 159	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.3	143 of 390	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	29.4	254 of 363	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.6	131 of 789	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	34.2	104 of 178	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	134 of 277	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	119 of 288	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	205 of 675	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	239 of 446	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	77.3	108 of 780	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	51.9	165 of 337	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	150 of 436	65.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Migrant (2023)95th percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)84th percentile+3 vs school

Foster Care (2021)78th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)68th percentile-20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2023)67th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile-14 vs school

Native American (2023)57th percentile-23 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2023)30th percentile-51 vs school

Asian (2023)1st percentile-79 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Science49%+19 vs state

English Language Arts48%+8 vs state

Mathematics42%+16 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 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th 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
Queen Creek Junior High School	Public	5-8	20435 S Old Ellsworth Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-5940	657	33	19.6		407 (61.9%)	24 (3.7%)	170 (25.9%)	13 (2.0%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	35 (5.3%)	64.7	156^th of 552 public middle schools	71.7%		67.7	141^st of 550 public middle schools	74.4%	15			49.0	48.0			44.0	41.0		49.0	$8,274	$348	$01	$697	$6,470	$1,455	$7,925
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	1,094	55	19.8		721 (65.9%)	35 (3.2%)	235 (21.5%)	31 (2.8%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	63 (5.8%)	83	67^th of 552 public middle schools	87.9%		77.8	103^rd of 550 public middle schools	81.3%	36			66.0	62.0			52.0	51.0		56.0	$6,310	$284	$67	$635	$5,238	$721	$5,959
Newell Barney College Preparatory School	Public	5-8	24937 S Sossaman Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 474-6700	129	13	9.9		81 (62.8%)	3 (2.3%)	32 (24.8%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.0%)	87.3	55^th of 552 public middle schools	90.0%		57.1	204^th of 550 public middle schools	62.9%	149			90.0	63.0			70.0	48.0		54.0	$7,296	$279	$03	$561	$5,960	$1,054	$7,014
ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	6950 E Williams Field Rd	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 727-5700	328	33	9.9		144 (43.9%)	12 (3.7%)	122 (37.2%)	12 (3.7%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	32 (9.8%)	71.7	123^rd of 552 public middle schools	77.7%		63.6	158^th of 550 public middle schools	71.3%	35	59.0	74.0	59.0		47.0	45.0	35.0		55.0			$00			$00
Combs Center for Success Middle School	Public	6-8	38300 N Gantzel Rd	San Tan Valley	85140	Pinal County	J O Combs Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 882-3540	4				3 (75.0%)	1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$160,361	$1,547		$3,094	$157,749	$1,065	$158,814
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	1,171	59	19.9		791 (67.5%)	38 (3.2%)	220 (18.8%)	37 (3.2%)	11 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (6.2%)	87.4	54^th of 552 public middle schools	90.2%		82.7	72^nd of 550 public middle schools	86.9%	18			70.0	61.0			62.0	57.0		57.0	$6,644	$426	$65	$918	$6,016	$136	$6,152
Cooley Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 S Recker Rd	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 279-8300	795	52	15.3		418 (52.6%)	61 (7.7%)	210 (26.4%)	34 (4.3%)	5 (0.6%)	8 (1.0%)	59 (7.4%)	58.1	190^th of 552 public middle schools	65.6%		52.9	222^nd of 550 public middle schools	59.6%	32			47.0	52.0			38.0	41.0		36.0	$6,360	$203	$85	$491	$5,417	$654	$6,071
Highland Junior High School	Public	6-8	6915 E Guadalupe Rd	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 632-4739	961	52	18.4		602 (62.6%)	26 (2.7%)	229 (23.8%)	30 (3.1%)	13 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	58 (6.0%)	82.6	69^th of 552 public middle schools	87.5%		72.7	124^th of 550 public middle schools	77.5%	55			67.0	61.0			54.0	54.0		50.0	$5,857	$33	$532	$599	$5,509		$5,291
Desert Ridge Junior High	Public	7-8	10211 E Madero Ave	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 635-2025	925	48	19.4		530 (57.3%)	34 (3.7%)	277 (29.9%)	18 (1.9%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	58 (6.3%)	60.5	178^th of 552 public middle schools	67.8%		59	194^th of 550 public middle schools	64.7%	16			58.0	50.0			46.0	34.0		33.0	$6,110	$02	$530	$533	$5,910		$5,578
Greenfield Junior High School	Public	6-8	101 S Greenfield Rd	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 813-1770	1,160	56	20.7		756 (65.2%)	25 (2.2%)	270 (23.3%)	23 (2.0%)	8 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	74 (6.4%)	78.7	89^th of 552 public middle schools	83.9%		75.5	113^th of 550 public middle schools	79.5%	24			61.0	55.0			48.0	54.0		54.0	$5,512	$01	$335	$338	$5,275		$5,176

Frequently Asked Questions about Queen Creek Junior High School

What high school do graduates of Queen Creek Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Queen Creek Junior High School usually go on to attend Queen Creek High School

What district is Queen Creek Junior High School in?

Queen Creek Unified District

Is Queen Creek Junior High School a good school?

Queen Creek Junior High School ranks 156^th of 552 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Queen Creek Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 657 students attended Queen Creek Junior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Queen Creek Junior High School?

Students at Queen Creek Junior High School are 62% White, 26% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

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