San Tan Elementary

San Tan Elementary is one of the big elementary campuss in GILBERT, Arizona, run under Higley Unified School District (4248), with 854 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so San Tan Elementary sits 89% bigger than that benchmark.

Higley Unified School District (4248) runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 12,387 students. San Tan Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, San Tan Elementary lists that White students make up the majority at 62%. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black, 2% Asian. Compared to Maricopa County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Maricopa County indicate median household income runs about $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which San Tan Elementary is one.

Chaparral Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around San Tan Elementary.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at San Tan Elementary has ticked up 8%, going from 788 students in 2018 to 854 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 21% to 29% over that span.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.