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Jack Barnes Elementary School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Jack Barnes Elementary School
Jack Barnes Elementary School is a K-5 school of reasonably sized scale in QUEEN CREEK, Arizona, operated by Queen Creek Unified District (4245), serveing 621 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 451 students per school, that is 38% bigger than typical.
Jack Barnes Elementary School is one of 15 schools operated by Queen Creek Unified District (4245), a district that teaches 15,065 students overall.
Looking at the student body, Jack Barnes Elementary School reports that 58% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 27% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black, 4% Asian. Compared to Maricopa County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at school resources, The school reports having 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.0:1. The state averages about 17.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.
In the surrounding community, census data for Maricopa County shows median household earnings sit near $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Jack Barnes Elementary School is one campus in the mix.
Queen Creek Junior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Jack Barnes Elementary School.
Jack Barnes Elementary School operates from a residential location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jack Barnes Elementary School has shrank 11%, going from 695 students in 2018 to 621 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 75% to 58%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for Jack Barnes Elementary School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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