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Queen Creek Junior High School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

20435 S Old Ellsworth Rd, Queen Creek, AZ 85142 · (480) 987-5940 · Part of Queen Creek Unified District

Queen Creek’s School Grade A− better than 75% of Arizona school districts

Directions
Students
657
Students per teacher
20:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Queen Creek Junior High School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Arizona’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 50.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Queen Creek kids: 2 high schools

On the path

Where Queen Creek kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–67 schoolsDepends on your address
5–8Queen Creek Junior High SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency49%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts53%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Arizona’s 1,781 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

20435 S Old Ellsworth Rd, Queen Creek

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7351
Grade 8306
Enrollment over time
437’20
481’21
554’22
562’23
657’24

Up 50.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 62%Hispanic 26%Two or more races 5%Black 4%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Queen Creek Junior High School from Queen Creek families.

Other schools in Queen Creek Unified District

The district →
Silver Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mesa
A−
1,384 students21:1
Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Queen Creek
A
1,153 students21:1
Schnepf Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Queen Creek
1,044 students21:1
Gateway Polytechnic Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Mesa
A
1,003 students19:1
Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Queen Creek
A+
908 students22:1
Queen Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Queen Creek
A
711 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arizona’s other public schools; Queen Creek’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.