Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary

As a medium-sized K-5 school in QUEEN CREEK, Arizona, Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary teaches 384 students from grades pre-K through 6, one of the schools within J O Combs Unified School District (4445).

J O Combs Unified School District (4445) runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 3,934 students. Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary logs that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 36% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Pinal County put the typical household earns roughly $80,266 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Pinal County runs 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,837 students), of which Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary is one.

Jack Harmon Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary has decreased 27%, going from 523 students in 2018 to 384 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 65% to 50%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 21.7:1 in 2018 to 19.2:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.