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Newell Barney College Preparatory School

Public Grades 5-8

9^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 536 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 98% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

Newell Barney College Preparatory School is a grades 5–8 middle school in Queen Creek, serving 129 students in the Queen Creek Unified District. Its 2025–26 results put it well ahead of nearby schools in English language arts (ELA) and math: 87% of students were proficient in ELA and 78% in math, the highest reported results among the nearby schools compared.

ELA and math are the school’s clearest strengths against nearby, district, and state results. ELA proficiency was 46 percentage points above the state and 32 points above the district; it also exceeded the nearby-school average of 57% by 30 points and the highest nearby result of 66% by 21 points. In math, the school was 45 points above the state and 24 above the district, and 28 points above the nearby average of 50%. Science is strong compared with the state and district, but less exceptional locally: the 2024–25 result was 54%, versus 30% statewide and 43% districtwide. That was 4 points above the nearby average of 50%, but below three nearby results of 55%, 56%, and 57%.

SchoolDigger’s overall statewide percentile rose from 63 in 2023–24 to 90 in 2024–25 and 98 in 2025–26, a 35-point rise over two years; its latest rating was 5 stars, compared with nearby schools ranging from the 66th to 90th percentile. The school’s 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 9.9, below the nearby average of 19.2; these figures describe the school context but do not show what explains its results. Science proficiency has fluctuated, moving from 41% in 2022–23 to 34% in 2023–24 and 54% in 2024–25. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for how well the school serves Native American students shifted from the 7th percentile in 2020–21 to the 97th in 2022–23; for African American students, it fell from the 88th percentile in 2020–21 to the 31st in 2021–22. ELA and math results are available for one year, and the pools used for subgroup rankings vary by year.

129

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,296

Per pupil spending ?

20.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

24937 S Sossaman Rd
Queen Creek, AZ 85142-6571

(480) 474-6700

District: Queen Creek Unified District

Students who attend Newell Barney College Preparatory School usually attend:

High:

Queen Creek High School

Feeder schools for Newell Barney College Preparatory School:

Elementary:	Desert Mountain Elementary
	Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary
	Queen Creek Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.8%

Hispanic:

24.8%

Two or more races:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 83rd percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (82% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Arizona middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school82%

District avg54%

Arizona avg37%

9^th of 536

Arizona public middle schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to top 2% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Queen Creek Unified District

74^th of 267Queen 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
2026	98.7	9 of 536	98.3%	★★★★★
2025	87.3	55 of 552	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	57.1	204 of 550	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.5	164 of 854	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	68.0	166 of 605	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.9	156 of 832	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	156 of 605	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	85.7	81 of 711	88.6%	★★★★☆
2017	82.8	97 of 695	86.0%	★★★★☆
2016	78.8	115 of 677	83.0%	★★★★☆
2015	52.9	205 of 521	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	81.9	117 of 690	83.0%	★★★★☆
2013	53.2	363 of 787	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.2	332 of 772	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	76.7	145 of 685	78.8%	★★★★☆
2010	73.2	167 of 692	75.9%	★★★★☆
2009	83.5	93 of 663	86.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	44.8	89 of 129	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.7	70 of 573	87.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	68.4	99 of 404	75.5%	★★★★☆

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
2026	97.5	7 of 370	98.1%	★★★★★
2025	89.0	30 of 395	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	51.0	168 of 386	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.7	184 of 806	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	57.2	193 of 494	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.0	152 of 820	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	65.0	152 of 466	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.3	87 of 624	86.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	98.6	9 of 338	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	82.8	36 of 329	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	94 of 760	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	61.2	128 of 392	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.9	136 of 802	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	62.2	115 of 387	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	122 of 543	77.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	69.7	137 of 717	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	47.7	170 of 369	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.4	72 of 503	85.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	97.9	12 of 370	96.8%	★★★★★
2025	74.3	69 of 379	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	54.8	140 of 370	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.3	174 of 810	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	65.6	128 of 476	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	77.3	146 of 818	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	67.1	128 of 435	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	85.3	76 of 617	87.7%	★★★★☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	51.5	6 of 29	79.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	39.3	249 of 384	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.0	239 of 650	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	89.7	5 of 159	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	27.9	361 of 390	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	49.2	129 of 363	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.8	204 of 789	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	62.0	33 of 178	81.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	97.7	3 of 270	98.9%	★★★★★
2025	68.7	65 of 277	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	28.1	216 of 288	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.2	244 of 675	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	217 of 446	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.9	185 of 780	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	56.1	147 of 337	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.0	72 of 436	83.5%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)99th percentile~ school

Female (2026)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)97th percentile~ school

Native American (2023)97th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)81st percentile~ school

