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Queen Creek Unified School District, Arizona

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Queen Creek Unified School District
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Maricopa County, Arizona
District details
Superintendent: Perry Berry
# of school board members: 5
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Queen Creek Unified School District is a school district in Arizona.

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Superintendent

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Perry Berry is the superintendent of the Queen Creek Unified School District. Berry served as interim superintendent from January 2015 to April 2015 and was appointed full superintendent in May 2015. Berry's previous career experience includes working as an assistant superintendent, teacher, and coach.[1]

School board

The Queen Creek Unified School District Governing Board consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Board members are elected at large.[2]

Elections

See also: Queen Creek Unified School District, Arizona, elections

Board members are elected on a staggered basis during even-numbered years.

Three seats on the Queen Creek School District school board in Arizona were up for general election on November 5, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was July 8, 2024.

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Public participation in board meetings

The Queen Creek Unified School District Governing Board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[3]

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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AT BOARD MEETINGS

  1. Members of the public shall be permitted to attend and listen to the deliberations and proceedings occurring during a Board Meeting. Members of the public do not have the right to speak unless and until recognized by the Board to do so.
  2. Members of the public do not have the right to engage in dangerous or disruptive behavior that compromises or prevents the Board from conducting Board business.
  3. The Board, in its discretion, may make an open call to the public during a Meeting, subject to reasonable time, place and manner restrictions, to allow individuals to address the Board on any issues within its jurisdiction.
  4. The Board does not permit commercial solicitations during call to the public or actions that violate the prohibitions set forth in A.R.S. § 15-511 (use of school resources to influence the outcome of an election).
  5. An individual who wants to make a public comment shall follow the procedures identified by the Board. This may include adding the speaker's name to a list of those wishing to make a public comment, submitting a request card to the Board to make a public comment, or any other reasonable method implemented by the Board.
  6. The President may set a time limit on the length of the call to the public period and for each individual speaker. Any time limitation applicable to any individual speaker shall apply to all speakers making a public comment. The President or designee will recognize speakers, maintain proper order, and enforce applicable time limitations.
  7. At the conclusion of the open call to the public portion of the meeting, individual Board members may respond to criticism made by those who addressed the Board, may ask staff to review a matter, or may ask that a matter be placed on a future agenda.
  8. Board members shall not discuss or take legal action on matters raised during an open call to the public unless the matters are properly noticed for discussion and legal action.
  9. Persons in attendance at a public meeting may record the meeting provided there is no active interference with the conduct of the meeting.[4]
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School board meetings

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District map

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $13,644,000 $1,383 12%
Local: $50,542,000 $5,123 44%
State: $51,406,000 $5,210 44%
Total: $115,592,000 $11,716
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $134,262,000 $13,074
Total Current Expenditures: $87,055,000 $8,477
Instructional Expenditures: $49,530,000 $4,823 37%
Student and Staff Support: $10,325,000 $1,005 8%
Administration: $8,972,000 $873 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $18,228,000 $1,775 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $37,104,000 $3,613
Construction: $30,399,000 $2,960
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $2,426,000 $236
Interest on Debt: $6,236,000 $607


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2024-2025[6] $53,500 $80,000
2022-2023[7] $50,000 $80,000
2021-2022[8] $46,000 $92,000

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[9]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 55 65-69 30-34 43 21-39 50-54 60
2018-2019 63 75-79 45-49 51 40-59 70-74 67
2017-2018 63 75-79 45-49 52 20-29 50-54 69
2016-2017 60 70-74 40-44 49 30-39 64
2015-2016 59 70-79 45-49 49 21-39 63
2014-2015 50 70-79 30-34 38 21-39 54
2013-2014 81 90-94 65-69 75 >=80 82
2012-2013 80 >=90 65-69 68 70-79 85
2011-2012 76 90-94 55-59 64 60-79 81
2010-2011 74 85-89 60-64 58 70-79 79

