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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Jack Barnes Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
621
Elementary
DISTRICT 905 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·QUEEN CREEK UNIFIED DISTRICT (4245)·NCES 040681002369
Jack Barnes Elementary School
20750 S 214TH ST, QUEEN CREEK, AZ 85142 · (480) 987-7400 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL621 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of Arizona public elementary schools
- B+Test 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.
- FThree-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
17.0:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · 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 | 70 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 90 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 22% smaller than its 6th grade class (90).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
45.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -22.0pp since 2017
Math
43.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -29.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 22 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 29 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 46.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 57.0% |
| 2020-21 | 58.0% | 53.0% |
| 2018-19 | 64.0% | 69.0% |
| 2017-18 | 67.0% | 72.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Jack Barnes Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #339 of 1,072 ▼ 30 | #248 of 646 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #368 of 1,072 ▼ 19 | #262 of 646 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -12.0pp | #43 of 930 | #30 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 621 | #294 of 1,223 | #229 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #530 of 991 | #322 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.3% | #364 of 1,007 | #246 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.6% | #517 of 721 | #329 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
621
+23 (+4%) vs 2020
+17% since 2010-11, when it was 531
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 621 | 36.5 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 630 | 35.5 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 617 | 35.8 | 17.3:1 | 14% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 598 | 31 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 695 | 38.5 | 18.1:1 | 21% (145) |
| 2015-16 | 489 | 23 | 21.3:1 | 25% (121) |
| 2010-11 | 531 | 27 | 19.7:1 | 26% (137) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jack Barnes Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (695 to 621); teachers down 5% (38.5 to 36.5).
About Jack Barnes Elementary School
Jack Barnes Elementary School is an elementary school located in QUEEN CREEK, Arizona, in Maricopa County. It has an enrollment of 621 students in pre-K through 6. That compares with an average of about 451 students for elementary schools in Arizona.
Queen Creek Unified District (4245), which runs Jack Barnes Elementary School, has 15 schools and 15,065 students.
Federal enrollment data show Jack Barnes Elementary School is 58% White. Other groups make up 27% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black, and 4% Asian. In Maricopa County overall, the White share is about 59%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 58, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Jack Barnes Elementary School comes to 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.0:1. It is about the same as the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona.
Jack Barnes Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 58% of Arizona public elementary schools.
The county, Maricopa County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Maricopa County has 1,352 public schools with about 725,139 students, including Jack Barnes Elementary School.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, Queen Creek Junior High School, is the closest to Jack Barnes Elementary School. Jack Barnes Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
In the federal locale system, Jack Barnes Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 621, up from 598 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 17.0:1, from 19.3:1.
People who know Jack Barnes Elementary School can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Queen Creek Unified District (4245)
- Crismon High SchoolHigh · 2,009 students
- Queen Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,968 students
- Eastmark High SchoolHigh · 1,889 students
- Silver Valley ElementaryElementary · 1,384 students
- Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,153 students
- Schnepf Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,044 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
- Queen Creek Junior High School0.6 mi · 657
- Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Crismon1.0 mi · 834
- Queen Creek High School1.4 mi · 1,968
- Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary1.5 mi · 908
- American Leadership Academy Signal Butte K-61.7 mi · 457
- Desert Mountain Elementary1.9 mi · 682
Frequently asked questions
About Jack Barnes Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Jack Barnes Elementary School?
Jack Barnes Elementary School enrolls approximately 621 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Jack Barnes Elementary School serve?
Jack Barnes Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jack Barnes Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jack Barnes Elementary School is approximately 17.0:1 (37 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Jack Barnes Elementary School?
Jack Barnes Elementary School reports a student body of 58% White, 27% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Jack Barnes Elementary School?
Jack Barnes Elementary School is overseen by Queen Creek Unified District (4245) in Maricopa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.