Migrant (2021)79th percentile~ school

Asian (2021)75th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)68th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2023)64th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)35th percentile-46 vs school

African American (2022)31st percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts87%+46 vs state

Mathematics78%+45 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, August 27, 2019

So much bullying. Teach your kids how to act, teach them respect, these kids now a day's lack that and think there are no consequences to their actions but they wonder why suicide is high. It starts in the home, teach your kids some class. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				AASA English Language Arts (2026)				AASA Mathematics (2026)				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 (2023)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts All Grades	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics All Grades	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
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	20.7%	81 (62.8%)	3 (2.3%)	32 (24.8%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.0%)	98.7	9^th of 536 public middle schools	98.3%		87.3	55^th of 552 public middle schools	90.0%	46		89.0	85.0	87.0		77.0	80.0	78.0	$7,296	$279	$03	$561	$5,960	$1,054	$7,014
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	12.8%	721 (65.9%)	35 (3.2%)	235 (21.5%)	31 (2.8%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	63 (5.8%)	83.3	64^th of 536 public middle schools	88.1%		83	67^th of 552 public middle schools	87.9%	3		72.0	59.0	65.0		51.0	53.0	52.0	$6,310	$284	$67	$635	$5,238	$721	$5,959
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	10.9%	791 (67.5%)	38 (3.2%)	220 (18.8%)	37 (3.2%)	11 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (6.2%)	86	55^th of 536 public middle schools	89.7%		87.4	54^th of 552 public middle schools	90.2%	1		71.0	60.0	66.0		53.0	60.0	57.0	$6,644	$426	$65	$918	$6,016	$136	$6,152
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	16.8%	407 (61.9%)	24 (3.7%)	170 (25.9%)	13 (2.0%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	35 (5.3%)	67.4	137^th of 536 public middle schools	74.4%		64.7	156^th of 552 public middle schools	71.7%	19		51.0	49.0	50.0		44.0	50.0	47.0	$8,274	$348	$01	$697	$6,470	$1,455	$7,925
San Tan Mountain Middle School	Public	7-8	33622 N Mountain Vista Blvd	San Tan Valley	85143	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(520) 866-3500	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	15.7	455^th of 536 public middle schools	15.1%					(n/a)		30.0	22.0	26.0		16.0	10.0	13.0
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
Cooley Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 S Recker Rd	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 279-8300	795	52	15.3	23.9%	418 (52.6%)	61 (7.7%)	210 (26.4%)	34 (4.3%)	5 (0.6%)	8 (1.0%)	59 (7.4%)	56.1	183^rd of 536 public middle schools	65.9%		58.1	190^th of 552 public middle schools	65.6%	7		48.0	43.0	46.0		36.0	43.0	39.0	$6,360	$203	$85	$491	$5,417	$654	$6,071
Santan Junior High School	Public	7-8	1550 E Chandler Heights Rd	Chandler	85249	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-4600	1,085	57	19.2	13.0%	633 (58.3%)	60 (5.5%)	198 (18.2%)	81 (7.5%)	26 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	85 (7.8%)	72	113^th of 536 public middle schools	78.9%		83.2	66^th of 552 public middle schools	88.0%	47		61.0	52.0	56.0		44.0	47.0	46.0	$6,762	$333	$127	$792	$6,163	$140	$6,303
South Valley Junior High	Public	7-8	2034 S Lindsay Rd	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 855-0015	875	43	20.4	19.9%	502 (57.4%)	45 (5.1%)	224 (25.6%)	28 (3.2%)	9 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (7.4%)	72.7	111^th of 536 public middle schools	79.3%		77.2	96^th of 552 public middle schools	82.6%	15		62.0	50.0	55.0		47.0	48.0	48.0	$6,311	$70	$463	$604	$6,025		$5,778
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	19.9%	756 (65.2%)	25 (2.2%)	270 (23.3%)	23 (2.0%)	8 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	74 (6.4%)	80.9	77^th of 536 public middle schools	85.6%		78.7	89^th of 552 public middle schools	83.9%	12		71.0	50.0	60.0		54.0	55.0	54.0	$5,512	$01	$335	$338	$5,275		$5,176

Frequently Asked Questions about Newell Barney College Preparatory School

Is Newell Barney College Preparatory School a good school?

Yes! Newell Barney College Preparatory School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 9^th of 536 Arizona middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Newell Barney College Preparatory School attend?

Students who attend Newell Barney College Preparatory School usually go on to attend Queen Creek High School

How many students attend Newell Barney College Preparatory School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 129 students attended Newell Barney College Preparatory School.

What is the racial makeup of Newell Barney College Preparatory School?

Students at Newell Barney College Preparatory School are 63% White, 25% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

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Queen Creek Unified District

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