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Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School

Q: Is Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School a good school?

Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School ranks 143 rd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

143^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School is a public elementary school in Queen Creek, Arizona, serving 1,163 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 and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School consistently performs above the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 60% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 55% for the district and 36% for the state. In mathematics, 70% of 3rd graders were proficient or better, compared to 63% for the district and 42% for the state. The school has been ranked among the top 100-150 elementary schools in Arizona for the past several years, with a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, placing it in the top 10-15% of elementary schools in the state.

While the school has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 5.01% to 13.91% over the past few years, it still serves a diverse student population, with strong performance among Hispanic and multi-racial students. However, the school's performance for Asian and English Language Learner students is relatively weaker, ranking in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools for those subgroups. When compared to other nearby elementary schools, such as Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Crismon, Schnepf Elementary School, and Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary, Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School stands out as a high-performing school, with significantly higher academic achievement across most grade levels and subjects.

1,153

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,196

Per pupil spending ?

13.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

22801 E Via Del Jardin
Queen Creek, AZ 85142

(480) 474-6900

District: Queen Creek Unified District

Students who attend Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Queen Creek Junior High School
High:	Queen Creek High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.6%

Hispanic:

22.5%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2019 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (60% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Arizona elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Queen Creek Unified District

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2019

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg56%

Arizona avg38%

143^rd of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 6 pts since 2019

From top 10% (2019) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	81.8	143 of 909	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	145 of 912	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	89.2	130 of 1245	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.2	100 of 1000	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	90.8	112 of 1226	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	87.5	103 of 1039	90.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	66.0	159 of 607	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	47.9	358 of 895	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	38.8	202 of 316	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.6	435 of 620	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	38.9	826 of 975	15.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	153 of 589	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	121 of 602	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	88.6	108 of 1219	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	79.3	117 of 824	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	87.9	124 of 1219	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	154 of 862	82.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	61 of 496	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	75 of 486	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	161 of 1170	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	133 of 716	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.7	148 of 1198	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	163 of 709	77.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	142 of 549	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	110 of 556	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.6	82 of 1116	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	76.4	121 of 618	80.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	153 of 626	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	153 of 628	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	136 of 1216	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	108 of 830	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	90.6	97 of 1220	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.6	74 of 850	91.3%	★★★★★

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	52.1	15 of 60	75.0%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	72.8	35 of 239	85.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	73.6	95 of 617	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	50.1	228 of 444	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	83.2	65 of 1027	93.7%	★★★★★

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	76.0	19 of 171	88.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	67.7	154 of 820	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	65.7	203 of 1201	83.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	204 of 465	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	183 of 486	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.1	148 of 1024	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	76 of 800	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	85.0	96 of 1161	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	73.9	118 of 595	80.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Pacific Islander (2021)89th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile+3 vs school

Military Connected (2021)85th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)85th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2023)81st percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile-9 vs school

Migrant (2021)75th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2023)74th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2023)36th percentile-53 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)15th percentile-76 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics64%+27 vs state

English Language Arts58%+18 vs state

Science53%+19 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 (2023)	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
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	13.9%	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
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	30.8%	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
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	23.9%	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
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	18.8%	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
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	7.0%	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
Jack Harmon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	39315 N Cortona Dr	San Tan Valley	85140	Pinal County	J O Combs Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 882-3500	382	21	18.1	55.8%	172 (45.0%)	25 (6.5%)	151 (39.5%)	6 (1.6%)	9 (2.4%)	6 (1.6%)	13 (3.4%)	29.1	569^th of 909 public elementary schools	37.4%		14	801^st of 912 public elementary schools	12.2%	232	27.0	45.0	23.0		38.0	42.0			23.0	$7,267	$1,024	$71	$2,118	$5,880	$293	$6,173
Happy Valley School East Campus	Public, Charter	K-6	266 E Westbrooke Rd	San Tan Valley	85204	Maricopa County	Happy Valley East	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 888-1342	396	22	18.0	49.7%	210 (53.0%)	32 (8.1%)	140 (35.4%)	9 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	31.2	551^st of 909 public elementary schools	39.4%		33.3	541^st of 912 public elementary schools	40.7%	10	34.0	53.0	31.0	48.0	24.0	31.0	17.0		28.0		$00			$00
Combs Traditional Academy	Public	K-6	38300 N Gantzel Rd	San Tan Valley	85140	Pinal County	J O Combs Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-5320	211	17	12.7	41.4%	93 (44.1%)	10 (4.7%)	93 (44.1%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	49.2	393^rd of 909 public elementary schools	56.8%		61.2	319^th of 912 public elementary schools	65.0%	74	44.0	43.0	44.0		45.0		40.0		40.0	$6,463	$342	$66	$750	$5,791	$264	$6,056
Ellsworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	38454 N Carolina Ave	Queen Creek	85140	Pinal County	J O Combs Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 882-3520	516	30	17.2	49.8%	213 (41.3%)	36 (7.0%)	228 (44.2%)	6 (1.2%)	9 (1.7%)	4 (0.8%)	20 (3.9%)	15.2	783^rd of 909 public elementary schools	13.9%		12.4	832^nd of 912 public elementary schools	8.8%	49	29.0	25.0	22.0	21.0			16.0		26.0	$6,414	$496	$67	$1,059	$5,635	$215	$5,851

Frequently Asked Questions about Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School

Is Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School a good school?

Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School ranks 143^rd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School in?

Queen Creek Unified District

What is the racial makeup of Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School?

Students at Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School are 69% White, 22% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,153 students attended Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Queen Creek Junior High School
High : Queen Creek High School

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