B
Mesa Unified District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Mesa, and parts of Chandler and Tempe.
Students
55,821
Schools
89
Spent per student
$12,066
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
18:1
Debt
$211.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Mesa Unified District
- School Grade B: better than 62% of Arizona districts
- 18 students per teacher
- Debt of $211.5M, about $3,789 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Cactus Forest.
PK–88 schoolsFlorence Unified School District
9–123 high schoolsFlorence Unified School District
Test scores vs. AZ
2020–21Math proficiency32%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 38.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)78%
State average 77.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$12,066 per student · 2% below AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 43%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 33%State 49%Federal 18%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
57,956’20
58,859’21
58,343’22
57,204’23
55,821’24
Down 3.7% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 48%White 37%Black 5%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
89 public schools.
Summit Academy
A−1,181 students20:1
Franklin Accelerated Academy - Brimhall Campus
A+889 students25:1
Ishikawa Elementary School
A786 students19:1
Patterson Elementary
A−733 students16:1
Stevenson Elementary School
C725 students19:1
Zaharis Elementary
A721 students18:1
Emerson Elementary School
C+717 students20:1
Adams Elementary School
C−667 students18:1
Hermosa Vista Elementary School
A662 students17:1
Highland Arts Elementary
A−648 students17:1
Las Sendas Elementary School
A+645 students17:1
Webster Elementary School
C591 students17:1
Keller Elementary School
C581 students15:1
Lincoln Elementary School
C572 students16:1
Whitman Elementary School
C+569 students20:1
Entz Elementary School
A−567 students18:1
Field Elementary School
C+564 students16:1
Johnson Elementary School
B+562 students14:1
Jefferson Elementary School
B554 students17:1
MacArthur Elementary School
A545 students18:1
Falcon Hill Elementary School
B544 students16:1
Holmes Elementary School
C536 students16:1
Edison Elementary School
C+528 students17:1
Bush Elementary
A524 students15:1
Franklin Accelerated Academy - East Campus
A518 students19:1
Pomeroy Elementary School
B+512 students17:1
Roosevelt Elementary School
C509 students17:1
Brinton Elementary
B+495 students18:1
Salk Elementary School
C494 students16:1
Taft Elementary School
B491 students15:1
Eisenhower Center for Innovation
C489 students17:1
Irving Elementary School
B−488 students16:1
Redbird Elementary School
C−484 students16:1
Michael T. Hughes Elementary School
C480 students14:1
Hale Elementary School
A477 students15:1
K-8 STEM Academy at Red Mountain Ranch
A−473 students16:1
Porter Elementary School
B453 students17:1
Washington Elementary School
B451 students18:1
Kerr Center for Agriscience
D450 students14:1
Wilson Elementary School
B449 students17:1
Crismon Elementary School
B446 students16:1
Whittier Elementary School
C443 students17:1
Lindbergh Elementary School
C442 students15:1
Lowell Elementary School
C+441 students16:1
Longfellow Elementary School
C−440 students15:1
Guerrero Elementary School
D424 students17:1
Mendoza Elementary School
A−402 students16:1
Lehi Elementary School
D398 students16:1
Robson Elementary School
C397 students13:1
O'Connor Elementary School
B386 students18:1
Madison Elementary School
B374 students13:1
Franklin Accelerated Academy - Downtown Campus
A373 students21:1
Sousa Elementary School
B344 students14:1
Franklin Accelerated Academy - Jordan Campus
A318 students20:1
Sirrine Montessori Center
B−291 students19:1
Mesa Center for Success
52 students7:1
Carson Junior High School
C−946 students19:1
Taylor Junior High School
B−908 students20:1
Stapley Junior High School
A899 students19:1
Fremont Junior High School
B+822 students18:1
Kino Junior High School
D805 students20:1
Poston Junior High School
B−782 students20:1
Smith Junior High School
B−707 students17:1
Rhodes Junior High School
C599 students19:1
Shepherd Junior High School
B581 students21:1
Franklin Junior High School
A+288 students18:1
Mountain View High School
B+3,421 students22:1
Red Mountain High School
A−3,379 students20:1
Mesa High School
C+3,233 students21:1
Westwood High School
C+3,135 students20:1
Dobson High School
C+2,284 students20:1
Skyline High School
C+1,995 students18:1
East Valley Academy
C+295 students19:1
Superstition High School
54 students5:1
Crossroads at East Valley Academy
19 students5:1
Riverview High School
14 students3:1
Eagleridge Enrichment Program
B694 students63:1
Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies
A+379 students17:1
Mesa Digital Learning Program
B+165 students
Early Education Center
77 students
S H A R P
45 students4:1
Red Mountain Center for Early Education
0 students
Alma Elementary School
0 students
Frost Elementary School
0 students
Hendrix Junior High School
0 students
McKellips Learning Center
0 students
Powell Junior High School
0 students
Power Learning Center
0 students
Sunridge Learning Center
0 students
Nearby districts
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.