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Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

29^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary is a public elementary school in Queen Creek, Arizona, serving 819 students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. This school consistently outperforms the Queen Creek Unified District and the state of Arizona in academic assessments, ranking among the top elementary schools in the state.

In the 2024-2025 school year, Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary had significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the district and state averages. For example, 5th-grade students achieved a 79% proficiency rate in ELA, far exceeding the district's 53% and the state's 38%. The school has also been ranked 29th out of 909 Arizona elementary schools, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary outperforms its district, some nearby schools within the same district, such as Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary and Silver Valley Elementary, have lower academic performance. Additionally, the school has maintained a relatively low student-teacher ratio, which may contribute to its strong academic results, and it has been able to support students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds, achieving high outcomes for its low-socioeconomic status students.

908

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,694

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

19684 S. 225th Pl
Queen Creek, AZ 85142

(480) 987-7490

District: Queen Creek Unified District

Students who attend Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary usually attend:

High:

Eastmark High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.1%

Hispanic:

18.9%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2021 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (75% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Arizona elementary schools

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

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg56%

Arizona avg38%

29^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 2 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	95.4	29 of 909	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	35 of 912	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	38 of 1245	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	27 of 1000	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	98.4	9 of 1226	99.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	72.5	117 of 607	80.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	42 of 589	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	84.5	59 of 602	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	61 of 1219	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.9	27 of 824	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	5 of 1219	99.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	86.7	92 of 1170	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	85.2	67 of 716	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.3	30 of 1198	97.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	98.2	6 of 1116	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	85.8	51 of 618	91.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	19 of 626	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	24 of 628	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	30 of 1216	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	27 of 830	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	97.3	16 of 1220	98.7%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	92.0	1 of 239	99.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	51.6	276 of 617	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.7	96 of 1027	90.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	94.3	16 of 820	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.2	10 of 145	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	87.5	36 of 1201	97.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	26 of 465	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	86.2	29 of 486	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	25 of 1024	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	29 of 800	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	94.8	7 of 1161	99.4%	★★★★★

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)

Military Connected (2021)100th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)99th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2023)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2023)92nd percentile-5 vs school

African American (2023)81st percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)55th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts76%+36 vs state

Science75%+41 vs state

Mathematics75%+38 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 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
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
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
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
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
Happy Valley School East Campus	Public, Charter	K-6	266 E Westbrooke Rd	San Tan Valley	85140	Pinal County	Happy Valley East	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 888-1342	396	22	18.0		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
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
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
Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	43521 N Kenworthy Rd	San Tan Valley	85140	Pinal County	J O Combs Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 882-3530	509	21	24.2		282 (55.4%)	7 (1.4%)	185 (36.3%)	6 (1.2%)	13 (2.6%)	4 (0.8%)	12 (2.4%)	43.3	448^th of 909 public elementary schools	50.7%		31.3	566^th of 912 public elementary schools	37.9%	118	29.0	37.0	50.0	34.0			45.0		42.0	$7,647	$134	$45	$313	$6,852	$617	$7,468
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		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

Frequently Asked Questions about Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary

What district is Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary in?

Queen Creek Unified District

What schools do graduates of Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary attend?

Students who attend Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Eastmark High School

What is the racial makeup of Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary?

Students at Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary are 71% White, 19% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

Is Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary a good school?

Yes! Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 29^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools.

How many students attend Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 908 students attended Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary.

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