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 km ) district is the 7th largest in Arizona, and serves over 34,000 students at 39 schools across Gilbert, Chandler , and Mesa, Arizona .
6-451: Gilbert School District or Gilbert Schools may refer to: Gilbert Public School District - Arizona Gilbert Community School District - Iowa [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about schools, colleges, or other educational institutions which are associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
12-743: 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 . As of spring 2019, thirteen GPS schools have earned the "A+ School of Excellence™ Award" from the Arizona Educational Foundation . In 1900, the first school, in Gilbert, was built on
18-426: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gilbert_School_District&oldid=947329329 " Category : Educational institution disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Gilbert Public School District In 2018,
24-599: The southwest corner of Baseline and Cooper Roads. This school was moved, in 1909, to the northeast corner of Guadalupe and Cooper Roads. It was named Highland because it was the highest land south of the Salt River. These schools were part of the Mesa Unified School District#4 . In 1913, with the completion of its first elementary school, the Gilbert School District #41 was formed. The new school
30-498: The southwest corner of Gilbert and Elliot roads. The first graduating class, consisting of 4 graduates, was in 1918. Gilbert High School has since been relocated, and the original site is now the Gilbert Public Schools district administration building. Since opening its first school in 1913, Gilbert Public Schools has grown to serve over 35,000 students at 40 schools across Gilbert, Chandler and Mesa, Arizona. Schools in
36-547: Was located on the corner of Elliot and Gilbert roads, and consisted of four classrooms, two offices, an auditorium and a full basement below the auditorium. In 1977, the building closed for classroom use and in 1982 it became the Gilbert Historical Museum. In 1917, an election was held "for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a high school" in the recently formed Gilbert School District #41. Gilbert's first high school, Gilbert High School , opened in 1917 on
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