The top reported proficiency rate is 47% in English language arts. The lowest is 35% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Crismon High School
Crismon High School, opened in the 2022-23 school year as the third high school in the Queen Creek Unified District, serves grades seven through eleven in a rapidly growing corner of the Phoenix metro area. The school was built to relieve capacity pressure in a district whose enrollment has climbed sharply year after year, and its campus sits in a town where new single-family subdivisions are filling former farmland. For a family considering this school, the combination of a new facility, a district rated A by the state, and a student body that is still expanding grade by grade creates a particular set of circumstances. The first senior class will arrive in the 2025-26 school year, so the school is still maturing into a full high school.
Academically, the available state test results come from the grades that are part of Arizona’s testing program for this school: seventh and eighth. In English language arts, seventh graders showed proficiency at a rate above half, while eighth graders were below that mark. In math, both grades scored in the mid-thirty percent range. In eighth-grade science, proficiency was at a similar level. When combined into an overall proficiency index and compared with school-level performance across all districts in Maricopa County, Crismon’s average falls below the midpoint of that large cohort. The district as a whole has been recognized as A-rated by the Arizona Department of Education, which reflects above-average performance on state tests when aggregated across all schools, but Crismon’s own middle-grades results are softer than many peer schools in the county. A parent may want to discuss with the school how these scores compare with other district high schools and what academic supports are in place.
Because Crismon serves grades seven through eleven, there is no graduation rate to report, as the school does not yet have a graduating class. High school state assessment data for grades nine through eleven does not appear in this dataset, so a family interested in how upperclassmen perform on end-of-course exams or college-readiness benchmarks would need to ask the school directly. The data also does not include information on Advanced Placement, dual-enrollment, or career and technical education offerings, nor on staffing ratios, discipline patterns, or chronic absenteeism. These are gaps worth investigating, as they matter for understanding the full academic experience in the upper grades.
The student body is predominantly white, with a substantial Hispanic population and smaller shares of Black, Asian, multiracial, and Native American students. Information on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals or who receive special education or English learner services was not reported. The enrollment of roughly the mid-thousands is spread across grades seven through eleven, with the largest numbers in seventh and eighth and a tapering through the high school grades, reflecting the school’s gradual build-out.
Queen Creek itself is a car-dependent suburb where most amenities are reached by driving, and public transit is limited to vanpools. The town has been one of the fastest-growing communities in Arizona, with housing values that place it well above the national median. A family relocating here for the school system will find a community that still holds onto its agricultural roots—pecan groves and U-pick farms sit next to new subdivisions—and that is investing in civic spaces like the Queen Creek Library and the Town Center area. The district’s rapid growth means schools like Crismon are still absorbing new students each year, which can affect class sizes and program availability. For a family that values a brand-new campus and wants to be part of a school that is still building its identity and upper-level programs, Crismon High School offers a defined but partial picture. The missing pieces on high school academics and program depth are central to any enrollment decision.
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