Public schools in Queen Creek, AZ
Queen Creek has 31 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 5 high, 4 middle, 16 elementary, 6 other, enrolling 28,411 students. They are run by 12 districts and agencies; Queen Creek Unified District (4245) runs 12 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 12 districts and agencies that run Queen Creek's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Queen Creek | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Creek Unified District (4245) | 12 | 13,818 | $9,137 |
| Chandler Unified School District | 3 | 43,716 | $11,085 |
| Higley Unified School District 60 | 3 | 13,040 | $9,611 |
| American Leadership Academy | 2 | 13,070 | $8,818 |
| EDUPRIZE Charter Schools | 2 | 3,119 | $8,577 |
| Benjamin Franklin Charter School | 2 | 3,145 | $7,178 |
| J.O. Combs Unified School District | 2 | 4,401 | $9,719 |
| Heritage Academy Gateway Inc. (92519) | 1 | 1,370 | $7,535 |
| Legacy Traditional School - Queen Creek (92610) | 1 | 1,119 | $8,752 |
| Florence Unified School District | 1 | 9,090 | $10,483 |
| Leading Edge Academy Queen Creek (91174) | 1 | 364 | $11,071 |
| Cambridge Academy | 1 | 225 | $9,973 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
5 high schools in Queen Creek, 8,910 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Camille Casteel High School | 2,816 | 20.8 | 8.0% | Chandler Unified |
| Crismon High School | 2,009 | 22.9 | 9.9% | Queen Creek Unified District (4245) |
| Queen Creek High School | 1,968 | 21.9 | 10.0% | Queen Creek Unified District (4245) |
| Benjamin Franklin High School | 1,324 | 19.9 | not reported | Benjamin Franklin Charter School |
| San Tan Foothills High School | 793 | 17.7 | 31.9% | Florence Unified |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
4 middle schools in Queen Creek, 3,051 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie & Coy Payne Jr. High | 1,171 | 19.9 | 8.0% | Chandler Unified |
| Sossaman Middle School | 1,094 | 19.9 | 8.9% | Higley Unified |
| Queen Creek Junior High School | 657 | 19.7 | 10.8% | Queen Creek Unified District (4245) |
| Newell Barney Junior High | 129 | 9.9 | 15.8% | Queen Creek Unified District (4245) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
16 elementary schools in Queen Creek, 11,228 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eduprize School | 1,733 | 17.2 | not reported | EDUPRIZE Charter Schools |
| Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School | 1,153 | 20.9 | 9.0% | Queen Creek Unified District (4245) |
| Schnepf Elementary School | 1,044 | 20.8 | 13.9% | Queen Creek Unified District (4245) |
| Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary | 908 | 22.4 | 3.0% | Queen Creek Unified District (4245) |
| Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Crismon | 834 | 22.5 | not reported | Benjamin Franklin Charter School |
| Queen Creek Elementary School | 711 | 16.7 | 13.9% | Queen Creek Unified District (4245) |
| Desert Mountain Elementary | 682 | 17.3 | 13.0% | Queen Creek Unified District (4245) |
| Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary | 642 | 17.8 | 13.0% | Queen Creek Unified District (4245) |
| Cortina Elementary | 629 | 15.5 | 7.0% | Higley Unified |
| Jack Barnes Elementary School | 621 | 17.0 | 9.9% | Queen Creek Unified District (4245) |
The other 6 elementary schools
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Gary and Annette Auxier Elementary School | 534 | 14.6 | 11.9% | Chandler Unified |
| Ellsworth Elementary School | 516 | 17.2 | 36.9% | J.O. Combs Unified |
| American Leadership Academy Signal Butte K-6 | 457 | 11.3 | 18.9% | American Leadership Academy |
| Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary | 384 | 19.2 | 43.0% | J.O. Combs Unified |
| Leading Edge Academy Mountain View | 294 | 10.1 | 20.9% | Leading Edge Academy Queen Creek (91174) |
| Cambridge Academy East | 86 | not reported | not reported | Cambridge Academy |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
6 other schools in Queen Creek, 5,222 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Leadership Academy Queen Creek K-12 | 2,356 | 14.0 | not reported | American Leadership Academy |
| Heritage Academy Gateway | 1,556 | 24.3 | not reported | Heritage Academy Gateway Inc. (92519) |
| Legacy Traditional School - Queen Creek | 922 | 51.2 | 13.0% | Legacy Traditional School - Queen Creek (92610) |
| Queen Creek Virtual Academy | 265 | 66.3 | not reported | Queen Creek Unified District (4245) |
| Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center | 74 | 4.2 | 36.4% | Higley Unified |
| Eduprize Online Instruction | 49 | 5.6 | not reported | EDUPRIZE Charter Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Queen Creek's public schools compare with Arizona's
The median Queen Creek school has 18.5 students per full-time teacher, more than the Arizona median of 16.8. 13% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 53% across the state. Its median school enrolls 711 students (state 412).
| Queen Creek | Arizona | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 18.5 | 16.8 |
| Median school size (students) | 711 | 412 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 13% | 53% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 3.2% | 44% |
| Charter schools | 32% | 26% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 31 Queen Creek schools and the 2,183 Arizona schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Queen Creek
- Queen Creek Unified District (4245)Runs 12 of Queen Creek's 31 public schools and spent $9,137 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$9,137
- Dr. Camille Casteel High School, the largest high school in Queen Creek2,816 students in 2024-25, 20.8 per teacher.2,816
- Compare Queen Creek Unified District (4245) with Chandler Unified School DistrictQueen Creek's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in ArizonaArizona's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Queen Creek addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Queen Creek
How many public schools are in Queen Creek, AZ?
31 public schools with an address in Queen Creek were open in 2024-25: 5 high, 4 middle, 16 elementary, 6 other, enrolling 28,411 students. 10 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Queen Creek?
Dr. Camille Casteel High School, with 2,816 students in 2024-25 (Chandler Unified School District).Which districts run Queen Creek's schools?
Queen Creek Unified District (4245) (12 schools), Chandler Unified School District (3 schools), Higley Unified School District 60 (3 schools), American Leadership Academy (2 schools), and 8 more. A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25