Gilbert Public Schools

Gilbert Public Schools (GPS), previously known as Gilbert Unified School District (GUSD), is a school district based in Gilbert, Arizona, United States. GPS covers most of Gilbert and parts of Mesa and Chandler.

Schools

Schools in the district include: twenty-seven elementary schools which accommodate grades kindergarten through sixth; six junior high schools (seventh and eighth grades) and five high schools (ninth to twelfth).[1]

High schools

Name Campo Verde Desert Ridge Gilbert Highland Mesquite
Location Gilbert Mesa Gilbert Gilbert Gilbert
Opened 2009 2002 1918,
1987 (current building)		 1993 1998
Colors Dark green,
copper		 Cardinal red,
black		 Black,
gold		 Teal,
black		 Royal blue,
silver
Mascot Coyote Jaguar Tiger Hawk Wildcat
Principal Jared Ryan Dan Coombs J. Charles Santa Cruz Domonic Salce Cecilia Peterson
Athletic
conference[2]		 4A 5A 5A 5A 5A
Enrollment
(2010-10-20)[3]		 1,520 2,518 2,768 2,954 2,451
Website(s) Official Official Official Official Official

Junior high schools

Name Desert Ridge Gilbert Greenfield Highland Mesquite* South Valley
Location Mesa Gilbert Gilbert Mesa Gilbert Gilbert
Colors Purple,
green,
black		 Black,
gold		 Green,
gold		 Maroon,
gold,
blue		 Blue,
silver		 Red,
white,
black
Mascot Rattler Tiger Grizzly Hurricane Mustang Sabercat
Principal Jean Woods Kevin Rainey Joyce Meyer Brian Yee Ron Izzett Brian Jaeger
Feeder
for (HS)		 Desert Ridge Gilbert,
Mesquite,
Highland		 Gilbert,
Highland		 Highland,
Desert Ridge		 Mesquite,
Gilbert		 Campo Verde,
Mesquite
Enrollment
(2010-10-20)[3]		 1,300 694 952 1,285 899 1,196
Website(s) Official Official Official Official Official Official

Elementary schools

Name Mascot Enrollment
(2010-10-20)[3]
Ashland Ranch Roadrunner 886
Augusta Ranch Rattler 1,095
Boulder Creek Bulldog 737
Burk Bobcat 490
Canyon Rim Cougar 1,036
Carol Rae Ranch Coyote 690
Finley Farms Falcon 843
Gilbert Tiger 698
Greenfield Gator 628
Harris Hawk 513
Highland Park Hornet 927
Houston Husky 580
Islands Dolphin 639
Meridian Mustang 971
Mesquite Mountain Lion 754
Neely Traditional Academy Knight 844
Oak Tree Eagle 673
Patterson Panther 640
Pioneer Prospector 537
Playa del Rey Sun King 603
Quartz Hill Trail Blazer 809
Settler's Point Lion 736
Sonoma Ranch Stallion 627
Spectrum All Star 709
Superstition Springs Sidewinder 699
Towne Meadows Timber Wolf 780
Val Vista Lakes Viking 596

Award Schools

Playa del Rey opened in 1994. April 2011 was the second time the school has received the A+ 'School of Excellence' award. The Principal Robyn Conrad was named Arizona's principal of the year in October 2010.[4]

Neely Traditional Academy is an elementary school in Gilbert, Arizona, United States. The school was opened in 1981, and became a traditional academy in 1999. Neely received the National Blue Ribbon School award in 2009.[5][6]

Academies and alternative education

See also

References

  1. ^ "School Listing / GPS Schools". Gilbertschools.net. http://gilbertschools.net/domain/466. Retrieved 2011-10-19. 
  2. ^ 2011‐2012 2012‐2013 Conference Placement, Arizona Interscholastic Association, 2010-10-1
  3. ^ a b c http://gilbertschools.net/information/enrollprofile.php
  4. ^ Hayley Ringle (16 April 2011). "Higley celebrates district's first A+ school award". The Arizona Republic. http://www.azcentral.com/community/gilbert/articles/2011/04/26/20110426gilbert-higley-school-district-A-plus-schools.html. Retrieved 6 June 2011. 
  5. ^ Saunders, Diane (11 October 2009). "Jack Daley School named national Blue Ribbon School". Eastern Arizona Courier. http://www.eacourier.com/articles/2009/10/12/news/doc4acfc1eff2e13586199814.txt. Retrieved 5 February 2010. 
  6. ^ Gersema, Emily (6 November 2009). "Traditional school a big hit in Gilbert". The Arizona Republic. http://www.azcentral.com/community/gilbert/articles/2009/11/06/20091106gr-traditional1106.html. Retrieved 5 February 2010. 
  7. ^ "Primavera Online High School". Primaveratech.org. http://www.primaveratech.org/. Retrieved 2011-10-19. 

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