Queen Creek Junior High School

Queen Creek Junior High School is a reasonably sized intermediate school in QUEEN CREEK, Arizona, operated by Queen Creek Unified District (4245). The school works with 657 students in grades 5 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 33% bigger than the state mean of about 494.

Queen Creek Unified District (4245) runs 15 schools in total, collectively educating 15,065 students. Queen Creek Junior High School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Queen Creek Junior High School lists that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 26% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black. Compared to Maricopa County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Queen Creek Junior High School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.8:1 average.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Maricopa County) reports that median household earnings sit near $89,300, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Queen Creek Junior High School is one.

The closest other public school is Jack Barnes Elementary School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Queen Creek Junior High School's enrollment has declined 12% since 2018, when it stood at 748 (now 657). Class-load math has fell: from 21.1:1 in 2018 to 19.7:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.