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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Oak Tree Elementary administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
384
Elementary
DISTRICT 595 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GILBERT UNIFIED DISTRICT (4239)·NCES 040340001838
Oak Tree Elementary
505 W HOUSTON AVE, GILBERT, AZ 85233 · (480) 632-4785 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL384 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
1
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 | 16 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 27% smaller than its 6th grade class (60).
Student demographics
64%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
40.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -3.0pp since 2017
Math
36.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -12.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 40 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 down about 3 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 12 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 41.0% | 42.0% |
| 2018-19 | 42.0% | 43.0% |
| 2017-18 | 43.0% | 48.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Oak Tree Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #432 of 1,072 ▲ 13 | #298 of 646 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #443 of 1,072 ▲ 60 | #305 of 646 ▲ 24 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #439 of 930 | #278 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 384 | #743 of 1,223 | #527 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #55 of 991 | #25 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #156 of 1,007 | #108 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.2% | #144 of 721 | #92 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
384
-57 (-13%) vs 2020
-52% since 2000-01, when it was 796
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 384 | 32.7 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 397 | 38.7 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 418 | 38 | 11.0:1 | 51% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 441 | 27 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 542 | 31.5 | 17.2:1 | 53% (287) |
| 2015-16 | 626 | 36 | 17.4:1 | 0% (3) |
| 2010-11 | 651 | 41 | 15.9:1 | 45% (294) |
| 2000-01 | 796 | 36 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Tree Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (542 to 384); teachers up 4% (31.5 to 32.7).
About Oak Tree Elementary
As a medium-sized elementary school, Oak Tree Elementary serves students in GILBERT, Arizona. Its 384 students are spread across pre-K through 6.
Besides Oak Tree Elementary, Gilbert Unified District (4239) runs 37 other schools. The district enrolls 31,560 students.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Oak Tree Elementary, with 42% of enrollment. Next come 41% White, 8% multiracial, 4% Black, and 2% Native American. The county population is about 31% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Oak Tree Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 64%.
Oak Tree Elementary operates with 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.7:1. That ratio is under the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona.
In the county around the school, Maricopa County, median household income is about $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Oak Tree Elementary is among the 1,352 public schools in Maricopa County.
Nearest public school: EDUPRIZE SCHOOL Gilbert, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 441 in 2020-21 and 384 in 2024-25, a 13% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.3:1 to 11.7:1.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Oak Tree Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Oak Tree Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Oak Tree Elementary. Oak Tree Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Oak Tree Elementary SchoolMONROE TOWNSHIP, NJ · 578 students
Nearby schools
- EDUPRIZE SCHOOL Gilbert0.4 mi · 1,270
- Harris Elementary School0.8 mi · 383
- Gilbert Classical Academy 7-121.0 mi · 572
- Premier Prep Online Academy1.1 mi · 218
- Neely Traditional Academy1.1 mi · 805
- Keller Elementary School1.2 mi · 581
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Tree ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Oak Tree Elementary?
Oak Tree Elementary enrolls approximately 384 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Oak Tree Elementary serve?
Oak Tree Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oak Tree Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oak Tree Elementary is approximately 11.7:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oak Tree Elementary?
At Oak Tree Elementary, the student body is approximately 41% White, 42% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Oak Tree Elementary public or private?
Oak Tree Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Gilbert Unified District (4239).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.