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Gilbert Public Schools, previously known as Gilbert Unified School District (GUSD), is a school district

School district

School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...

based in Gilbert

Gilbert, Arizona

-Demographics:As of July 1, 2009, Maricopa Association of Governments, Census 2000. United States Census Bureau. there were 217,521 people, 74,147 housing units, and 3.01 persons per household....

, Arizona

Arizona

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, United States

United States

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. GPS covers most of Gilbert and parts of Mesa

Mesa, Arizona

According to the 2010 Census, the racial composition of Mesa was as follows:* White: 77.1% * Hispanic or Latino : 26.54%* Black or African American: 3.5%* Two or more races: 3.4%* Native American: 2.4%...

and Chandler

Chandler, Arizona

-Demographics:As of the Census of 2010, there were 236,123 people, 86,924 households, and 60,212 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 73.3% White, 4.8% Black or African American, 1.5% Native American, 8.2% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 21.9% Hispanic or Latino, and 8.3%...

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).

High schools

Name	Campo Verde Campo Verde High School Did you mean Camp Verde High School in Camp Verde, Arizona?Campo Verde High School is a high school in Gilbert, Arizona, United States operated by Gilbert Public Schools. It opened in the fall of 2009 after being constructed by Core Construction...	Desert Ridge Desert Ridge High School Desert Ridge High School was founded in 2002 in Mesa, Arizona and is part of Gilbert Public Schools.- Overview :For the 2004-05 school year Desert Ridge High School received an "Excelling" from the Arizona Department of Education and has met all No Child Left Behind requirements since the school...	Gilbert Gilbert High School Gilbert High School is a public high school located in Gilbert, Arizona, United States. It is part of the Gilbert Unified School District. The mascot is the Tiger. The school was Gilbert's first high school, as it opened in 1917. Gilbert High School's former building from the 60's was converted...	Highland Highland High School (Gilbert, Arizona) Highland High School is a public high school located in Gilbert, Arizona, serving as part of the Gilbert Unified School District. The school has served the area since 1993.-Robotics:...	Mesquite Mesquite High School (Gilbert, Arizona) Mesquite High School is a high school within the Gilbert Unified School District.- History :The school opened in August 1998 with only freshmen and sophomore students, while part of the school not yet completed...
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	4A	5A	5A	5A	5A
Enrollment (2010-10-20)	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)	1,300	694	952	1,285	899	1,196
Website(s)	Official	Official	Official	Official	Official	Official

Mesquite Junior High School was Gilbert high school, until the district expanded

Elementary schools

Name	Mascot	Enrollment (2010-10-20)
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.

Neely Traditional Academy is an elementary school

Elementary school

An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...

in Gilbert, Arizona