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Montessori Education Centre Charter School - Mesa

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Montessori Education Centre Charter School - Mesa ranks 93 rd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-7

93^rd

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of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Montessori Education Centre Charter School - Mesa is a high-performing elementary school in Mesa, Arizona that serves students from kindergarten to 7th grade. With a strong focus on the Montessori educational philosophy, the school consistently delivers exceptional academic results, outperforming nearby traditional public schools in the Mesa Unified District.

Montessori Education Centre Charter School - Mesa is part of the Montessori Education Centre Charter School District, which is ranked 48 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is consistently strong, with a high percentage of students scoring proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 80% of 4th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 46%, and 71% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 42%.

The school's success extends across different student subgroups, with high performance among female, male, African American, Hispanic, White, and multi-racial students, as well as students with special needs and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Montessori Education Centre Charter School - Mesa has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in Arizona, maintaining a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years. This consistent high performance, coupled with the school's cost-effective spending, suggests that the Montessori educational approach and effective teaching practices are key factors contributing to the school's success.

255

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

9.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2834 E Southern Ave
Mesa, AZ 85204-5517

(480) 926-8375

District: Montessori Education Centre Charter School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.7%

Hispanic:

28.2%

Two or more races:

8.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (67% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Arizona elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg60%

Arizona avg38%

93^rd of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Montessori Education Centre Charter School

48^th of 289Montessori Education Centre Charter School among Arizona districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	93 of 909	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	94.3	41 of 912	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	135 of 1245	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	89.2	63 of 1000	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.3	54 of 1226	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	32 of 1039	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	33 of 1109	97.0%	★★★★★
2017	94.5	42 of 1106	96.2%	★★★★★
2016	86.0	142 of 1079	86.8%	★★★★☆
2015	84.6	120 of 955	87.4%	★★★★☆
2014	81.9	187 of 1079	82.7%	★★★★☆
2013	78.3	213 of 1158	81.6%	★★★★☆
2012	84.4	116 of 1141	89.8%	★★★★☆
2011	90.9	49 of 1075	95.4%	★★★★★
2010	88.0	90 of 1090	91.7%	★★★★★
2009	81.0	181 of 1062	83.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	86.5	23 of 895	97.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	64 of 589	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	92.6	22 of 602	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	80.6	206 of 1219	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	225 of 824	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	93.8	43 of 1219	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	86.8	118 of 1023	88.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	69.8	272 of 1170	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	88.1	48 of 716	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	88.0	82 of 1198	93.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	82.8	117 of 1116	89.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	95.0	14 of 628	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	60 of 1216	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.8	40 of 830	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	92.3	72 of 1220	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	26 of 850	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	31 of 1032	97.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	64.5	140 of 617	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	86.8	36 of 1027	96.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	88.5	36 of 820	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	84.9	21 of 145	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	90.5	30 of 1201	97.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	78 of 465	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	89.1	21 of 486	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	81.1	139 of 1024	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	108 of 800	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	89.8	32 of 1161	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	85.2	39 of 595	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	40 of 720	94.4%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2013	86.5	52 of 787	93.4%	★★★★★
2012	89.7	32 of 772	95.9%	★★★★★
2011	95.4	11 of 685	98.4%	★★★★★
2010	87.7	57 of 692	91.8%	★★★★★
2009	94.2	9 of 663	98.6%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Male (2024)98th percentile~ school

African American (2021)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)96th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

White (2025)83rd percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)77th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2023)77th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Science79%+45 vs state

