School district · Arizona

Mesa Unified District (4235)

Mesa Unified District (4235) in Arizona: 82 public schools with 55,821 students and 18.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,070 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 82
Students: 55,821
Students per teacher: 18.3; AZ 17.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $12,070; AZ $12.1K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 3,056
Counselors (FTE): 147
Students per counselor: 379; AZ 467 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 77.4; Librarians (FTE): 75.6

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Arizona's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Arizona: 40%

38%proficient

+0.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 68% of school districts in Arizona

Median 48% · 301 school districts compared

23,183 students tested, grades 3–8 · AASA; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Arizona: 34%

32%proficient

+1.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 70% of school districts in Arizona

Median 41% · 265 school districts compared

23,337 students tested, grades 3–8 · AASA; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$7.5K15

$7.6K16

$8.0K17

$8.1K18

$8.6K19

$8.7K20

$9.9K21

$10.9K22

$11.8K23

$12.1K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 18% · $159.6M
State: 49% · $423.3M
Local: 33% · $282.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $6,310
Support services: $5,156
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $120.2M
Long-term debt: $264.3M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 2Elementary schools: 56Middle schools: 10High schools: 10Other schools: 4

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Early Education Center	Pre-K	77	—	—	—	Mesa
Red Mountain Center for Early Education	Pre-K	0	—	—	—	Mesa
Adams Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	667	18.3	27%	25%	Mesa
Brinton ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	495	18.2	34%	36%	Mesa
Bush Elementary	Pre-K–6	524	15.2	50%	50%	Mesa
Crismon Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	446	15.9	39%	31%	Mesa
Edison Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	528	17.2	31%	25%	Mesa
Eisenhower Center for InnovationFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	489	16.9	26%	33%	Mesa
Emerson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	717	19.6	25%	23%	Mesa
Entz Elementary School	Pre-K–6	567	18.0	61%	60%	Mesa
Falcon Hill Elementary School	Pre-K–6	544	16.2	39%	36%	Mesa
Field Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	564	15.9	31%	27%	Mesa
Franklin Accelerated Academy - Brimhall Campus	Pre-K–6	889	24.7	75%	82%	Mesa
Franklin Accelerated Academy - Downtown Campus	Pre-K–6	373	20.7	65%	63%	Mesa
Franklin Accelerated Academy - East Campus	Pre-K–6	518	18.7	76%	78%	Mesa
Franklin Accelerated Academy - Jordan Campus	Pre-K–8	318	20.3	69%	63%	Mesa
Guerrero Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	424	17.3	—	26%	Mesa
Hale Elementary School	Pre-K–6	477	15.1	60%	63%	Mesa
Hermosa Vista Elementary School	Pre-K–6	662	17.0	63%	52%	Mesa
Highland Arts Elementary	Pre-K–6	648	17.0	53%	51%	Mesa
Holmes Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	536	15.8	21%	27%	Mesa
Irving Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	488	16.5	24%	24%	Mesa
Ishikawa Elementary School	Pre-K–6	786	18.7	66%	67%	Mesa
Jefferson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	554	16.9	20%	29%	Mesa
Johnson Elementary School	Pre-K–6	562	14.2	44%	34%	Mesa
K-8 STEM Academy at Red Mountain Ranch	Pre-K–8	473	15.8	55%	56%	Mesa
Keller Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	581	15.1	26%	—	Mesa
Kerr Center for AgriscienceFree meals for all	K–8	450	14.1	30%	28%	Mesa
Las Sendas Elementary School	Pre-K–6	645	17.2	74%	78%	Mesa
Lehi Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	398	15.9	29%	—	Mesa
Lincoln Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	572	16.0	23%	21%	Mesa
Lindbergh Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	442	15.2	23%	25%	Mesa
Longfellow Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	440	15.5	35%	33%	Mesa
Lowell Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	441	15.5	22%	20%	Mesa
MacArthur Elementary School	Pre-K–6	545	18.1	52%	55%	Mesa
Madison Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	374	13.3	34%	39%	Mesa
Mendoza Elementary School	Pre-K–6	402	16.0	43%	36%	Mesa
Mesa Center for SuccessSpecial educationFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	52	6.5	—	—	Mesa
Michael T. Hughes Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	480	14.3	28%	22%	Mesa
O'Connor Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	386	17.5	26%	39%	Mesa
Patterson Elementary	Pre-K–6	733	16.4	42%	39%	Mesa
Pomeroy Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	512	16.9	36%	31%	Chandler
Porter Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	453	16.8	31%	29%	Mesa
Redbird Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	484	16.1	28%	20%	Mesa
Robson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	397	13.5	31%	25%	Mesa
Roosevelt Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	509	16.5	22%	19%	Mesa
Salk Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	494	15.9	24%	26%	Mesa
Sirrine Montessori Center	Pre-K–6	291	18.9	58%	45%	Chandler
Sousa Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	344	13.9	31%	27%	Mesa
Stevenson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	725	19.1	21%	19%	Mesa
Summit Academy	Pre-K–8	1,181	19.8	49%	33%	Chandler
Taft Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	491	14.9	34%	36%	Mesa
Washington Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	451	18.0	37%	35%	Mesa
Webster Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	591	17.1	22%	32%	Mesa
Whitman Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	569	19.6	27%	31%	Mesa
Whittier Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	443	16.7	24%	—	Mesa
Wilson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	449	17.3	26%	22%	Mesa
Zaharis Elementary	Pre-K–6	721	18.2	61%	58%	Mesa
Carson Junior High SchoolFree meals for all	7–9	946	18.8	19%	9.0%	Mesa
Franklin Junior High School	7–9	288	18.5	90%	71%	Mesa
Fremont Junior High School	7–8	822	17.9	40%	32%	Mesa
Kino Junior High SchoolFree meals for all	7–8	805	20.4	18%	5.6%	Mesa
Poston Junior High SchoolFree meals for all	7–9	782	19.6	33%	21%	Mesa
Rhodes Junior High SchoolFree meals for all	7–9	599	18.7	23%	11%	Mesa
Shepherd Junior High School	4–8	581	20.6	47%	28%	Mesa
Smith Junior High SchoolFree meals for all	7–8	707	16.8	32%	12%	Mesa
Stapley Junior High School	7–9	899	19.5	46%	48%	Mesa
Taylor Junior High SchoolFree meals for all	7–9	908	19.7	31%	13%	Mesa
Crossroads at East Valley Academy	5–12	19	4.8	—	—	Mesa
Dobson High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	2,284	20.2	—	—	Mesa
East Valley AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	295	19.4	—	—	Mesa
Mesa High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	3,233	20.7	—	—	Mesa
Mountain View High School	9–12	3,421	22.2	—	—	Mesa
Red Mountain High School	9–12	3,379	20.5	—	—	Mesa
Riverview High School	7–12	14	2.8	—	—	Mesa
Skyline High School	9–12	1,995	17.9	—	—	Mesa
Superstition High School	7–12	54	4.9	—	—	Mesa
Westwood High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	3,135	20.4	—	—	Mesa
Eagleridge Enrichment Program	K–9	694	62.6	—	—	Mesa
Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies	4–9	379	17.5	94%	90%	Mesa
Mesa Digital Learning ProgramFully virtual	K–12	165	—	—	—	Mesa
S H A R PSpecial education	K–12	45	3.7	—	—	Mesa

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 63 E Main St Ste 101, Mesa, AZ 85201
Phone: (480)472-0200

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.