Schools · Queen Creek
Queen Creek, AZ schools
Queen Creek’s public schools score well above Arizona’s averages: 53% of students are proficient in reading against 38.5% statewide, and 94% of high schoolers graduate on time against 77.3%. Kids attend one of 7 schools through grade 6, then Crismon High School or Queen Creek Junior High School or Newell Barney College Preparatory School and Crismon High School or Queen Creek High School.
Grades, test scores, graduation, spending and every school, from U.S. Department of Education data.
TownTapestry School GradeNew
A−
Queen Creek’s School Grade: A-
The public schools Queen Creek’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 77% of Arizona’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
B+Test scoresA-Graduation
Arizona school districts we grade (567)Better than 77%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arizona towns with similar household incomes (36)Better than 67%
High confidence. Built on 7,231 tested students and a graduating class of 539; 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 Queen Creek kids go to school
Grades 7–12
Crismon High School or A-Queen Creek Junior High School or A-Newell Barney College Preparatory School
Depends on your address Queen Creek Unified DistrictGrades 12
Crismon High School or B+Queen Creek High School
Depends on your address Queen Creek Unified DistrictBased 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, Queen Creek Unified)53%
State average 38.5%
Reading (J. O. Combs Unified)30%
State average 38.5%
Math (grades PK–12, Queen Creek Unified)55%
State average 31.2%
Math (J. O. Combs Unified)27%
State average 31.2%
Graduation · class of 2020
94% graduate on time
Graduation rate
94%
AZ: 77.3%
Graduating class
539
students
The share of students who started ninth grade together and earned a regular diploma within four years. #5 of 103 AZ towns →
Districts
Two districts serve Queen Creek
Queen Creek Unified DistrictGrades PK–12 · 15 schools · 15,065 students
$9,135 per studentAZ $12,318A-J. O. Combs Unified School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 10 schools · 3,934 students
$10,266 per studentAZ $12,318BEach district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Every school
All 34 schools in Queen Creek
Showing 1–30 of 34 schools
Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 1,153 students
APublicSchnepf Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 1,044 students
PublicKatherine Mecham Barney ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 908 students
A+PublicBenjamin Franklin Charter School - CrismonElementary · Grades K–6 · 834 students
ACharterQueen Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 711 students
APublicDesert Mountain ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 682 students
APublicFrances Brandon-Pickett ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 642 students
APublicCortina ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–8 · 629 students
APublicJack Barnes Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 621 students
APublicBenjamin Franklin Charter School - PowerElementary · Grades K–6 · 565 students
A+CharterDr. Gary and Annette Auxier Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 534 students
APublicAmerican Leadership Academy Signal Butte K-6Elementary · Grades K–6 · 457 students
B+CharterCambridge Academy EastElementary · Grades K–8
CharterSossaman Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 1,094 students
APublicQueen Creek Junior High SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 657 students
A-PublicNewell Barney College Preparatory SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 129 students
A-PublicDr. Camille Casteel High SchoolHigh · Grades 7–12 · 2,816 students
A-PublicCrismon High SchoolHigh · Grades 7–12 · 2,009 students
PublicQueen Creek High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,968 students
B+PublicBenjamin Franklin High SchoolHigh · Grades 7–12 · 1,324 students
A-CharterEVIT - American Leadership Academy Queen CreekHigh · Grades 9–12
PublicEVIT - Casteel High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12
PublicEVIT - Crismon High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12
PublicEVIT - Heritage Academy GatewayHigh · Grades 9–12
PublicEVIT - Queen Creek High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12
PublicEVIT American Leadership Academy Ironwood K-12High · Grades 9–12
PublicAmerican Leadership Academy Queen Creek K-12Other · Grades K–12 · 2,356 students
ACharterAmerican Leadership Academy Ironwood K12Other · Grades K–12 · 2,084 students
B+CharterHeritage Academy GatewayOther · Grades K–12 · 1,556 students
ACharterLegacy Traditional School - Queen CreekOther · Grades K–9 · 922 students
ACharterSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.