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Imagine East Mesa Elementary

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Imagine East Mesa Elementary ranks 582 nd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-6

582^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Imagine East Mesa Elementary is a public charter elementary school serving 585 students in grades K-6 in Mesa, Arizona. The school is part of the East Mesa Charter Elementary School Inc. district, which is ranked 207 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Imagine East Mesa Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, dropping from a high of 340 out of 1,079 Arizona elementary schools in 2015-2016 to its current ranking of 582 out of 909 in 2024-2025. The school's overall SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 3 stars to 2 stars during this time period. Academically, the school consistently underperforms the state and its district averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 19% compared to the state average of 36%, and its 5th grade Math proficiency rate was 46% compared to the state average of 37%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as White students and Multi-racial students, who rank in the bottom 20-25% of their respective subgroups statewide.

Interestingly, Imagine East Mesa Elementary performs significantly worse than the nearby public schools in the Mesa Unified District, such as Sousa Elementary, Brinton Elementary, and Taft Elementary, which all have higher academic proficiency rates and better overall SchoolDigger ratings. The only nearby school that performs similarly to Imagine East Mesa Elementary is the public charter school Legacy Traditional School - East Mesa, which also struggles with low academic proficiency and a declining statewide ranking.

611

Students ?

24.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

59.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9701 E Southern Ave
Mesa, AZ 85209-3769

(480) 355-6830

District: East Mesa Charter Elementary School Inc.

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.0%

White:

40.4%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 26th percentile in 2022 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 36th (2025) from a 26th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (31% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts scores 10 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

Arizona avg38%

582^nd of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

207^th of 289East Mesa Charter Elementary School Inc. 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	582 of 909	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	581 of 912	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	653 of 1245	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.4	738 of 1000	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	710 of 1226	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	494 of 1039	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	390 of 1109	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.2	366 of 1106	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.7	340 of 1079	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.0	477 of 955	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.6	431 of 1079	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.9	594 of 1158	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.6	538 of 1141	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	40.9	646 of 1075	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.7	494 of 1090	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	45.0	600 of 1062	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	50.6	283 of 607	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.2	786 of 895	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	24.2	229 of 270	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	468 of 620	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	38.0	218 of 451	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.7	286 of 975	70.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	463 of 589	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	540 of 602	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	762 of 1219	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.1	657 of 1219	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	455 of 862	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.2	420 of 1023	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	55.0	12 of 25	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.6	121 of 306	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	240 of 496	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.4	222 of 486	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	585 of 1170	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.0	554 of 716	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	788 of 1198	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	338 of 709	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	348 of 911	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	315 of 549	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	318 of 556	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	567 of 1116	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.2	532 of 618	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	61.2	263 of 820	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	449 of 626	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	418 of 628	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	588 of 1216	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	21.7	662 of 830	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	741 of 1220	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	491 of 850	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.9	345 of 1032	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	59.0	39 of 101	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.6	534 of 617	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	437 of 444	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	46.2	513 of 1027	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	46.9	229 of 654	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	28.3	614 of 820	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.6	481 of 1201	60.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	455 of 465	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	473 of 486	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	834 of 1024	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	744 of 800	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	38.5	739 of 1161	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.4	455 of 595	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.9	363 of 720	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2021)65th percentile+23 vs school

Military Connected (2022)61st percentile+35 vs school

African American (2023)53rd percentile+6 vs school

Foster Care (2022)52nd percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)52nd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2023)25th percentile-22 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2022)15th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)13th percentile-34 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Science35%~ state avg

English Language Arts30%-10 vs state

Mathematics30%-7 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Wednesday, August 13, 2014

They continually lose their best teachers to REAL schools and overcharge on all Field Trips. Plus my son mentioned things were very odd during the AIMS testing. Close Quote

