Gilbert Public Schools

Gilbert Public Schools
Seal of GPS
Address
140 S. Gilbert Rd.
Gilbert
, Maricopa, Arizona, 85296
United States
Coordinates33°21′09″N 111°42′06″W / 33.3524°N 111.7018°W / 33.3524; -111.7018
District information
TypePublic
MottoTechnology. Scholarship. Innovation.
GradesPre K-12
Established1913[1]
SuperintendentDr. Shane McCord[2]
School board5 members
Chair of the boardDr. J. Charles Santa Cruz[2]
Governing agencyGilbert Public Schools Board
Schools39[3]
Budget$293,190,000 (2016-17)[3]
NCES District ID0403400[3]
Students and staff
Students34,335 (2018-2019)[3]
Teachers1,898.25 (2018-2019)[3]
Staff1,983.40 (2018-2019)[3]
Student–teacher ratio18.09 (2018-2019)[3]
Other information
Teachers' unionsArizona Education Association
Websitewww.gilbertschools.net
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Gilbert High School was built in 1917. It now houses the Gilbert Public School District Office. The structure is listed as historical by the Gilbert Heritage District.

Gilbert Unified School District #41 (GUSD), also known as Gilbert Public Schools (GPS), is a school district based in Gilbert, Arizona, United States in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The 60.26-square-mile (156.1 km2) district is the 7th largest in Arizona, and serves over 34,000 students at 39 schools across Gilbert, Chandler, and Mesa, Arizona.

In 2018, the district was awarded "4th Best School District in America" by the National Council for Home Safety and Security and "Best Public School/District" in the Best of Gilbert 2018 issue of the East Valley Tribune.[4][5] As of spring 2019, thirteen GPS schools have earned the "A+ School of Excellence™ Award" from the Arizona Educational Foundation.[6]

  1. ^ "Gilbert School District". hdsouth. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "District Leadership". Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Gilbert Public Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Best School Districts in America 2018". National Council for Home Safety and Security. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  5. ^ "Best Public School/District". East Valley Tribune. p. 52. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  6. ^ "Arizona Education Foundation 2019 A+ School of Excellence™ Winners". Gilbert Public Schools. Retrieved 2020-12-02.