SE Valley Times

In the 2021-22 school year, 38% of Mesa Unified District students passed their AASA/ACT Language Arts test, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

The 28,863 students who took the AASA/ACT were assessed at four proficiency levels in each subject. Those achieving proficiency level one and two failed the test, while students reaching the third and fourth proficiency level passed the test.

Of those who passed, most achieved proficiency level three.

Mesa Unified District roughly covers schools within Maricopa County and has a main office in Mesa.

A 2023 study from Scholaroo.com ranked Arizona last out of all U.S. states in terms of educational success, giving the state poor markets for school quality, student success, and teacher-to-student ratio.

WalletHub claimed Arizona’s school system ranked among the worst across U.S. for class size, performance, funding, safety, and instructors’ credentials.

Some data provided by the Arizona Department of Education may be incomplete due to the Family and Educational Rights and Privacy Act.

School Name	% Who Passed	Number of students tested
Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies	94%	359
Franklin Junior High School	88%	264
Franklin at Brimhall Elementary	84%	406
Franklin East Elementary School	74%	307
Las Sendas Elementary School	68%	445
Hermosa Vista Elementary School	63%	350
Franklin at Alma Elementary	60%	165
Franklin West Elementary	59%	256
Hale Elementary School	59%	297
Ishikawa Elementary School	58%	462
Mesa Distance Learning Program	58%	64
MacArthur Elementary School	57%	305
Entz Elementary School	56%	324
Bush Elementary	56%	282
Summit Academy	56%	871
Mountain View High School	55%	< 10
Red Mountain Ranch Elementary	53%	231
Zaharis Elementary	53%	448
Red Mountain High School	52%	< 10
Highland Elementary School	48%	395
Stapley Junior High School	46%	888
Johnson Elementary School	45%	281
Pomeroy Elementary School	45%	324
Mendoza Elementary School	43%	239
Eagleridge Enrichment Program	43%	295
Patterson Elementary	42%	365
Fremont Junior High School	40%	953
Crismon Elementary School	39%	229
Brinton Elementary	39%	241
Falcon Hill Elementary School	38%	280
Jefferson Elementary School	36%	280
Smith Junior High School	36%	828
Taft Elementary School	36%	272
Shepherd Junior High School	36%	603
Porter Elementary School	34%	237
Washington Elementary School	34%	225
Poston Junior High School	33%	936
Skyline High School	33%	< 10
Sousa Elementary School	32%	233
Dobson High School	31%	< 10
Lowell Elementary School	30%	221
Field Elementary School	29%	312
Westwood High School	28%	< 10
Taylor Junior High School	28%	953
Whitman Elementary School	27%	339
Lincoln Elementary School	26%	343
Wilson Elementary School	26%	326
Edison Elementary School	25%	329
Mesa High School	24%	< 10
Keller Elementary School	23%	257
Whittier Elementary School	21%	227
Eisenhower Center for Innovation	21%	240
Emerson Elementary School	20%	392
Rhodes Junior High School	19%	706
Redbird Elementary School	18%	257
Roosevelt Elementary School	18%	290
Carson Junior High School	15%	1026
Kino Junior High School	15%	969
Lindbergh Elementary School	14%	290
Lehi Elementary School	14%	203
Kerr Elementary School	14%	282
Holmes Elementary School	< 10	310
Sirrine Elementary School	< 10	189
Salk Elementary School	< 10	282
Irving Elementary School	< 10	245
East Valley Academy	< 10	< 10
Webster Elementary School	< 10	323
Robson Elementary School	< 10	307
O'Connor Elementary School	< 10	211
Guerrero Elementary School	< 10	250
Adams Elementary School	< 10	303
Stevenson Elementary School	< 10	363
Longfellow Elementary School	< 10	230
Madison Elementary School	< 10	224
Michael T. Hughes Elementary School	< 10	236