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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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th 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
Imagine East Mesa Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	9701 E Southern Ave	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	East Mesa Charter Elementary School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 355-6830	611	25	24.4		247 (40.4%)	29 (4.7%)	281 (46.0%)	6 (1.0%)	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.7%)	27.9	582^nd of 909 public elementary schools	36.0%		29.5	581^st of 912 public elementary schools	36.3%	1	19.0	25.0	37.0	40.0			28.0	22.0	46.0	25.0		35.0			$00			$00
Stevenson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	638 S 96th St	Mesa	85208	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-9000	725	38	19.0		187 (25.8%)	30 (4.1%)	467 (64.4%)	3 (0.4%)	14 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.3%)	11.9	844^th of 909 public elementary schools	7.2%		12.2	834^th of 912 public elementary schools	8.6%	10	22.0	30.0	15.0	17.0			35.0	14.0		10.0		15.0		$7,722	$715	$387	$1,817	$6,440	$179	$6,620
Patterson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	615 S Cheshire	Mesa	85208	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-9700	733	45	16.4		328 (44.7%)	26 (3.5%)	302 (41.2%)	14 (1.9%)	23 (3.1%)	3 (0.4%)	37 (5.0%)	45.1	436^th of 909 public elementary schools	52.0%		51.3	399^th of 912 public elementary schools	56.3%	37	42.0	45.0	45.0	36.0			51.0	38.0	39.0	28.0		40.0		$8,129	$762	$16	$1,541	$7,161	$190	$7,351
Augusta Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9430 E Neville Ave	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 635-2011	855	59	14.4		549 (64.2%)	32 (3.7%)	208 (24.3%)	16 (1.9%)	9 (1.1%)	6 (0.7%)	35 (4.1%)	66	282^nd of 909 public elementary schools	69.0%		65.3	279^th of 912 public elementary schools	69.4%	3	51.0	64.0	52.0	61.0			47.0	53.0	40.0	41.0		49.0		$6,555	$232	$00	$465	$6,198	$124	$6,322
Canyon Rim Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3045 S Canyon Rim	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 984-3216	905	54	16.6		526 (58.1%)	34 (3.8%)	257 (28.4%)	13 (1.4%)	5 (0.6%)	6 (0.7%)	64 (7.1%)	78.2	176^th of 909 public elementary schools	80.6%		81.5	152^nd of 912 public elementary schools	83.3%	24	60.0	66.0	47.0	75.0			67.0	58.0	47.0	69.0		46.0		$8,142	$339	$06	$684	$7,567	$231	$7,797
Legacy Traditional School - East Mesa	Public, Charter	K-8	10707 E. Guadalupe Rd.	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - East Mesa	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 935-5320	1,066	58	18.3		472 (44.3%)	62 (5.8%)	375 (35.2%)	38 (3.6%)	16 (1.5%)	7 (0.7%)	96 (9.0%)	37.4	486^th of 909 public elementary schools	46.5%		43.4	449^th of 912 public elementary schools	50.8%	37	32.0	43.0	44.0	50.0	52.0	49.0	36.0	27.0	33.0	21.0	26.0	41.0	39.0		$00			$00
Brinton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11455 E Sunland Ave	Mesa	85208	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-4075	495	27	18.1		218 (44.0%)	37 (7.5%)	197 (39.8%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	5 (1.0%)	29 (5.9%)	36.1	500^th of 909 public elementary schools	45.0%		38	495^th of 912 public elementary schools	45.7%	5	19.0	39.0	29.0	55.0			28.0	33.0	42.0	42.0		34.0		$8,728	$911	$56	$1,877	$7,565	$196	$7,762
Taft Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9800 E Quarterline Rd	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-9100	491	33	14.8		136 (27.7%)	15 (3.1%)	316 (64.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.7%)	31.7	546^th of 909 public elementary schools	39.9%		33.4	540^th of 912 public elementary schools	40.8%	6	24.0	40.0	28.0	45.0			47.0	43.0	34.0	19.0		22.0		$10,372	$728	$200	$1,657	$9,141	$303	$9,444
Sousa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	616 N Mountain Rd	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-8900	344	25	13.8		165 (48.0%)	15 (4.4%)	144 (41.9%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.8%)	21.2	689^th of 909 public elementary schools	24.2%		19	723^rd of 912 public elementary schools	20.7%	34		30.0	32.0				37.0	26.0	21.0			25.0		$9,966	$957	$126	$2,040	$8,696	$188	$8,883
Cambridge Academy East	Public, Charter	K-8	9412 E Brown Rd	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Cambridge Academy East Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 641-2828	242	10	24.2		157 (64.9%)	8 (3.3%)	69 (28.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)								(n/a)		41.0												$5,899	$485	$300	$1,270	$3,894	$1,220	$5,114

Frequently Asked Questions about Imagine East Mesa Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Imagine East Mesa Elementary?

Students at Imagine East Mesa Elementary are 46% Hispanic, 40% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American, 2% American Indian.

What district is Imagine East Mesa Elementary in?

East Mesa Charter Elementary School Inc.

How many students attend Imagine East Mesa Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 611 students attended Imagine East Mesa Elementary.

Is Imagine East Mesa Elementary a good school?

Imagine East Mesa Elementary ranks 582^nd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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