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Which teacher or staff member at Cortina Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
629
Elementary
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIGLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (4248)·NCES 040378002663
Cortina Elementary
19680 S 188TH ST, QUEEN CREEK, AZ 85142 · (480) 279-7800 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL629 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of Arizona public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 47 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 108 | 17% |
| Ungraded | 4 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 56% smaller than its 6th grade class (108).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
66.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -5.0pp since 2017
Math
63.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -14.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 14 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 64.0% | 62.0% |
| 2021-22 | 63.0% | 63.0% |
| 2020-21 | 65.0% | 60.0% |
| 2018-19 | 73.0% | 70.0% |
| 2017-18 | 71.0% | 77.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Cortina Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #107 of 1,072 ▲ 32 | #87 of 646 ▲ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #105 of 1,072 ▼ 3 | #90 of 646 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #358 of 930 | #221 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 629 | #287 of 1,223 | #223 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #350 of 991 | #203 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.8% | #650 of 1,007 | #426 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.4% | #173 of 721 | #109 of 456 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
629
-151 (-19%) vs 2020
-42% since 2010-11, when it was 1,080
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 16.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 629 | 40.5 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 664 | 39 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 702 | 41.2 | 17.0:1 | 10% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 780 | 48 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 866 | 41.3 | 20.9:1 | 12% (103) |
| 2015-16 | 922 | 40 | 23.1:1 | 6% (58) |
| 2010-11 | 1,080 | 55 | 19.6:1 | 15% (160) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cortina Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (866 to 629); teachers down 2% (41.3 to 40.5).
About Cortina Elementary
The public elementary school Cortina Elementary is located in QUEEN CREEK, Arizona. The school has 629 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 8. Elementary schools in Arizona average about 451 students, which makes this school 39% larger than average.
The 16 schools in Higley Unified School District (4248) enroll 12,387 students altogether, Cortina Elementary among them.
The largest group at Cortina Elementary is White students, at 70%. Other students are 19% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. By comparison, Maricopa County residents are about 59% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Cortina Elementary scores 47%.
Cortina Elementary lists 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 15.5 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Arizona, the average ratio is 17.0:1.
Cortina Elementary earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 93% of Arizona public elementary schools.
In Maricopa County, the median household earns about $89,300 a year, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Maricopa County has 1,352 public schools with about 725,139 students, including Cortina Elementary.
Cortina Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Benjamin Franklin High School, about 0.6 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
Federal data place Cortina Elementary in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 151 students, from 780 to 629.
The allk12 page for Cortina Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Maricopa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,559,748
Census ACS
Median income
$89,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,352
725,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Higley Unified School District (4248)
- Williams Field High SchoolHigh · 2,150 students
- Higley High SchoolHigh · 2,005 students
- Sossaman Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,094 students
- San Tan ElementaryElementary · 854 students
- Cooley Middle SchoolMiddle · 795 students
- Bridges Elementary SchoolElementary · 770 students
Other schools in QUEEN CREEK
- Dr. Camille Casteel High SchoolHigh · 2,816 students
- American Leadership Academy Queen Creek K-12Combined · 2,356 students
- Crismon High SchoolHigh · 2,009 students
- Queen Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,968 students
- Eduprize SchoolElementary · 1,733 students
- Heritage Academy GatewayCombined · 1,556 students
Nearby schools
- Benjamin Franklin High School0.6 mi · 1,324
- Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center0.9 mi · 74
- Sossaman Middle School0.9 mi · 1,094
- American Leadership Academy of Applied Technologies1.0 mi · 628
- Power Ranch Elementary1.1 mi · 509
- Heritage Academy Gateway1.2 mi · 1,556
Frequently asked questions
About Cortina ElementaryHow many students attend Cortina Elementary?
Cortina Elementary enrolls approximately 629 students in grades PK-08.
Is Cortina Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cortina Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cortina Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cortina Elementary is approximately 15.5:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cortina Elementary?
At Cortina Elementary, the student body is approximately 70% White, 19% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Cortina Elementary in?
Cortina Elementary is part of Higley Unified School District (4248).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.