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Best Schools in Queen Creek, AZ
Queen Creek, AZ has 69 public schools (15 high, 6 middle, 38 elementary) serving 60,324 students. On average they score 41% on state proficiency tests against a projected 44%, so schools in Queen Creek don't meet expectations. Rankings below compare each school’s actual results with the projection for its socioeconomic context.
Best High Schools in Queen Creek, AZ
The top high schools in Queen Creek, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Basha High School
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Chandler Unified District #80 (4242) • Public • Grades 6 - 12 • 2814 Students
2. Higley High School
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Higley Unified School District (4248) • Public • Grades 8 - 12 • 2137 Students
3. Benjamin Franklin High School
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Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek (4355) • Charter • Grades 7 - 12 • 1235 Students
4. Williams Field High School
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Higley Unified School District (4248) • Public • Grades 8 - 12 • 2115 Students
5. Dr. Camille Casteel High School
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Chandler Unified District #80 (4242) • Public • Grades 7 - 12 • 3140 Students
6. Queen Creek High School
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Queen Creek Unified District (4245) • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2233 Students
7. Eastmark High School
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Queen Creek Unified District (4245) • Public • Grades 7 - 12 • 1842 Students
8. Combs High School
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J O Combs Unified School District (4445) • Public • Grades 8 - 12 • 1356 Students
9. Poston Butte High School
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Florence Unified School District (4437) • Public • Grades 7 - 12 • 1393 Students
10. Apache Junction High School
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Apache Junction Unified District (4443) • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 999 Students
Best Middle Schools in Queen Creek, AZ
The top middle schools in Queen Creek, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Newell Barney Junior High
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Queen Creek Unified District (4245) • Public • Grades 5 - 8 • 241 Students
2. Willie & Coy Payne Jr. High
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Chandler Unified District #80 (4242) • Public • Grades 7 - 8 • 1143 Students
3. Sossaman Middle School
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Higley Unified School District (4248) • Public • Grades 7 - 8 • 1043 Students
4. Queen Creek Junior High School
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Queen Creek Unified District (4245) • Public • Grades 5 - 8 • 554 Students
5. Cactus Canyon Junior High
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Apache Junction Unified District (4443) • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 702 Students
6. Coolidge Jr. High School
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Coolidge Unified District (4442) • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 362 Students
Best Elementary Schools in Queen Creek, AZ
The top elementary schools in Queen Creek, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary
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Queen Creek Unified District (4245) • Public • Grades Pre K - 6 • 703 Students
2. Charlotte Patterson Elementary
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Chandler Unified District #80 (4242) • Public • Grades Pre K - 6 • 851 Students
3. Riggs Elementary
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Chandler Unified District #80 (4242) • Public • Grades Pre K - 6 • 833 Students
4. Cortina Elementary
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Higley Unified School District (4248) • Public • Grades Pre K - 8 • 702 Students
5. Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School
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Queen Creek Unified District (4245) • Public • Grades Pre K - 6 • 1114 Students
6. Centennial Elementary School
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Higley Unified School District (4248) • Public • Grades Pre K - 8 • 679 Students
7. Sequoia Pathfinder Academy At Eastmark
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Edkey Inc. - Pathfinder Academy (81045) • Charter • Grades KG - 8 • 345 Students
8. Desert Mountain Elementary
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Queen Creek Unified District (4245) • Public • Grades Pre K - 6 • 793 Students
9. Power Ranch Elementary
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Higley Unified School District (4248) • Public • Grades Pre K - 8 • 623 Students
10. Queen Creek Elementary School
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Queen Creek Unified District (4245) • Public • Grades Pre K - 6 • 763 Students
Education & Community Snapshot in Queen Creek, AZ
City-level factors that shape the learning environment around local schools.
Community Factors
Queen Creek, AZ has a total population of 77,443 with 31% of that population attending schools. The adult high school graduation rate is 97%, and 43% of adults have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Students in Queen Creek, AZ
K-12 Students
High School Graduates
Adults 25+ with HS diplomas
College Graduates
Adults 25+ with a Bachelor’s degree or higher
Demographics statistics provided by Best Neighborhood Queen Creek, AZ.
Safety
Crime Grades summarize reported incidents per 1,000 residents. Use them as neighborhood context, not a school rating.
Overall Crime Grade
8.49 per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crime Grade
1.78 per 1,000 Residents
Property Crime Grade
6.71 per 1,000 Residents
Crime statistics provided by CrimeGrade in Queen Creek, AZ.
Connectivity
Connectivity influences learning at home. We summarize internet infrastructure, typical download speed, and a digital connectivity index for Queen Creek, AZ.
ISP Report Card
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Speed Most Residents Can Get
Digital Connectivity Index
ISP Connectivity Demand Report
To read more about these statistics, please visit Queen Creek, AZ Internet Health Assessment.
Questions About Schools in Queen Creek, AZ
How many schools are in Queen Creek, AZ?
Queen Creek, AZ has 69 public schools: 15 high schools, 6 middle schools and 38 elementary schools, serving 60,324 students in total.
How do schools in Queen Creek perform on state tests?
On average, 69 schools in Queen Creek score 41% proficient on state assessments. Given the socioeconomic context of their students we project 44%, so on average schools in Queen Creek don't meet expectations.
How does SchoolGrade rank the best schools in Queen Creek?
Every public school gets a SchoolGrade from A+ to F based on the share of students at or above the state proficiency bar. The Impact Grade compares that result with what we would expect given the school’s student and community context, so schools that outperform their circumstances stand out. Schools cannot pay to change a grade. Read the full methodology.
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- Actual: 27%
- Projected: 31%
- Impact Grade: Underperforms Expectations
- Actual: 16%
- Projected: 20%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 40%
- Projected: 42%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 48%
- Projected: 49%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 19%
- Projected: 18%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 16%
- Projected: 17%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 25%
- Projected: 26%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 46%
- Projected: 44%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 24%
- Projected: 25%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 51%
- Projected: 53%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
Every school in Queen Creek
29 of 31 schools in Queen Creek carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 14B: 11C: 1D: 3
All 31 public schools we grade in Queen Creek. The ranked lists above show the top ten per level; every school has its own page.
High schools (5)
- Benjamin Franklin High School
- Crismon High School
- Dr Camille Casteel High School
- Queen Creek High School
- San Tan Foothills High School
Middle and junior high schools (4)
- Newell Barney Junior High
- Queen Creek Junior High School
- Sossaman Middle School
- Willie And Coy Payne JR High
Elementary and primary schools (12)
- Cortina Elementary
- Desert Mountain Elementary
- Dr Gary And Annette Auxier Elementary School
- Ellsworth Elementary School
- Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School
- Frances Brandon Pickett Elementary
- Jack Barnes Elementary School
- Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary
- Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary
- Queen Creek Elementary School
- Schnepf Elementary School
- Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center
Other schools and academies (10)
- American Leadership Academy Queen Creek K 12
- American Leadership Academy Signal Butte K 6
- Benjamin Franklin Charter School Crismon
- Cambridge Academy East
- Eduprize Online Instruction
- Eduprize School
- Heritage Academy Gateway
- Leading Edge Academy Mountain View
- Legacy Traditional School Queen Creek
- Queen Creek Virtual Academy
Private schools (2)
Private schools have a SchoolGrade only where their state publishes their test results.