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Alumni: what's one memory from Gilbert Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
563
Elementary
DISTRICT 595 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GILBERT UNIFIED DISTRICT (4239)·NCES 040340000257
Gilbert Elementary School
175 W ELLIOT RD, GILBERT, AZ 85233 · (480) 892-8624 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL563 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 22 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 62% larger than its 6th grade class (58).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
48.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +7.0pp since 2017
Math
36.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -8.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 8 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 40.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 47.0% |
| 2020-21 | 47.0% | 37.0% |
| 2018-19 | 39.0% | 36.0% |
| 2017-18 | 41.0% | 44.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Gilbert Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #431 of 1,072 ▲ 87 | #297 of 646 ▲ 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #324 of 1,072 ▼ 18 | #240 of 646 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.5pp | #162 of 930 | #93 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 563 | #386 of 1,223 | #299 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #177 of 991 | #85 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.6% | #450 of 1,007 | #307 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.7% | #136 of 256 | #72 of 138 |
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
563
+64 (+13%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 742
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 563 | 41 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 572 | 42.5 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 586 | 44.6 | 13.1:1 | 37% (216) |
| 2020-21 | 499 | 39 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 513 | 35.9 | 14.3:1 | 43% (220) |
| 2015-16 | 552 | 34 | 16.2:1 | 2% (12) |
| 2010-11 | 675 | 45 | 15.0:1 | 45% (305) |
| 2000-01 | 1,001 | 60 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 742 | 40 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gilbert Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (513 to 563); teachers up 14% (35.9 to 41).
About Gilbert Elementary School
Gilbert Elementary School is one of the public schools in GILBERT, Arizona. It is a mid-sized elementary school. The school covers pre-K through 6 and reported 563 students in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Arizona, the average enrollment is about 451.
Gilbert Unified District (4239) runs Gilbert Elementary School along with 37 other schools, enrolling 31,560 students in total.
More than half of enrollment at Gilbert Elementary School is Hispanic: 58%. The next largest groups are 32% White, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 27 points above the 31% share among Maricopa County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 56%.
Gilbert Elementary School has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.7:1. Elementary schools in Arizona have an average ratio of 17.0:1.
The county, Maricopa County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $89,300 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Maricopa County has 1,352 public schools with about 725,139 students, including Gilbert Elementary School.
The closest school to Gilbert Elementary School is Mesquite Jr High School, located about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
NCES describes the area around Gilbert Elementary School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school grew from 499 students in 2020-21 to 563 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Gilbert Elementary School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. 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 Gilbert Unified District (4239)
- Highland High SchoolHigh · 2,992 students
- Gilbert High SchoolHigh · 2,418 students
- Desert Ridge HighHigh · 2,103 students
- Campo Verde High SchoolHigh · 1,863 students
- Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 1,303 students
- Greenfield Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,160 students
Other schools in GILBERT
- Highland High SchoolHigh · 2,992 students
- Gilbert High SchoolHigh · 2,418 students
- Perry High SchoolHigh · 2,373 students
- American Leadership Academy Gilbert North K-12Combined · 2,357 students
- Williams Field High SchoolHigh · 2,150 students
- Higley High SchoolHigh · 2,005 students
Other Gilbert Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Gilbert Elementary. Gilbert Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- Gilbert ElementaryGilbert, SC · 823 students
- Gilbert ElementaryGarden Grove, CA · 515 students
- Gilbert Elementary SchoolLa Fayette, GA · 476 students
- Gilbert Elementary SchoolYakima, WA · 415 students
- Gilbert Elementary SchoolGilbert, IA · 409 students
Nearby schools
- Mesquite Jr High School0.2 mi · 648
- Premier Prep Online Academy0.8 mi · 218
- Burk Elementary School1.0 mi · 440
- Kaizen Education Foundation dba Gilbert Arts Academy1.2 mi · 120
- Settlers Point Elementary1.4 mi · 524
- Mesquite Elementary School1.5 mi · 584
Frequently asked questions
About Gilbert Elementary SchoolHow large is Gilbert Elementary School?
Gilbert Elementary School enrolls approximately 563 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Gilbert Elementary School serve?
Gilbert Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Gilbert Elementary School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Gilbert Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gilbert Elementary School?
At Gilbert Elementary School, the student body is approximately 32% White, 58% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Gilbert Elementary School?
Gilbert Elementary School is overseen by Gilbert Unified District (4239) in Maricopa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.