English Language Arts67%+27 vs state

Mathematics63%+26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)				AASA Mathematics (2025)				AzSCI Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Montessori Education Centre Charter School - Mesa	Public, Charter	K-7	2834 E Southern Ave	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Montessori Education Centre Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 926-8375	255	18	14.5		160 (62.7%)	2 (0.8%)	72 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.2%)	87.2	93^rd of 909 public elementary schools	89.8%		94.3	41^st of 912 public elementary schools	95.5%	52	49.0	80.0	72.0		71.0	61.0	65.0	56.0	79.0		$00			$00
Porter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1350 S Lindsay Rd	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-6700	453	27	16.7		161 (35.5%)	28 (6.2%)	213 (47.0%)	5 (1.1%)	20 (4.4%)	4 (0.9%)	22 (4.9%)	30.6	559^th of 909 public elementary schools	38.5%		35.2	517^th of 912 public elementary schools	43.3%	42	24.0	31.0	34.0	36.0			33.0	27.0	41.0	$9,898	$574	$40	$1,187	$8,924	$361	$9,285
Irving Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3220 E Pueblo Ave	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-1701	488	30	16.4		165 (33.8%)	20 (4.1%)	264 (54.1%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	10 (2.0%)	18 (3.7%)	15.4	776^th of 909 public elementary schools	14.6%		30	575^th of 912 public elementary schools	37.0%	201	20.0	31.0	22.0	24.0	26.0		21.0	24.0	21.0	$11,275	$1,024	$28	$2,076	$10,075	$148	$10,223
Robson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2122 E Pueblo Ave	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-6600	397	30	13.4		83 (20.9%)	22 (5.5%)	246 (62.0%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.8%)	3 (0.8%)	26 (6.5%)	21.7	678^th of 909 public elementary schools	25.4%		22.1	665^th of 912 public elementary schools	27.1%	13	20.0	37.0	29.0	37.0	24.0	31.0		19.0	27.0	$9,878	$750	$162	$1,663	$8,771	$194	$8,966
Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3807 E Pueblo Ave	Mesa	85206	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 427-6800	562	40	14.2		279 (49.6%)	32 (5.7%)	194 (34.5%)	10 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.8%)	44.9	438^th of 909 public elementary schools	51.8%		45.1	438^th of 912 public elementary schools	52.0%		40.0	37.0	43.0	57.0	42.0	26.0	31.0	37.0	47.0	$9,469	$445	$153	$1,043	$8,554	$317	$8,871
Franklin Accelerated Academy - East Campus	Public	PK, KG-6	1753 E 8th Ave	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-6500	518	28	18.7		205 (39.6%)	20 (3.9%)	256 (49.4%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.4%)	95	34^th of 909 public elementary schools	96.3%		94.8	32^nd of 912 public elementary schools	96.5%	2	76.0	75.0	70.0	84.0	82.0	79.0	71.0	81.0	60.0	$7,997	$115	$18	$248	$7,752	$111	$7,864
Neely Traditional Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	500 E Houston Ave	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 892-2805	805	49	16.3		410 (50.9%)	18 (2.2%)	196 (24.3%)	115 (14.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	61 (7.6%)	96.1	20^th of 909 public elementary schools	97.8%		97.4	10^th of 912 public elementary schools	98.9%	10	74.0	87.0	77.0	89.0	82.0	79.0	78.0	65.0	62.0	$5,888	$06	$578	$591	$5,545		$5,303
Longfellow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	345 S Hall	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-6526	440	28	15.4		36 (8.2%)	19 (4.3%)	366 (83.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.1%)	9 (2.0%)	27.2	592^nd of 909 public elementary schools	34.9%		9.4	876^th of 912 public elementary schools	3.9%	284	31.0	38.0			33.0	32.0				$9,423	$980	$94	$2,054	$8,078	$272	$8,350
Keller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1445 E Hilton Ave	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-6171	581	39	15.0		91 (15.7%)	27 (4.6%)	411 (70.7%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.4%)	9 (1.5%)	20 (3.4%)	16.5	758^th of 909 public elementary schools	16.6%		14.1	797^th of 912 public elementary schools	12.6%	39	22.0	35.0		20.0						$11,743	$1,221	$73	$2,515	$9,199	$1,250	$10,449
Val Vista Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1030 N Blue Grotto Dr	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 926-6301	506	35	14.3		302 (59.7%)	12 (2.4%)	142 (28.1%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	37 (7.3%)	75.3	201^st of 909 public elementary schools	77.9%		76.5	191^st of 912 public elementary schools	79.1%	10	44.0	83.0	68.0	78.0	45.0	58.0	53.0	39.0	61.0	$9,628	$500	$467	$1,467	$8,599	$61	$8,661

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Montessori Education Centre Charter School - Mesa ranks 93^rd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Montessori Education Centre Charter School - Mesa?

Students at Montessori Education Centre Charter School - Mesa are 63% White, 28% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 255 students attended Montessori Education Centre Charter School - Mesa.

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