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Jack Barnes Elementary School

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Jack Barnes Elementary School ranks 384 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

384^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Jack Barnes Elementary School is a public elementary school in Queen Creek, Arizona, serving 630 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Queen Creek Unified District, which is ranked 96 out of 289 districts in the state.

Academically, Jack Barnes Elementary has consistently ranked in the top 25% of Arizona elementary schools, but its performance has declined in recent years. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were generally lower than the district and state averages, except for 3rd and 4th grade ELA. The school's 5th grade science scores have also consistently lagged behind the district and state. Interestingly, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Hispanic and Multi-racial students generally performing better than the overall school, while White and English Language Learner students perform worse.

When compared to nearby schools, Jack Barnes Elementary lags behind Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary and Desert Mountain Elementary, which are also part of the Queen Creek Unified District. Additionally, Cortina Elementary, which is in the Higley Unified School District, outperforms Jack Barnes Elementary on state assessments. The school's declining performance over time and the disparities in subgroup performance suggest the need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

621

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,101

Per pupil spending ?

13.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20750 S 214th St
Queen Creek, AZ 85142-7749

(480) 987-7400

District: Queen Creek Unified District

Students who attend Jack Barnes Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Eastmark High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.0%

Hispanic:

27.4%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Arizona median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Queen Creek Unified District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg56%

Arizona avg38%

384^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 36 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 9Elementary 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	50.1	384 of 909	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	388 of 912	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	384 of 1245	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.7	244 of 1000	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.5	212 of 1226	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	218 of 1039	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	86.7	136 of 1109	87.7%	★★★★☆
2017	88.5	111 of 1106	90.0%	★★★★★
2016	92.0	66 of 1079	93.9%	★★★★★
2015	91.5	58 of 955	93.9%	★★★★★
2014	87.6	101 of 1079	90.6%	★★★★★
2013	85.9	99 of 1158	91.5%	★★★★★
2012	84.5	113 of 1141	90.1%	★★★★★
2011	83.4	156 of 1075	85.5%	★★★★☆
2010	83.0	166 of 1090	84.8%	★★★★☆
2009	86.8	91 of 1062	91.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	51.3	273 of 607	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.8	530 of 895	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	55.4	290 of 620	53.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	38.9	806 of 975	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	384 of 589	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	377 of 602	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.9	388 of 1219	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	306 of 824	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.9	271 of 1219	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	166 of 862	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	88.6	96 of 1023	90.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	182 of 496	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	166 of 486	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.2	459 of 1170	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.1	197 of 716	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	76.8	175 of 1198	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	149 of 911	83.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	43.4	589 of 1116	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	91.5	36 of 820	95.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	399 of 626	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	382 of 628	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.3	383 of 1216	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.3	234 of 830	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	85.5	158 of 1220	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	68.8	242 of 850	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	168 of 1032	83.7%	★★★★☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.3	50 of 60	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	34.4	111 of 145	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.8	164 of 239	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.7	575 of 617	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	440 of 444	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	82.4	70 of 1027	93.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	45.5	382 of 820	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.8	283 of 1201	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	51.2	149 of 417	64.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	394 of 465	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	378 of 486	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.1	401 of 1024	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	393 of 800	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.5	281 of 1161	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	60.7	219 of 595	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.2	144 of 720	80.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile+6 vs school

African American (2023)55th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2023)53rd percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2021)53rd percentile-29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)47th percentile-22 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile-21 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile-23 vs school

Military Connected (2023)23rd percentile-46 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)17th percentile-65 vs school

Migrant (2021)17th percentile-66 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-42 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)7th percentile-62 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%+6 vs state

Mathematics43%+6 vs state

Science32%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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	682	40	17.2		434 (63.6%)	12 (1.8%)	161 (23.6%)	20 (2.9%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.9%)	78.6	172^nd of 909 public elementary schools	81.1%		78.8	175^th of 912 public elementary schools	80.8%	3	50.0	69.0	55.0	59.0	60.0	73.0	63.0	46.0	51.0	$5,912	$338		$675	$4,906	$669	$5,574
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
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
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
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	629	41	15.5		441 (70.1%)	17 (2.7%)	120 (19.1%)	15 (2.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (4.9%)	85.2	116^th of 909 public elementary schools	87.2%		84.1	132^nd of 912 public elementary schools	85.5%	16	66.0	69.0	59.0	71.0	69.0	66.0	56.0	63.0	50.0	$6,754	$349	$100	$798	$5,950	$354	$6,305

Frequently Asked Questions about Jack Barnes Elementary School

What district is Jack Barnes Elementary School in?

Queen Creek Unified District

What is the racial makeup of Jack Barnes Elementary School?

Students at Jack Barnes Elementary School are 58% White, 27% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American, 4% Asian.

Is Jack Barnes Elementary School a good school?

Jack Barnes Elementary School ranks 384^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Jack Barnes Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 621 students attended Jack Barnes Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Jack Barnes Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Jack Barnes Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Eastmark High School

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