Higley Traditional Academy

3391 East Vest Avenue, Queen Creek AZ, 85295 | Higley Unified District | 480-279-6800
  • grades PK-8
  • students 662
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 72% 68% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 87 in Queen Creek
  • Ranked #0 of 2842 in Arizona
Proficiency Averages
57%Queen Creek
43%Arizona

Higley Traditional Academy is a school servicing grades PK to 8 and is located in the district of "Higley Unified District" in Queen Creek, AZ. There are a total of 662 students and 36 teachers at Higley Traditional Academy, for a student to teacher ratio of 19 to 1.

Higley Traditional Academy has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 72.0%, which is 68% higher than the Arizona average.

Higley Traditional Academy location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students662
Teachers36
Student/Teacher ratio19:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Higley Traditional Academy, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All74%
375-79%
475-79%
570-74%
665-69%
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All70%
375-79%
470-74%
565-69%
665-69%
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Higley Traditional Academy race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictArizonaNational
White 59.9% 68.8% 40.8% 51.1%
Black 3.0% 4.2% 5.1% 15.9%
Asian 7.7% 4.2% 2.8% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 24.3% 18.3% 43.8% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.6% 0.9% 4.8% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%
Multiracial 4.4% 3.2% 2.2% 3.1%

Queen Creek demographics profile

StatisticQueen CreekArizonaNational
Population52,1627,278,717328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,2796591
Median age36.637.137.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)66%53%55%
Speak English90%73%79%
Speak Spanish6%20%13%

Education level achieved in Queen Creek

IndexQueen CreekArizonaNational
Completed 8th grade94.4%83.7%84.3%
Completed high school94.3%82.2%83.0%
Completed some college79.0%62.0%59.4%
Completed associate degree50.8%36.5%38.5%
Completed bachelors39.8%28.0%30.3%
Completed masters15.1%10.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree4.1%2.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.2%1.2%1.3%
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Source: The Higley Traditional Academy data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.