Higley Unified District
Serves Gilbert, and parts of Mesa and Queen Creek.
Gilbert’s School Grade A− better than 80% of Arizona school districts
What stands out about Higley Unified District
- Its letter, A−: results better than 84% of Arizona districts
- Math proficiency 22 pts above the state
- Reading proficiency 20 pts above the state
- Graduation rate 18 pts above the state
- Spends 21% less per student than the AZ average
- 16 students per teacher
- Debt of $61.2M, about $4,941 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
A−: better than 84% of the 577 Arizona school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Gilbert. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. AZ
2021–22 · class of 202398% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
About steady since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
16 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arizona’s other public schools.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Arizona.