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Enrollment
469
Elementary
DISTRICT 595 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GILBERT UNIFIED DISTRICT (4239)·NCES 040340002833
Quartz Hill Elementary
3680 S QUARTZ ST, GILBERT, AZ 85297 · (480) 855-5732 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL469 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 11 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 68 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 29% smaller than its 6th grade class (68).
Student demographics
59%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
65.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +0.0pp since 2017
Math
61.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -7.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2017, while math scores are down about 7 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 52.0% |
| 2021-22 | 64.0% | 65.0% |
| 2020-21 | 62.0% | 61.0% |
| 2018-19 | 66.0% | 66.0% |
| 2017-18 | 65.0% | 68.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Quartz Hill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #125 of 1,072 ▲ 56 | #102 of 646 ▲ 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #112 of 1,072 ▲ 79 | #95 of 646 ▲ 57 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #409 of 930 | #253 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 469 | #557 of 1,223 | #421 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #150 of 991 | #72 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.6% | #354 of 1,007 | #240 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.2% | #165 of 721 | #104 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
469
-77 (-14%) vs 2020
-40% since 2010-11, when it was 787
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 469 | 35.1 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 507 | 34.8 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 549 | 33.4 | 16.4:1 | 19% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 546 | 30 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 653 | 31 | 21.1:1 | 11% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 657 | 35 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 787 | 39 | 20.2:1 | 12% (98) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Quartz Hill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (653 to 469); teachers up 13% (31 to 35.1).
About Quartz Hill Elementary
Quartz Hill Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in GILBERT, Arizona. It teaches 469 students in pre-K through 6.
Within Gilbert Unified District (4239), Quartz Hill Elementary is one of 38 schools. The district enrolls 31,560 students.
The student body at Quartz Hill Elementary is 57% White. After that, the student body is 29% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. Among Maricopa County residents, the White share is about 59%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 59%.
For every teacher at Quartz Hill Elementary, there are about 13.3 students; the school has 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Arizona is 17.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher.
The county, Maricopa County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $89,300 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Counting Quartz Hill Elementary, Maricopa County has 1,352 public schools.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, EVIT - Campo Verde High School, is the closest to Quartz Hill Elementary. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 469, from 546 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 13.3 students per teacher, compared with 18.2 in 2020-21.
Quartz Hill Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Quartz Hill Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Quartz Hill Elementary. Quartz Hill Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Quartz Hill ElementaryQuartz Hill, CA · 845 students
Nearby schools
- EVIT - Campo Verde High School0.3 mi · 1
- Campo Verde High School0.3 mi · 1,863
- Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista)0.6 mi · 403
- Spectrum Elementary1.1 mi · 578
- Arizona Connections Academy1.5 mi · 1,891
- American Leadership Academy Gilbert K-61.5 mi · 556
Frequently asked questions
About Quartz Hill ElementaryHow many students attend Quartz Hill Elementary?
Quartz Hill Elementary enrolls approximately 469 students in grades PK-06.
Is Quartz Hill Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Quartz Hill Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Quartz Hill Elementary have?
Quartz Hill Elementary employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Quartz Hill Elementary?
Student demographics at Quartz Hill Elementary are roughly 57% White, 29% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Quartz Hill Elementary?
Quartz Hill Elementary is overseen by Gilbert Unified District (4239) in Maricopa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.