Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Queen Creek, Arizona
Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary in Queen Creek, Arizona enrolled 384 students in 2024-25 with 20.0 full-time teachers, 19.2 students per teacher against the Arizona elementary-school median of 16.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 25% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 25% 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 fell 18% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 15%
470 students in 2022-23, 381 students in 2023-24, 384 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.5 to 20.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 470 | 23.5 | 20.0 |
| 2023-24 | 381 | 24.0 | 15.9 |
| 2024-25 | 384 | 20.0 | 19.2 |
19.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 76 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 450 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary enrolled 450 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 20 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 450 of the 450 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions20
- Chronically absent45.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
50.0% of students were White, 36.2% Hispanic, 6.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White50.0%
- Hispanic36.2%
- Two or more races6.3%
- Black5.5%
- American Indian1.8%
- 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 Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary scored proficient or above: 25% in reading in 2021-22 and 25% 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 | 25% | 33% | 40.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 25% | 28% (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
10 public elementary schools in Queen Creek report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eduprize School | 1,733 | 17.2 | not reported |
| Schnepf Elementary School | 1,044 | 20.8 | 13.9% |
| Queen Creek Elementary School | 711 | 16.7 | 13.9% |
| Desert Mountain Elementary | 682 | 17.3 | 13.0% |
| Cortina Elementary | 629 | 15.5 | 7.0% |
| Jack Barnes Elementary School | 621 | 17.0 | 9.9% |
| Dr. Gary and Annette Auxier Elementary School | 534 | 14.6 | 11.9% |
| Ellsworth Elementary School | 516 | 17.2 | 36.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary
- Jack Harmon Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.0 miles away: 382 students, 18.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
- J. O. Combs Middle SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.3 miles away: 581 students, 20.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
- Compare Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary with Jack Harmon Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much J.O. Combs Unified School District spends per student$9,719 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,719
- The largest public schools in ArizonaKathryn Sue Simonton Elementary is the number 748 by size of 1,211 Arizona elementary schools open in 2024-25.#748 of 1,211
- Arizona schools by students per teacher19.2 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 16.3 for elementary schools.19.2:1
- 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 Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary
How many students attend Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary?
384 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 470 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Queen Creek, AZ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary?
19.2 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 Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary a Title I school?
Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary scored proficient or above: 25% in reading in 2021-22 and 25% 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 Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary in?
J.O. Combs Unified School District, NCES district ID 0403990. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040399003067 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.