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Queen Creek Unified District (4245) Schools
Queen Creek Unified District (4245) is a public school district in Arizona, based in Maricopa County (Queen Creek). SchoolGrade grades 14 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Queen Creek Unified District (4245) on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Queen Creek Unified District (4245)
12 of 14 schools in Queen Creek Unified District (4245) carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 6B: 6
Best schools in Queen Creek Unified District (4245)
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Frances Brandon Pickett Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Queen Creek Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Desert Mountain Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Jack Barnes Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B+ Gateway Polytechnic Academy (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B+ Silver Valley Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B+ Queen Creek Junior High School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- B Newell Barney Junior High (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Queen Creek Unified District (4245)
High schools (2)
- B- Eastmark High School, Mesa
- B- Queen Creek High School, Queen Creek
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- B Newell Barney Junior High, Queen Creek
- B+ Queen Creek Junior High School, Queen Creek
Elementary and primary schools (8)
- A- Desert Mountain Elementary, Queen Creek
- A Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School, Queen Creek
- A Frances Brandon Pickett Elementary, Queen Creek
- A- Jack Barnes Elementary School, Queen Creek
- A+ Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary, Queen Creek
- A- Queen Creek Elementary School, Queen Creek
- Schnepf Elementary School, Queen Creek
- B+ Silver Valley Elementary, Mesa
Other schools and academies (2)
- B+ Gateway Polytechnic Academy, Mesa
- Queen Creek Virtual Academy, Queen Creek
Where Queen Creek Unified District (4245) schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Queen Creek (11)
- Mesa (3)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Arizona
- County: Maricopa County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 14,503 students with 724 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,526 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0406810
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Higley Unified School District (4248) (16 schools, 5 mi)
- Gilbert Unified District (4239) (38 schools, 8 mi)
- J O Combs Unified School District (4445) (9 schools, 8 mi)
- Chandler Unified District #80 (4242) (44 schools, 10 mi)
- Mesa Unified District (4235) (77 schools, 14 mi)
- Apache Junction Unified District (4443) (5 schools, 14 mi)
- Coolidge Unified District (4442) (6 schools, 18 mi)
- Tempe School District (4258) (23 schools, 20 mi)
Questions about Queen Creek Unified District (4245)
How many schools are in Queen Creek Unified District (4245)?
SchoolGrade grades 14 public schools in Queen Creek Unified District (4245), across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Queen Creek Unified District (4245) serve?
The largest by graded schools: Queen Creek, Mesa.
How good are the schools in Queen Creek Unified District (4245)?
Across the 12 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B+, with 56.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 53.3%. 75% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Queen Creek Unified District (4245)?
14,503 students were enrolled in Queen Creek Unified District (4245) in the 2023-24 school year, about 20.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Queen Creek Unified District (4245)?
Queen Creek Unified District (4245) is in Arizona, based in Maricopa County, with its district office in Queen Creek. Its boundary covers about 45.9 sq mi.