📍 19680 S 188th St, Queen Creek, Maricopa County, 85142
Cortina Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Queen Creek, Maricopa County. The school has 702 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Higley Unified School District (4248) school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
Cortina Elementary enrolls 702 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 7.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 493 | 70% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 127 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 7.1% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 11 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
70 of the school's 702 students (10%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cortina Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-50.
Cortina Elementary is one of 16 schools in Higley Unified School District (4248), based in GILBERT, Arizona. The district serves 12,387 students district-wide and employs 732 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 702 students, Cortina Elementary is close to the district average of about 774 students per school.
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