Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to ungraded · Queen Creek, Arizona
Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary in Queen Creek, Arizona enrolled 642 students in 2024-25 with 36.0 full-time teachers, 17.8 students per teacher against the Arizona elementary-school median of 16.3. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 56% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 64% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arizona: 40.4% and 34%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%
624 students in 2022-23, 611 students in 2023-24, 642 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.5 to 36.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 624 | 34.5 | 18.1 |
| 2023-24 | 611 | 35.1 | 17.4 |
| 2024-25 | 642 | 36.0 | 17.8 |
17.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 64 of every 100 Arizona elementary schools
Among the 1,150 Arizona elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 597 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary enrolled 597 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 597 of the 597 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent34.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
59.3% of students were White, 29.1% Hispanic, 6.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White59.3%
- Hispanic29.1%
- Two or more races6.5%
- Black3.3%
- American Indian0.9%
- Pacific Islander0.5%
- Asian0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary scored proficient or above: 56% in reading in 2021-22 and 64% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arizona, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Arizona |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 56% | 55% | 40.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 64% | 53% (2021-22) | 34% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Queen Creek
6 public elementary schools in Queen Creek report 2024-25 enrollment; Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School | 1,153 | 20.9 | 9.0% |
| Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary | 908 | 22.4 | 3.0% |
| Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Crismon | 834 | 22.5 | not reported |
| Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary | 642 | 17.8 | 13.0% |
| American Leadership Academy Signal Butte K-6 | 457 | 11.3 | 18.9% |
| Cambridge Academy East | 86 | not reported | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary
- American Leadership Academy Signal Butte K-6The nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 457 students, 11.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 1,153 students, 20.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Compare Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary with American Leadership Academy Signal Butte K-6Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Queen Creek Unified District (4245) spends per student$9,137 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,137
- The largest public schools in ArizonaFrances Brandon-Pickett Elementary is the number 276 by size of 1,211 Arizona elementary schools open in 2024-25.#276 of 1,211
- Arizona schools by students per teacher17.8 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 16.3 for elementary schools.17.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary
How many students attend Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary?
642 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 624 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Queen Creek, AZ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary?
17.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arizona median for elementary schools is 16.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary a Title I school?
Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary scored proficient or above: 56% in reading in 2021-22 and 64% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Arizona's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary in?
Queen Creek Unified District (4245), NCES district ID 0406810. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040681002485 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.