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Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary

Q: Is Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary a good school?

Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary ranks 217 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

217^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary is a public elementary school in Queen Creek, Arizona, serving 611 students from pre-kindergarten to 6th grade. The school is part of the Queen Creek Unified District, which is ranked 96 out of 289 districts in the state.

Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary has consistently ranked in the top 20% of Arizona elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 217 out of 909 schools for the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance on state assessments, such as AASA and AzSCI, is generally higher than the district and state averages across various grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 70% of 4th-grade students at Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 65% for the district and 46% for the state.

While Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary generally outperforms the other elementary schools in the Queen Creek Unified District, Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School, located just over a mile away, is also a high-performing school and is ranked higher than Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary in the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, the school's per-student spending of $7,003 in the 2021-2022 school year is higher than the nearby Queen Creek Unified District schools.

642

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,003

Per pupil spending ?

23.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

22706 East Village Loop Rd
Queen Creek, AZ 85142

(480) 987-7420

District: Queen Creek Unified District

Students who attend Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Newell Barney College Preparatory School
High:	Queen Creek High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.3%

Hispanic:

29.1%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (56% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Arizona elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg56%

Arizona avg38%

217^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	73.7	217 of 909	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	233 of 912	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	85.0	181 of 1245	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	192 of 1000	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	89.5	133 of 1226	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	84.0	149 of 1039	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	151 of 1109	86.4%	★★★★☆
2017	86.0	151 of 1106	86.3%	★★★★☆
2016	85.6	150 of 1079	86.1%	★★★★☆
2015	83.8	136 of 955	85.8%	★★★★☆
2014	87.4	104 of 1079	90.4%	★★★★★
2013	85.9	98 of 1158	91.5%	★★★★★
2012	80.8	183 of 1141	84.0%	★★★★☆
2011	86.2	111 of 1075	89.7%	★★★★☆
2010	84.1	149 of 1090	86.3%	★★★★☆
2009	86.8	92 of 1062	91.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	87.2	26 of 607	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	64.7	90 of 289	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.3	75 of 895	91.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	191 of 589	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.5	288 of 602	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	84.3	163 of 1219	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	116 of 824	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	88.8	111 of 1219	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	78.4	149 of 862	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	214 of 1023	79.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	93 of 496	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	112 of 486	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	85.8	104 of 1170	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	73.7	162 of 716	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	83.1	117 of 1198	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	80.2	125 of 709	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	88.1	79 of 911	91.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	51 of 549	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	37 of 556	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	85.2	95 of 1116	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.2	27 of 618	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	61 of 820	92.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	247 of 626	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.2	172 of 628	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	187 of 1216	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	235 of 830	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	86.9	141 of 1220	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.0	136 of 850	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	89.9	87 of 1032	91.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	81.5	52 of 617	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	59.5	161 of 444	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.7	83 of 1027	91.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	62.5	200 of 820	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	68.9	172 of 1201	85.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	267 of 465	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	264 of 486	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.2	258 of 1024	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	62.0	260 of 800	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.8	144 of 1161	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	144 of 595	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	160 of 720	77.8%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2023)96th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)92nd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2023)76th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)43rd percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%+17 vs state

Mathematics57%+20 vs state

Science45%+11 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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	294	29	10.1		154 (52.4%)	23 (7.8%)	91 (31.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.2%)	41	463^rd of 909 public elementary schools	49.1%		38.7	488^th of 912 public elementary schools	46.5%	25	25.0	56.0	49.0		48.0		25.0	42.0	33.0				39.0			$00			$00
Legacy Traditional-San Tan	Public, Charter	K-8	1679 W. Empire Blvd	San Tan Valley	85143	Pinal County	Legacy Traditional School-San Tan	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(480) 576-4600	749	28	26.7		291 (38.9%)	80 (10.7%)	283 (37.8%)	26 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	63 (8.4%)	42.6	451^st of 909 public elementary schools	50.4%		39.7	480^th of 912 public elementary schools	47.4%	29	48.0	44.0	48.0	50.0	47.0	63.0	36.0	36.0	29.0	26.0	27.0	32.0	35.0	36.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary

How many students attend Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 642 students attended Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary?

Students at Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary are 59% White, 29% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Is Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary a good school?

Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary ranks 217^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary attend?

Students who attend Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Newell Barney College Preparatory School
High : Queen Creek High School

What district is Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary in?

Queen Creek Unified District

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