Quartz Hill Elementary won first place at the 2026 Gilbert Public Schools District Battle of the Books competition, emerging from a four-way tie after seven tiebreaker rounds.
Neely Traditional Academy placed second, and Ashland Ranch Elementary finished third in the districtwide competition held April 21 at Mesquite Junior High School. Quartz Hill Elementary and Neely Traditional Academy will represent Gilbert Public Schools at the regional Battle of the Books competition May 6 in Mesa.
Four teams — Ashland Ranch Elementary, Boulder Creek Elementary, Neely Traditional Academy and Quartz Hill Elementary — ended the initial rounds with perfect scores of 70 points. A series of Phase 2 tiebreaker rounds was used to determine the final standings.
