SE Valley Times

In the 2022-23 school year, 38% of Mesa Unified District students passed their AASA/ACT Language Arts test, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

The 28,338 students who took the AASA/ACT were assessed at four proficiency levels in each subject. Those at proficiency level one and two failed the test, while students who reached 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%	393
Franklin Junior High School	89%	264
Franklin at Brimhall Elementary	82%	412
Franklin East Elementary School	77%	302
Las Sendas Elementary School	69%	460
Franklin at Alma Elementary	66%	168
Franklin West Elementary	64%	238
Ishikawa Elementary School	63%	459
Mesa Distance Learning Program	61%	72
Hale Elementary School	60%	314
Zaharis Elementary	59%	457
Entz Elementary School	55%	314
Mountain View High School	55%	614
Red Mountain Ranch Elementary	55%	210
Bush Elementary	55%	296
Red Mountain High School	55%	714
Hermosa Vista Elementary School	55%	363
MacArthur Elementary School	54%	337
Summit Academy	51%	849
Mendoza Elementary School	50%	259
Stapley Junior High School	49%	941
Johnson Elementary School	47%	276
Pomeroy Elementary School	47%	311
Highland Elementary School	47%	428
Patterson Elementary	45%	384
Shepherd Junior High School	42%	596
Fremont Junior High School	40%	923
Crismon Elementary School	40%	246
Taft Elementary School	39%	249
Washington Elementary School	39%	238
Falcon Hill Elementary School	38%	273
Irving Elementary School	38%	237
Brinton Elementary	37%	264
Smith Junior High School	32%	799
Eisenhower Center for Innovation	32%	235
Porter Elementary School	31%	247
Dobson High School	31%	440
O'Connor Elementary School	30%	206
Poston Junior High School	29%	817
Sousa Elementary School	29%	220
Wilson Elementary School	28%	261
Salk Elementary School	28%	277
Field Elementary School	28%	295
Jefferson Elementary School	28%	295
Lincoln Elementary School	27%	328
Skyline High School	27%	422
Whitman Elementary School	27%	310
Robson Elementary School	27%	286
Taylor Junior High School	26%	950
Keller Elementary School	25%	262
Emerson Elementary School	24%	426
Edison Elementary School	23%	320
Westwood High School	23%	704
Madison Elementary School	23%	224
Adams Elementary School	23%	338
Sirrine Elementary School	22%	192
Lowell Elementary School	22%	225
Michael T. Hughes Elementary School	22%	230
Roosevelt Elementary School	21%	283
Mesa High School	21%	697
Rhodes Junior High School	21%	679
Stevenson Elementary School	21%	377
Lindbergh Elementary School	19%	266
Whittier Elementary School	19%	221
Longfellow Elementary School	17%	209
Carson Junior High School	17%	983
Holmes Elementary School	17%	287
Lehi Elementary School	17%	206
Webster Elementary School	16%	286
Redbird Elementary School	15%	233
Kerr Elementary School	14%	282
Kino Junior High School	13%	900
Eagleridge Enrichment Program	< 10%	23
East Valley Academy	< 10%	29
Guerrero Elementary School	9%	237