Gilbert Elementary School

Set in GILBERT, Arizona, Gilbert Elementary School is a medium-sized K-5 school, operated by Gilbert Unified District (4239). It enrolls 563 students across grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so Gilbert Elementary School sits 25% larger than that benchmark.

Gilbert Elementary School is one of 38 schools operated by Gilbert Unified District (4239), a district that enrolls 31,560 students overall.

Demographically, Gilbert Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 58% of enrollment; the rest reads as 32% White, 6% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Gilbert Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Maricopa County put median household earnings sit near $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Gilbert Elementary School is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

Nearest neighbor: Mesquite Jr High School, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gilbert Elementary School has increased 10%, going from 513 students in 2018 to 563 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 49% to 58% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Gilbert Elementary School community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.