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What tradition at Queen Creek High School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
1,968
High
DISTRICT 1,955 · STATE 631
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·QUEEN CREEK UNIFIED DISTRICT (4245)·NCES 040681001383
Queen Creek High School
22149 E OCOTILLO RD, QUEEN CREEK, AZ 85142 · (480) 987-5973 · Maricopa County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,968 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Arizona public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public high schools
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
90 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 20.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 472 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 469 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 482 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 545 | 28% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Queen Creek Unified District (4245). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
61.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +8.0pp since 2017
Math
51.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -6.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 6 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 56.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.0% | 51.0% |
| 2021-22 | 62.0% | 52.0% |
| 2020-21 | 45.0% | 43.0% |
| 2018-19 | 51.0% | 61.0% |
| 2017-18 | 53.0% | 57.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Queen Creek High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #52 of 268 ▼ 23 | #42 of 144 ▼ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #48 of 267 ▲ 5 | #38 of 143 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #75 of 220 | #47 of 134 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,968 | #57 of 510 | #48 of 248 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #215 of 279 | #126 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.5% | #126 of 284 | #77 of 163 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #128 of 132 | #77 of 80 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,968
-234 (-11%) vs 2020
+710% since 1990-91, when it was 243
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 21.6:1
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 | 1,968 | 90 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 2,132 | 97 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 2,233 | 99.8 | 22.4:1 | 15% (334) |
| 2020-21 | 2,202 | 102 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,987 | 93.9 | 21.2:1 | 22% (437) |
| 2015-16 | 1,899 | 70 | 27.1:1 | 26% (485) |
| 2010-11 | 1,695 | 74 | 22.9:1 | 30% (514) |
| 2000-01 | 511 | 29 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 243 | 21 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Queen Creek High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,987 to 1,968); teachers down 4% (93.9 to 90).
About Queen Creek High School
Queen Creek High School is a high-enrollment high school that serves part of QUEEN CREEK, Arizona. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 1,968 students. An average school in this group (high schools in Arizona) has about 631 students.
Queen Creek High School sits within Queen Creek Unified District (4245), which has 15 schools and 15,065 students.
By race and ethnicity, Queen Creek High School is 59% White. Other reported shares: 28% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. The White share in Maricopa County as a whole is similar, at about 59%. Queen Creek High School has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 21.9:1, with 90 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in Arizona is 20.2:1, lower than at this school.
Measured against Arizona public high schools, Queen Creek High School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In the county around the school, Maricopa County, median household income is about $89,300, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. A total of 1,352 public schools operate in Maricopa County, serving about 725,139 students.
The school nearest to Queen Creek High School is American Leadership Academy Signal Butte K-6, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The federal government classifies Queen Creek High School's location as Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 2,202 to 1,968.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Queen Creek Unified District (4245)
- Crismon High SchoolHigh · 2,009 students
- Eastmark High SchoolHigh · 1,889 students
- Silver Valley ElementaryElementary · 1,384 students
- Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,153 students
- Schnepf Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,044 students
- Gateway Polytechnic AcademyElementary · 1,003 students
Other schools in QUEEN CREEK
- Dr. Camille Casteel High SchoolHigh · 2,816 students
- American Leadership Academy Queen Creek K-12Combined · 2,356 students
- Crismon High SchoolHigh · 2,009 students
- Eduprize SchoolElementary · 1,733 students
- Heritage Academy GatewayCombined · 1,556 students
- Benjamin Franklin High SchoolHigh · 1,324 students
Nearby schools
- American Leadership Academy Signal Butte K-60.3 mi · 457
- Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School0.9 mi · 1,153
- Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary0.9 mi · 642
- Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Crismon1.2 mi · 834
- Jack Barnes Elementary School1.4 mi · 621
- Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary1.6 mi · 908
Frequently asked questions
About Queen Creek High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Queen Creek High School?
Queen Creek High School enrolls approximately 1,968 students in grades 09-12.
Is Queen Creek High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Queen Creek High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Queen Creek High School have?
Queen Creek High School employs 90 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Queen Creek High School?
At Queen Creek High School, the student body is approximately 59% White, 28% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Queen Creek High School?
Queen Creek High School is overseen by Queen Creek Unified District (4245) in Maricopa County.
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