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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Riggs Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
770
Elementary
DISTRICT 590 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHANDLER UNIFIED DISTRICT #80 (4242)·NCES 040187002873
Riggs Elementary
6930 S SEVILLE BLVD W, GILBERT, AZ 85298 · (480) 224-3400 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL770 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · 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 | 68 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 121 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 27% smaller than its 6th grade class (121).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
66.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -3.0pp since 2017
Math
64.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -7.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 7 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 65.0% | 57.0% |
| 2021-22 | 62.0% | 62.0% |
| 2020-21 | 62.0% | 54.0% |
| 2018-19 | 72.0% | 68.0% |
| 2017-18 | 69.0% | 71.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Riggs Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #95 of 1,072 ▲ 100 | #76 of 646 ▲ 77 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #102 of 1,072 ▲ 134 | #89 of 646 ▲ 100 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #267 of 930 | #158 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 770 | #140 of 1,223 | #107 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #597 of 991 | #367 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.5% | #518 of 1,007 | #343 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.7% | #329 of 721 | #208 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
770
-81 (-10%) vs 2020
-14% since 2010-11, when it was 896
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 770 | 43.5 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 837 | 46.5 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 833 | 48.4 | 17.2:1 | 12% (98) |
| 2020-21 | 851 | 49 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 947 | 48.5 | 19.5:1 | 11% (103) |
| 2015-16 | 981 | 49 | 20.0:1 | 9% (93) |
| 2010-11 | 896 | 46 | 19.5:1 | 13% (113) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riggs Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (947 to 770); teachers down 10% (48.5 to 43.5).
About Riggs Elementary
Riggs Elementary is a public elementary school run by Chandler Unified District #80 (4242) in GILBERT, Arizona. The latest federal count shows 770 students in pre-K through 6. The average for elementary schools in Arizona is about 451 students, so this school is 71% bigger than average.
Riggs Elementary is a school in Chandler Unified District #80 (4242). The district has 48 schools and 41,421 students.
At Riggs Elementary, White students make up 64% of the student body. The remaining shares are 22% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. Pick two students at random and there is a 54% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 17.7:1. This ratio sits 0.7 above the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona.
Riggs Elementary is located in Maricopa County, where the median household income is $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Riggs Elementary is one of 1,352 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Riggs Elementary is Willie & Coy Payne Jr. High, at a distance of about 1.0 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
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.
Enrollment is down 10% from 2020-21, when Riggs Elementary had 851 students, to 2024-25, when it had 770.
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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 Chandler Unified District #80 (4242)
- Hamilton High SchoolHigh · 3,444 students
- Chandler High SchoolHigh · 3,179 students
- Basha High SchoolHigh · 2,826 students
- Dr. Camille Casteel High SchoolHigh · 2,816 students
- Perry High SchoolHigh · 2,373 students
- Arizona College Prep High SchoolHigh · 2,271 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
Nearby schools
- Willie & Coy Payne Jr. High1.0 mi · 1,171
- Chandler Traditional Academy-Freedom1.2 mi · 551
- Dr. Camille Casteel High School1.7 mi · 2,816
- Charlotte Patterson Elementary1.8 mi · 753
- Dr. Gary and Annette Auxier Elementary School1.9 mi · 534
- Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Power2.0 mi · 565
Frequently asked questions
About Riggs ElementaryHow large is Riggs Elementary?
Riggs Elementary enrolls approximately 770 students in grades PK-06.
Is Riggs Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Riggs Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Riggs Elementary have?
Riggs Elementary employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Riggs Elementary?
At Riggs Elementary, the student body is approximately 64% White, 22% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Riggs Elementary public or private?
Riggs Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chandler Unified District #80 (4242).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.