Summary:
ZIP code 85295 has nine schools—six elementary, one middle, one high and one alternative—serving students from elementary through high-school grades; the supplied 2025–26 AASA results cover eight schools. Across those eight, average proficiency is above the state in both ELA (59% versus 41%) and math (56% versus 33%), but the most important finding is that these averages hide large differences from school to school.
Ashland Elementary leads all-grades ELA at 75%, 8 percentage points above American Leadership Academy Gilbert K-6 at 67%; American Leadership Academy leads math at 69%, just ahead of Ashland at 68%. At the other end, Cooley Middle School is lowest in both subjects, with 46% in ELA and 39% in math—29 and 30 points below the respective leaders, though still above state results. Elementary grade-level results add nuance: Ashland leads several fourth- through sixth-grade measures, while American Leadership Academy leads third-grade ELA and math and fourth-grade math. In fifth-grade science, American Leadership Academy scores 64% and Ashland 62%, compared with 34% statewide.
SchoolDigger statewide percentile rankings generally improved from 2023–24 to 2025–26: six schools gained, one was unchanged and Higley High School slipped from 83 to 81; the eight-school average rose from 74 to 79. Gateway Pointe Elementary had the largest gain, from 54 to 68. These rankings show relative standing, not whether test scores rose. Ratios also vary: Spectrum Elementary reports 13.0 students per teacher, while Higley Virtual Academy reports 162; the supplied data do not establish a connection between ratios and results. Free/reduced-lunch rates are unavailable, and schools’ grade spans and some test years differ, so not every comparison is like-for-like.
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