Best Public Schools in Zip Code 85286

The 22 schools listed for ZIP code 85286 include 18 elementary schools and four alternative schools, with grade spans that vary. Across the schools, the 2025–26 average was 52% proficient in ELA and 41% in math, compared with statewide rates of 41% and 33%. But results vary widely: school ELA scores range from 32% to 68%, and math scores from 15% to 68%. The clearest takeaway for families is that results depend greatly on which school a child attends, especially in math.

American Leadership Academy Gilbert South K-6 leads the all-grade results, with 68% proficient in both ELA and math; Legacy Traditional School - Chandler is close behind in ELA at 67%, while American Leadership Academy Mesa K-6 posts 67% in math. At the lower end, Legacy Traditional School - Laveen Village has the lowest ELA result, 32%, and 18% in math; Legacy Online Academy has the lowest math result, 15%. Grade-level results can add useful detail: ALA Mesa has 79% proficiency in third-grade math, compared with 38% statewide, and Legacy Traditional School - Gilbert has 59% in eighth-grade science, versus 30% statewide. SchoolDigger gives Gilbert South five stars and a 92nd-percentile ranking; Chandler and ALA Mesa rank in the 85th and 84th percentiles.

SchoolDigger’s relative rankings improved modestly for the 18 schools with history: their average percentile rose about 3 points between 2023–24 and 2025–26, with 12 schools rising, four falling and two unchanged. Gilbert South had the largest increase, from the 77th to the 92nd percentile. Student-teacher ratios do not sort schools neatly by results: Chandler reports 67% ELA and 53% math with a ratio of 43.6, while ALA Gilbert South reports 68% in both subjects with a ratio of 11.1; Legacy Traditional School - West Surprise also reports strong results—61% ELA and 46% math—alongside a ratio of 53.5. These comparisons describe the reported figures but do not explain why schools differ; free/reduced-lunch rates were not supplied.