Patterson Elementary School

Patterson Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary campus in GILBERT, Arizona, overseen by Gilbert Unified District (4239), works with 518 students, covering grades pre-K through 6.

Across the 38 schools in Gilbert Unified District (4239) (31,560 students total), Patterson Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Patterson Elementary School shows that 59% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 25% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Maricopa County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

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 roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Patterson Elementary School is one.

Val Vista Lakes Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Patterson Elementary School has decreased 9%, going from 570 students in 2018 to 518 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

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