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 53 60-64 30-34 42 40-59 50-54 58
2018-2019 59 65-69 35-39 49 21-39 65-69 63
2017-2018 58 60-64 30-34 47 20-29 50-54 63
2016-2017 56 60-64 30-34 45 30-39 61
2015-2016 55 60-69 40-44 44 21-39 59
2014-2015 43 60-69 25-29 32 21-39 48
2013-2014 90 >=95 90-94 84 >=80 91
2012-2013 89 >=90 85-89 82 70-79 92
2011-2012 88 >=95 80-84 82 >=80 91
2010-2011 88 >=95 70-74 81 >=90 91

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 94 >=50 >=50 85-89 PS >=80 96
2018-2019 93 >=50 >=80 90-94 >=50 >=50 93
2017-2018 94 >=50 >=80 90-94 >=50 >=50 95
2016-2017 97 >=50 >=50 >=95 >=50 98
2015-2016 93 >=50 >=50 90-94 PS >=95
2014-2015 91 >=50 >=80 85-89 PS 90-94
2013-2014 89 >=50 >=50 85-89 PS 89
2012-2013 90 >=50 >=50 85-89 PS 90-94
2011-2012 90 >=50 >=50 85-89 PS 90-94
2010-2011 90 >=80 >=50 85-89 PS 92


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 13,818 8.9
2021-2022 12,592 18.4
2020-2021 10,269 7.5
2019-2020 9,495 18.0
2018-2019 7,790 8.3
2017-2018 7,140 7.6
2016-2017 6,599 10.8
2015-2016 5,885 9.6
2014-2015 5,320 5.1
2013-2014 5,051 2.6
2012-2013 4,918 -6.0
2011-2012 5,212 -1.2
2010-2011 5,276 -0.9
2009-2010 5,324 4.9
2008-2009 5,065 -1.7
2007-2008 5,151 15.0
2006-2007 4,376 13.7
2005-2006 3,777 22.1
2004-2005 2,941 14.5
2003-2004 2,516 14.3
2002-2003 2,155 18.1
2001-2002 1,764 6.7
2000-2001 1,645 13.7
1999-2000 1,419 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Queen Creek Unified School District (%) Arizona K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.6 4.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 2.0 3.1
Black 3.0 5.7
Hispanic 23.7 47.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.4 0.4
Two or More Races 5.0 4.2
White 65.4 34.9

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Queen Creek Unified School District had 673.36 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 20.52.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 10.00
Kindergarten: 42.00
Elementary: 479.13
Secondary: 142.23
Total: 673.36

Queen Creek Unified School District employed 24.00 district administrators and 27.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 24.00
District Administrative Support: 53.13
School Administrators: 27.00
School Administrative Support: 39.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 199.22
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 21.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 12.34
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 8.66
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 210.79
Other Support Services: 181.34


Schools

The Queen Creek Unified School District operates 15 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Crismon High School1,0277-10
Desert Mountain Elementary793PK-6
Eastmark High School1,8427-12
Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School1,114PK-6
Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary624PK-6
Gateway Polytechnic Academy1,034PK-6
Jack Barnes Elementary School617PK-6
Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary703PK-6
Newell Barney Junior High2417-8
Queen Creek Elementary School763PK-6
Queen Creek High School2,2339-12
Queen Creek Junior High School5547-8
Queen Creek Virtual Academy257KG-12
Schnepf Elementary School776PK-6
Silver Valley Elementary1,240PK-6

Contact information

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Queen Creek Unified School District
20217 East Chandler Heights Road
Queen Creek, AZ 85142
Phone: 480-987-5935
Fax: 480-987-7466


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ AZ Central, "Queen Creek gets new school chief," May 7, 2015
  2. ↑ Queen Creek Unified School District, "Governing Board," accessed August 3, 2018
  3. ↑ Board Policy Online, "Queen Creek Unified School District No. 95 Public Participation at Board Meetings," accessed December 5, 2023
  4. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
  6. ↑ Queen Creek Unified School District, "QUEEN CREEK UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Certified Staff Salary Schedule 2024-2025," accessed April 21, 2025
  7. ↑ Queen Creek Unified School District, "QUEEN CREEK UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Certified Staff Salary Schedule 2021-2022," accessed February 6, 2024
  8. ↑ Queen Creek Unified School District, "QUEEN CREEK UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Certified Staff Salary Schedule 2021-2022," accessed May 18, 2021
  9. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
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