Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to ungraded · Queen Creek, Arizona

Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary in Queen Creek, Arizona enrolled 908 students in 2024-25 with 40.5 full-time teachers, 22.4 students per teacher against the Arizona elementary-school median of 16.3. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 80-84% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 76% 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 29% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 29%

703 students in 2022-23, 819 students in 2023-24, 908 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.4 to 40.5.

Students enrolled at Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary by school year2022-23: 703, 2023-24: 819, 2024-25: 90802505007501k2022-237032023-248192024-25908
Students enrolled at Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary by school year2022-23: 703, 2023-24: 819, 2024-25: 90802505007501k2022-237032023-248192024-25908
Students enrolled at Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary by school year2022-23: 703, 2023-24: 819, 2024-25: 90802505007501k2022-237032023-248192024-25908
Students enrolled at Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary by school year2022-23: 703, 2023-24: 819, 2024-25: 90802505007501k2022-237032023-248192024-25908
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2370331.422.4
2023-2481941.020.0
2024-2590840.522.4

22.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 92 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.

Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; This school 22.4; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 22.4state median 16.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; This school 22.4; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 22.4state median 16.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; This school 22.4; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 22.4state median 16.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; This school 22.4; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 22.4state median 16.3U.S. 14.6

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 365 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary enrolled 365 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 365 of the 365 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions4
  • Chronically absent26.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

71.1% of students were White, 18.9% Hispanic, 3.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White71.1%
  2. Hispanic18.9%
  3. Two or more races3.4%
  4. Black3.3%
  5. Asian2.1%
  6. Pacific Islander0.7%
  7. American Indian0.4%

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 Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary scored proficient or above: 80-84% in reading in 2021-22 and 76% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtArizona
Reading and language arts, 2021-2280‑84%55%40.4%
Math, 2022-2376%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; Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School1,15320.99.0%
Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary90822.43.0%
Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Crismon83422.5not reported
Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary64217.813.0%
American Leadership Academy Signal Butte K-645711.318.9%
Cambridge Academy East86not reportednot reported

All public schools in Queen Creek →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary

  1. Benjamin Franklin Charter School - CrismonThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 834 students, 22.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Jack Barnes Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 621 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  3. Compare Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary with Benjamin Franklin Charter School - CrismonStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. 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
  5. The largest public schools in ArizonaKatherine Mecham Barney Elementary is the number 66 by size of 1,211 Arizona elementary schools open in 2024-25.#66 of 1,211
  6. Arizona schools by students per teacher22.4 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 16.3 for elementary schools.22.4:1
  7. 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 Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary

  1. How many students attend Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary?
    908 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 703 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Queen Creek, AZ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary?
    22.4 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.
  3. Is Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary a Title I school?
    Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary scored proficient or above: 80-84% in reading in 2021-22 and 76% 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.
  5. What district is Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary in?
    Queen Creek Unified District (4245), NCES district ID 0406810. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040681003651 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.

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