SE Valley Times

In the 2023-24 school year, 30% of 28,064 Mesa Unified District students passed their AASA/ACT math test, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

The 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 ranked Arizona last out of all U.S. states in terms of educational success, giving the state poor marks for school quality, student success, and teacher-to-student ratio.

Additionally, WalletHub also 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	89%	367
Franklin at Brimhall Elementary	81%	431
Franklin Junior High School	76%	280
Franklin East Elementary School	74%	284
Las Sendas Elementary School	72%	437
Hale Elementary School	67%	299
Ishikawa Elementary School	62%	497
Franklin at Alma Elementary	61%	146
Franklin West Elementary	61%	249
Hermosa Vista Elementary School	55%	367
Entz Elementary School	54%	326
MacArthur Elementary School	53%	327
Zaharis Elementary	53%	443
Stapley Junior High School	52%	917
Red Mountain Ranch Elementary	51%	216
Highland Elementary School	44%	416
Red Mountain High School	42%	784
Mendoza Elementary School	41%	258
Bush Elementary	40%	265
Mountain View High School	39%	700
Patterson Elementary	37%	394
Fremont Junior High School	37%	882
Washington Elementary School	36%	235
Johnson Elementary School	36%	291
Brinton Elementary	35%	266
Crismon Elementary School	34%	218
Summit Academy	33%	853
Taft Elementary School	33%	278
Mesa Distance Learning Program	32%	83
Sirrine Elementary School	31%	123
Pomeroy Elementary School	28%	358
Madison Elementary School	26%	215
Falcon Hill Elementary School	26%	294
Porter Elementary School	26%	226
Field Elementary School	25%	325
Shepherd Junior High School	25%	626
Irving Elementary School	25%	243
Salk Elementary School	21%	280
Jefferson Elementary School	21%	304
Robson Elementary School	21%	251
Whitman Elementary School	21%	311
Mesa High School	21%	760
Taylor Junior High School	20%	839
Skyline High School	20%	461
Michael T. Hughes Elementary School	20%	209
Westwood High School	19%	678
Poston Junior High School	18%	762
Dobson High School	18%	539
Wilson Elementary School	18%	270
Emerson Elementary School	18%	440
O'Connor Elementary School	18%	195
Stevenson Elementary School	17%	368
Lowell Elementary School	16%	211
Lincoln Elementary School	16%	341
Eisenhower Center for Innovation	15%	243
Keller Elementary School	15%	266
Adams Elementary School	14%	333
Sousa Elementary School	13%	226
Kerr Elementary School	13%	301
Rhodes Junior High School	12%	650
Lehi Elementary School	12%	184
Edison Elementary School	12%	291
Guerrero Elementary School	12%	220
Smith Junior High School	12%	717
Longfellow Elementary School	12%	237
Holmes Elementary School	11%	288
Whittier Elementary School	10%	217
Carson Junior High School	10%	871
East Valley Academy	< 10%	31
Eagleridge Enrichment Program	< 10%	62
Redbird Elementary School	< 10%	236
Roosevelt Elementary School	9%	263
Lindbergh Elementary School	8%	261
Webster Elementary School	7%	277
Kino Junior High School	5%	808