Schools · Gilbert
Gilbert, AZ schools
Gilbert’s public schools score well above Arizona’s averages: 57% of students are proficient in reading against 38.5% statewide, and 93% of high schoolers graduate on time against 77.3%. Kids attend one of 33 schools through grade 8, then one of 15 high schools and one of 8 high schools.
Grades, test scores, graduation, spending and every school, from U.S. Department of Education data.
TownTapestry School GradeNew
A−
Gilbert’s School Grade: A-
The public schools Gilbert’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 81% of Arizona’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
A-Test scoresA-Graduation
Arizona school districts we grade (567)Better than 81%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arizona towns with similar household incomes (53)Better than 79%
High confidence. Built on 44,822 tested students and a graduating class of 3,974; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Arizona’s state tests, each against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown below but don’t count toward the grade. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids: every district that serves it, weighted by the number of students tested in each. Tests count 60% and graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are lined up against the rest of Arizona only. A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
- Individual schools are graded the same way on their own test results, against every public school in Arizona with 25+ students. Private schools aren’t graded: they don’t take the state tests.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income closely, so a high grade partly reflects who lives in a town. That’s why we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
School path
Where Gilbert kids go to school
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Check with the district before you enroll.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well above the state in reading
Reading (grades PK–12, Gilbert Unified)52%
State average 38.5%
Reading (Higley Unified)58%
State average 38.5%
Reading (Chandler Unified)57%
State average 38.5%
Math (grades PK–12, Gilbert Unified)49%
State average 31.2%
Math (Higley Unified)56%
State average 31.2%
Math (Chandler Unified)49%
State average 31.2%
Graduation · class of 2020
93% graduate on time
Graduation rate
93%
AZ: 77.3%
Graduating class
3,974
students
The share of students who started ninth grade together and earned a regular diploma within four years.
Districts
Three districts serve Gilbert
Gilbert Unified DistrictGrades PK–12 · 41 schools · 31,560 students
$10,767 per studentAZ $12,318A-Higley Unified DistrictGrades PK–12 · 16 schools · 12,387 students
$9,745 per studentAZ $12,318A-Chandler Unified DistrictGrades PK–12 · 49 schools · 41,421 students
$11,211 per studentAZ $12,318A-Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Every school
All 96 schools in Gilbert
Showing 1–30 of 96 schools
Legacy Traditional School ? GilbertElementary · Grades K–8 · 960 students
ACharterGreenfield Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 919 students
A+PublicSan Tan ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 854 students
APublicNeely Traditional AcademyElementary · Grades PK–6 · 805 students
A+PublicHighland Park ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 787 students
APublicBridges Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 · 770 students
A+PublicRiggs ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 770 students
APublicRobert J.C. Rice Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 754 students
A+PublicCharlotte Patterson ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 753 students
APublicAshland ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 741 students
A+PublicWeinberg Gifted AcademyElementary · Grades PK–6 · 741 students
A+PublicChaparral Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 734 students
A-PublicHigley Traditional AcademyElementary · Grades PK–8 · 726 students
APublicGateway Pointe ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–8 · 685 students
A-PublicTowne Meadows Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 647 students
APublicBenjamin Franklin Charter School - GilbertElementary · Grades K–6 · 598 students
ACharterCentennial Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 588 students
APublicFinley Farms ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 588 students
APublicMesquite Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 584 students
A-PublicSpectrum ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 578 students
APublicGilbert Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 563 students
B+PublicCarol Rae Ranch ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 561 students
APublicAmerican Leadership Academy Gilbert K-6Elementary · Grades K–6 · 556 students
A+CharterChandler Traditional Academy-FreedomElementary · Grades PK–6 · 551 students
A+PublicCoronado Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 536 students
APublicSettlers Point ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 524 students
A-PublicGreat Hearts Academies - Archway AreteElementary · Grades K–5 · 522 students
A+CharterPatterson Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 518 students
APublicPower Ranch ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–8 · 509 students
APublicVal Vista Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 506 students
A-PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.