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Mesa Unified District (4235) Schools
Mesa Unified District (4235) is a public school district in Arizona, based in Maricopa County (Mesa). SchoolGrade grades 77 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Mesa Unified District (4235) on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Mesa Unified District (4235)
75 of 77 schools in Mesa Unified District (4235) carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 14B: 11C: 16D: 30F: 4
Best schools in Mesa Unified District (4235)
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Mesa Academy For Advanced Studies (Other school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Franklin At Brimhall Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Franklin Junior High School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Las Sendas Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Macarthur Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Franklin East Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Hermosa Vista Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Franklin At Alma Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Hale Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Bush Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
Every school in Mesa Unified District (4235)
High schools (6)
- D Dobson High School, Mesa
- D Mesa High School, Mesa
- C+ Mountain View High School, Mesa
- B Red Mountain High School, Mesa
- D+ Skyline High School, Mesa
- D Westwood High School, Mesa
Middle and junior high schools (10)
- D- Carson Junior High School, Mesa
- A+ Franklin Junior High School, Mesa
- C+ Fremont Junior High School, Mesa
- F Kino Junior High School, Mesa
- C- Poston Junior High School, Mesa
- D- Rhodes Junior High School, Mesa
- C Shepherd Junior High School, Mesa
- D+ Smith Junior High School, Mesa
- A- Stapley Junior High School, Mesa
- D+ Taylor Junior High School, Mesa
Elementary and primary schools (55)
- D- Adams Elementary School, Mesa
- B- Brinton Elementary, Mesa
- A- Bush Elementary, Mesa
- C Crismon Elementary School, Mesa
- Early Education Center, Mesa
- D Edison Elementary School, Mesa
- D Emerson Elementary School, Mesa
- B+ Entz Elementary School, Mesa
- C Falcon Hill Elementary School, Mesa
- D+ Field Elementary School, Mesa
- A- Franklin At Alma Elementary, Mesa
- A+ Franklin At Brimhall Elementary, Mesa
- A Franklin East Elementary School, Mesa
- A- Franklin West Elementary, Mesa
- F Guerrero Elementary School, Mesa
- A- Hale Elementary School, Mesa
- A Hermosa Vista Elementary School, Mesa
- B+ Highland Elementary School, Mesa
- D Holmes Elementary School, Mesa
- C- Irving Elementary School, Mesa
- A- Ishikawa Elementary School, Mesa
- C Jefferson Elementary School, Mesa
- B- Johnson Elementary School, Mesa
- D Keller Elementary School, Mesa
- F Kerr Elementary School, Mesa
- A Las Sendas Elementary School, Mesa
- F Lehi Elementary School, Mesa
- D Lincoln Elementary School, Mesa
- D- Lindbergh Elementary School, Mesa
- D- Longfellow Elementary School, Mesa
- D+ Lowell Elementary School, Mesa
- A Macarthur Elementary School, Mesa
- C- Madison Elementary School, Mesa
- B Mendoza Elementary School, Mesa
- D Michael T Hughes Elementary School, Mesa
- C Oconnor Elementary School, Mesa
- B+ Patterson Elementary, Mesa
- B- Pomeroy Elementary School, Chandler
- C Porter Elementary School, Mesa
- Red Mountain Center For Early Education, Mesa
- B Red Mountain Ranch Elementary, Mesa
- D- Redbird Elementary School, Mesa
- D Robson Elementary School, Mesa
- D Roosevelt Elementary School, Mesa
- D Salk Elementary School, Mesa
- D+ Sirrine Elementary School, Chandler
- C Sousa Elementary School, Mesa
- D Stevenson Elementary School, Mesa
- C Taft Elementary School, Mesa
- C Washington Elementary School, Mesa
- D Webster Elementary School, Mesa
- D+ Whitman Elementary School, Mesa
- D- Whittier Elementary School, Mesa
- C- Wilson Elementary School, Mesa
- A- Zaharis Elementary, Mesa
Other schools and academies (6)
- C+ Eagleridge Enrichment Program, Mesa
- D+ East Valley Academy, Mesa
- D- Eisenhower Center For Innovation, Mesa
- A+ Mesa Academy For Advanced Studies, Mesa
- B Mesa Distance Learning Program, Mesa
- B Summit Academy, Chandler
Where Mesa Unified District (4235) schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Arizona
- County: Maricopa County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 57,204 students with 3,282 full-time-equivalent teachers and 7,509 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0404970
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Gilbert Unified District (4239) (38 schools, 7 mi)
- Fountain Hills Unified District (4247) (4 schools, 11 mi)
- Higley Unified School District (4248) (16 schools, 11 mi)
- Tempe School District (4258) (23 schools, 13 mi)
- Scottsdale Unified District (4240) (30 schools, 13 mi)
- Queen Creek Unified District (4245) (14 schools, 14 mi)
- Chandler Unified District #80 (4242) (44 schools, 14 mi)
- Balsz Elementary District (4268) (6 schools, 14 mi)
Questions about Mesa Unified District (4235)
How many schools are in Mesa Unified District (4235)?
SchoolGrade grades 77 public schools in Mesa Unified District (4235), across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Mesa Unified District (4235) serve?
The largest by graded schools: Mesa, Chandler.
How good are the schools in Mesa Unified District (4235)?
Across the 75 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 34% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 31%. 69% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Mesa Unified District (4235)?
57,204 students were enrolled in Mesa Unified District (4235) in the 2023-24 school year, about 17.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Mesa Unified District (4235)?
Mesa Unified District (4235) is in Arizona, based in Maricopa County, with its district office in Mesa. Its boundary covers about 186 sq mi.