Total enrollment
15,065
+4,796 (+47%) vs SY 2020-21
15 schools in Queen Creek Unified District (4245)
Arizona · 15,065 students · 4 cities
Public-school families inside Queen Creek Unified District (4245) pick from 15 schools serving the district's roughly 15,065 K-12 students (9 elementary, 2 middle, and 3 high).
4-year change in Queen Creek Unified District (4245)
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
15
+3 (+25%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Queen Creek Unified District (4245) ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Arizona | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 15,065 | #14 of 156 | #555 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 15 | #25 of 156 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #120 of 153 | #8,445 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.2% | #55 of 123 | #2,440 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Queen Creek Unified District (4245)
Since 2017-18, the 8 district schools that reported both years went from 7,083 to 6,413 students (down 9%) and from 361 to 343 full-time teachers (down 5%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crismon High School | Queen Creek | High | 07-12 | 2,009 |
| Queen Creek High School | Queen Creek | High | 09-12 | 1,968 |
| Eastmark High School | Mesa | High | 07-12 | 1,889 |
| Silver Valley Elementary | Mesa | Elementary | PK-06 | 1,384 |
| Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School | Queen Creek | Elementary | PK-06 | 1,153 |
| Schnepf Elementary School | Queen Creek | Elementary | PK-06 | 1,044 |
| Gateway Polytechnic Academy | Mesa | Elementary | PK-08 | 1,003 |
| Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary | Queen Creek | Elementary | PK-06 | 908 |
| Queen Creek Elementary School | Queen Creek | Elementary | PK-06 | 711 |
| Desert Mountain Elementary | Queen Creek | Elementary | PK-06 | 682 |
| Queen Creek Junior High School | Queen Creek | Middle | 05-08 | 657 |
| Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary | Queen Creek | Elementary | PK-06 | 642 |
| Jack Barnes Elementary School | Queen Creek | Elementary | PK-06 | 621 |
| Queen Creek Virtual Academy | Queen Creek | Combined | KG-12 | 265 |
| Newell Barney College Preparatory School | Queen Creek | Middle | 05-08 | 129 |
About Queen Creek Unified District (4245)
As a rural-scale district in Arizona, Queen Creek Unified District (4245) serves 15,065 students across 15 schools.
On the school-mix side, Queen Creek Unified District (4245) covers 9 elementary, 2 middle, 3 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Queen Creek Unified District (4245) is about 1,004, meaningfully above the Arizona average of roughly 508.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 15,065 students, grew 47% from the 10,269 reported in SY 2020-21. Over that span, Queen Creek Unified District (4245) gained 3 schools, going from 12 to 15.
On allk12, the community for Queen Creek Unified District (4245) discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.