Summary:
ZIP code 85296 has 17 schools: eight elementary, two middle, five high schools and two alternative schools, serving a mix of grade spans. Across the 12 schools reporting both all-grades subjects, average proficiency was about 50% in ELA and 41% in math, above Arizona’s 41% and 33% rates. But the most important finding is that results vary widely from school to school, so an area-wide average may not reflect the school a child attends.
Finley Farms Elementary leads the reported all-grades results, with 66% proficient in ELA and 58% in math—25 points above state rates in both subjects. At the low end, Learning Foundation and Performing Arts Gilbert reports 26% in ELA, 15 points below the state, while Leading Edge Academy at East Mesa reports 10% in math, 23 points below. The top-to-bottom spread is 40 points in ELA and 48 in math. Grade-specific results also stand out: Greenfield Junior High School reports 71% in 7th-grade ELA and 54% in 8th-grade science. Highland High School reports 55% in both 11th-grade ELA and math and a 96% graduation rate, but just 15% in 11th-grade science.
SchoolDigger’s rankings show mixed movement rather than a consistent trend: Finley Farms Elementary rose from the 75th to the 85th percentile and Greenfield Junior High School from the 79th to the 86th, while Leading Edge Academy Gilbert Early College fell from the 69th to the 20th percentile. Enrollment and student-teacher ratios do not provide a simple shortcut: Leading Edge Academy Gilbert Elementary has 282 students and a 12.2 ratio, with 51% ELA and 40% math, while Leading Edge Academy at East Mesa has 211 students and an 11.7 ratio, with 27% ELA and 10% math. Results vary by grade and school, so compare the figures for the grades your child would attend.
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