Queen Creek Unified School District | |
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Address | |
20217 East Chandler Heights Road Queen Creek , Arizona, 85142United States | |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Grades | PreK–12 [1] |
NCES District ID | 0406810 [1] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 10,269 [1] |
Teachers | 499.33 (FTE) [1] |
Staff | 535.01 (FTE) [1] |
Student–teacher ratio | 20.57 [1] |
Other information | |
Website | www |
Queen Creek Unified School District (QCUSD) is a school district based in Queen Creek, Arizona, United States. [2] It was formed in 1947 from land once part of the Higley Unified School District (at the time, neither district was unified; Queen Creek High School would not open until 1967).
High Schools | Mascot | Address | Principal (2024-2025) | Established |
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Queen Creek High School (Home) | Bulldogs | 22149 E Ocotillo Rd, Queen Creek, AZ 85142 | Scott Lovely | 1967 |
Eastmark High School (Home) | Firebirds | 9560 East Ray Road Mesa, Arizona 85212 United States | Christopher Webb | 2019 |
Crimson High School (Home) | Rattlers | 21942 E Riggs Rd, Queen Creek, AZ 85142, United States | Elyse Torbert | 2022 |
Middle Schools | Mascot | Address | Principal (2024-2025) | Established |
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Queen Creek Junior High (Home) | Wildcats | 20435 S Ellsworth Rd, Queen Creek, AZ 85242 | Beverly Nichols | |
Newell Barney Junior High (Home) | Buccaneers | 24937 S Sossaman Rd, Queen Creek, AZ 85142 | Kevin Aikins | 2008 |
Eastmark Junior High (Home) | Firebirds | 9560 East Ray Road Mesa, Arizona 85212 | Christopher Webb | 2019 |
Crimson Junior High (Home) | Rattlers | 21942 E Riggs Rd, Queen Creek, AZ 85142, United States | Elyse Torbert | 2022 |
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