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Gilbert Unified District (4239) ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Arizona for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there are 14 public middle schools serving 16,997 students in Gilbert Unified District (4239). This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Arizona.
Public Middle Schools in Gilbert Unified District (4239) have an average math proficiency score of 47% (versus the Arizona public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 54% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 43% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Arizona public middle school average of 65% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (AZ)
# Schools
38 Schools
1,152 Schools
# Students
31,560 Students
600,286 Students
# Teachers
1,914 Teachers
33,165 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Gilbert Unified District (4239), which is ranked within the top 20% of all 602 school districts in Arizona (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 88% has decreased from 91% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#118 out of 618 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
51%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
56%
40%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
24%
Graduation Rate
88%
77%
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