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Best Schools in Mesa, AZ
Mesa, AZ has 172 public schools (29 high, 22 middle, 108 elementary) serving 118,036 students. On average they score 37% on state proficiency tests against a projected 35%, so schools in Mesa meet expectations. Rankings below compare each school’s actual results with the projection for its socioeconomic context.
Best High Schools in Mesa, AZ
The top high schools in Mesa, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Aaec Online
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Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. (134379) • Charter • Grades 9 - 12 • 59 Students
2. Heritage Academy
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Heritage Academy Inc. (4336) • Charter • Grades 7 - 12 • 782 Students
3. Asu Preparatory Academy-polytechnic High School
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Asu Preparatory Academy (91305) • Charter • Grades 8 - 12 • 458 Students
4. Higley High School
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Higley Unified School District (4248) • Public • Grades 8 - 12 • 2137 Students
5. Williams Field High School
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Higley Unified School District (4248) • Public • Grades 8 - 12 • 2115 Students
6. Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Mesa
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Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. (134379) • Charter • Grades 9 - 12 • 103 Students
7. Gilbert High School
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Gilbert Unified District (4239) • Public • Grades 7 - 12 • 2354 Students
8. Highland High School
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Gilbert Unified District (4239) • Public • Grades 8 - 12 • 3174 Students
9. Queen Creek High School
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Queen Creek Unified District (4245) • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2233 Students
10. Eastmark High School
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Queen Creek Unified District (4245) • Public • Grades 7 - 12 • 1842 Students
Best Middle Schools in Mesa, AZ
The top middle schools in Mesa, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Franklin Junior High School
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Mesa Unified District (4235) • Public • Grades 7 - 9 • 269 Students
2. Highland Jr High School
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Gilbert Unified District (4239) • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 979 Students
3. Greenfield Junior High School
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Gilbert Unified District (4239) • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 1204 Students
4. Asu Preparatory Academy-polytechnic Middle School
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Asu Preparatory Academy (92327) • Charter • Grades 5 - 8 • 325 Students
5. Queen Creek Junior High School
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Queen Creek Unified District (4245) • Public • Grades 5 - 8 • 554 Students
6. Stapley Junior High School
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Mesa Unified District (4235) • Public • Grades 7 - 9 • 978 Students
7. Desert Ridge Jr. High
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Gilbert Unified District (4239) • Public • Grades 7 - 8 • 973 Students
8. Cooley Middle School
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Higley Unified School District (4248) • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 873 Students
9. Imagine East Mesa Middle
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Imagine Middle At East Mesa Inc. (88369) • Charter • Grades 7 - 8 • 120 Students
10. Shepherd Junior High School
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Mesa Unified District (4235) • Public • Grades 4 - 8 • 603 Students
Best Elementary Schools in Mesa, AZ
The top elementary schools in Mesa, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Franklin At Brimhall Elementary
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Mesa Unified District (4235) • Public • Grades Pre K - 6 • 768 Students
2. Self Development Charter School
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Self Development Charter School (79072) • Charter • Grades KG - 8 • 402 Students
3. Montessori Education Centre Charter School - Mesa
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Montessori Education Centre Charter School (4363) • Charter • Grades KG - 7 • 250 Students
4. Franklin East Elementary School
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Mesa Unified District (4235) • Public • Grades Pre K - 6 • 551 Students
5. Las Sendas Elementary School
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Mesa Unified District (4235) • Public • Grades Pre K - 6 • 747 Students
6. Franklin At Alma Elementary
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Mesa Unified District (4235) • Public • Grades Pre K - 8 • 341 Students
7. Ishikawa Elementary School
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Mesa Unified District (4235) • Public • Grades Pre K - 6 • 835 Students
8. Pathfinder Academy
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Edkey Inc. - Pathfinder Academy (81045) • Charter • Grades KG - 8 • 600 Students
9. American Leadership Academy Mesa K-6
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American Leadership Academy Inc. (4348) • Charter • Grades KG - 6 • 412 Students
10. Franklin West Elementary
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Mesa Unified District (4235) • Public • Grades Pre K - 6 • 430 Students
Education & Community Snapshot in Mesa, AZ
City-level factors that shape the learning environment around local schools.
Community Factors
Mesa, AZ has a total population of 532,876 with 24% of that population attending schools. The adult high school graduation rate is 90%, and 31% of adults have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Students in Mesa, AZ
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Adults 25+ with HS diplomas
College Graduates
Adults 25+ with a Bachelor’s degree or higher
Demographics statistics provided by Best Neighborhood Mesa, AZ.
Safety
Crime Grades summarize reported incidents per 1,000 residents. Use them as neighborhood context, not a school rating.
Overall Crime Grade
20.93 per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crime Grade
3.69 per 1,000 Residents
Property Crime Grade
17.24 per 1,000 Residents
Crime statistics provided by CrimeGrade in Mesa, AZ.
Connectivity
Connectivity influences learning at home. We summarize internet infrastructure, typical download speed, and a digital connectivity index for Mesa, AZ.
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To read more about these statistics, please visit Mesa, AZ Internet Health Assessment.
Questions About Schools in Mesa, AZ
How many schools are in Mesa, AZ?
Mesa, AZ has 172 public schools: 29 high schools, 22 middle schools and 108 elementary schools, serving 118,036 students in total.
How do schools in Mesa perform on state tests?
On average, 172 schools in Mesa score 37% proficient on state assessments. Given the socioeconomic context of their students we project 35%, so on average schools in Mesa meet expectations.
How does SchoolGrade rank the best schools in Mesa?
