Boulder Creek Elementary

Set in MESA, Arizona, Boulder Creek Elementary is a mid-sized K-5 school, operated by Gilbert Unified District (4239). It works with 461 students across grades pre-K through 6.

Gilbert Unified District (4239) runs 38 schools in total, collectively educating 31,560 students. Boulder Creek Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Boulder Creek Elementary lists that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 34% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% multiracial.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Maricopa County shows median household earnings sit near $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Boulder Creek Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Superstition Springs Elementary, around 1.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Boulder Creek Elementary.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Boulder Creek Elementary has contracted 22%, going from 592 students in 2018 to 461 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 57% to 53%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

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