Chandler Traditional Academy-Freedom vs Weinberg Gifted Academy

Weinberg Gifted Academy and Chandler Traditional Academy-Freedom sit 2.0 miles apart in Gilbert, Arizona, yet they land in meaningfully different tiers statewide. Weinberg Gifted Academy holds an overall rating of 9.6/10 and ranks #2 of 2002 schools in Arizona, placing it at the very top of the state. Chandler Traditional Academy-Freedom earns a strong 9.0/10 and ranks #49 of 2002 — a genuinely elite result that would top most cities, but trails Weinberg by 47 spots and 0.6 rating points.

The academic and growth scores explain much of that gap. On academics, Weinberg Gifted Academy scores a perfect 10.0/10 against Chandler Traditional Academy-Freedom's 9.7/10 — a 0.3-point difference that narrows at this level. On growth, the separation widens: Weinberg Gifted Academy scores 10.0/10 while Chandler Traditional Academy-Freedom scores 8.7/10, a 1.3-point delta indicating that students at Weinberg are advancing faster relative to their starting points, not just arriving higher.

Enrollment and classroom density cut the other direction. Weinberg Gifted Academy serves 748 students at a 19.2:1 student-teacher ratio; Chandler Traditional Academy-Freedom serves 626 students at 17.4:1. That means Freedom classes run roughly two fewer students per teacher on average — a tangible difference for families who prioritize individual attention or whose children benefit from a smaller, more personal setting. Both schools serve grades PK–06.

The Gifted designation at Weinberg is the defining structural difference. Weinberg Gifted Academy is designed explicitly for identified gifted learners, which drives its enrollment profile, instructional pacing, and near-perfect academic and growth scores. Chandler Traditional Academy-Freedom operates on a traditional-instruction model open to all students without a gifted screen, offering its own rigorous structure in a lower-ratio environment. Families are not choosing between a strong school and a weak one — they are choosing between two of the top 50 elementary schools in Arizona, with meaningfully different admissions paths and classroom experiences.