Every public school gets a SchoolGrade from A+ to F based on the share of students at or above the state proficiency bar. The Impact Grade compares that result with what we would expect given the school’s student and community context, so schools that outperform their circumstances stand out. Schools cannot pay to change a grade. Read the full methodology.
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- Actual: 40%
- Projected: 42%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 48%
- Projected: 49%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 33%
- Projected: 32%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 28%
- Projected: 27%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 28%
- Projected: 26%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 27%
- Projected: 29%
- Impact Grade: Underperforms Expectations
- Actual: 48%
- Projected: 48%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 51%
- Projected: 53%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 24%
- Projected: 25%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 36%
- Projected: 34%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
Every school in Mesa
115 of 132 schools in Mesa carry a SchoolGrade (17 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 30B: 28C: 20D: 30F: 7
All 132 public schools we grade in Mesa. The ranked lists above show the top ten per level; every school has its own page.
High schools (11)
- Asu Preparatory Academy Polytechnic High School
- Desert Ridge High
- Dobson High School
- East Valley High School
- Eastmark High School
- Mesa High School
- Mountain View High School
- Red Mountain High School
- Skyline High School
- Sun Valley High School
- Westwood High School
Middle and junior high schools (15)
- Asu Preparatory Academy Polytechnic Middle School
- Carson Junior High School
- Desert Ridge JR High
- Franklin Junior High School
- Fremont Junior High School
- Highland JR High School
- Imagine East Mesa Middle
- Kino Junior High School
- Poston Junior High School
- Rhodes Junior High School
- Shepherd Junior High School
- Smith Junior High School
- Stapley Junior High School
- Taylor Junior High School
- Vista Grove Preparatory Academy Middle School
Elementary and primary schools (62)
- Adams Elementary School
- Asu Preparatory Academy Polytechnic Elementary
- Augusta Ranch Elementary
- Boulder Creek Elementary
- Brinton Elementary
- Bush Elementary
- Canyon Rim Elementary
- Crismon Elementary School
- Early Education Center
- Edison Elementary School
- Emerson Elementary School
- Entz Elementary School
- Falcon Hill Elementary School
- Field Elementary School
- Franklin At Alma Elementary
- Franklin At Brimhall Elementary
- Franklin East Elementary School
- Franklin West Elementary
- Guerrero Elementary School
- Hale Elementary School
- Harris Elementary School
- Hermosa Vista Elementary School
- Highland Elementary School
- Holmes Elementary School
- Imagine East Mesa Elementary
- Irving Elementary School
- Ishikawa Elementary School
- Jefferson Elementary School
- Johnson Elementary School
- Keller Elementary School
- Kerr Elementary School
- Las Sendas Elementary School
- Lehi Elementary School
- Lincoln Elementary School
- Lindbergh Elementary School
- Longfellow Elementary School
- Lowell Elementary School
- Macarthur Elementary School
- Madison Elementary School
- Mendoza Elementary School
- Michael T Hughes Elementary School
- Oconnor Elementary School
- Patterson Elementary
- Porter Elementary School
- Red Mountain Center For Early Education
- Red Mountain Ranch Elementary
- Redbird Elementary School
- Robson Elementary School
- Roosevelt Elementary School
- Salk Elementary School
- Sequoia Elementary School
- Silver Valley Elementary
- Sousa Elementary School
- Stevenson Elementary School
- Superstition Springs Elementary
- Taft Elementary School
- Washington Elementary School
- Webster Elementary School
- Whitman Elementary School
- Whittier Elementary School
- Wilson Elementary School
- Zaharis Elementary
Other schools and academies (44)
- Aaec Online
- Academy With Community Partners
- American Leadership Academy Mesa K 6
- American Leadership Academy Virtual
- Arizona Agribusiness And Equine Center Inc Mesa
- Astravo Online Academy
- Astravo Online Academy
- Basis Mesa
- Burke Basic School
- Cambridge Academy East
- Concordia Charter School
- Eagle College Preparatory School Mesa
- Eagleridge Enrichment Program
- East Valley Academy
- Edkey Inc Sequoia Deaf School
- Eisenhower Center For Innovation
- Evit - East Campus
- Evit - East Valley Institute Of Technology
- Gateway Polytechnic Academy
- Gem Charter School
- Heritage Academy
- Kaizen Education Foundation Dba Vista Grove Preparatory
- Leading Edge Academy At East Mesa
- Learning Foundation
- Legacy Traditional School East Mesa
- Legacy Traditional School Mesa
- Leman Academy Of Excellence East Mesa
- Liberty Arts Academy
- Meridian
- Mesa Academy For Advanced Studies
- Mesa Arts Academy
- Mesa Distance Learning Program
- Montessori Education Centre Charter School Mesa
- Montessori Education Centre Charter School North Campus
- New Horizon School For The Performing Arts
- Noah Webster Schools Mesa
- Pathfinder Academy
- Self Development Charter School
- Self Development Online Academy
- Sequoia Choice School Arizona Distance Learning School
- Sequoia Lehi Charter School
- Sequoia Pathfinder Academy At Eastmark
- Sequoia Secondary School
- Step Up School
Private schools (13)
Private schools have a SchoolGrade only where their state publishes their test results.
- A Place 4 Everyone Learning Center
- Adobe Adventist Christian School
- Christ The King School
- Desert Shadows Montessori
- Heartwood Montessori
- Lumos Arts Academy
- Mesa Christian Academy
- Noahs Ark Preschool And Kindergarten
- Pilgrim Lutheran School
- Queen Of Peace Catholic School
- Redeemer Christian School
- St Timothy Catholic School
- Tempe Montessori School Ltd