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Franklin Accelerated Academy - Downtown Campus

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Franklin Accelerated Academy - Downtown Campus ranks 136 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

136^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Franklin Accelerated Academy - Downtown Campus is an elementary school in Mesa, Arizona, serving 425 students in grades PK-6. This school consistently outperforms the Mesa Unified District and the state of Arizona in academic proficiency, with significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts (58-74%) and Mathematics (48-76%) compared to the district (34-44%) and state (36-46%) averages.

Franklin Accelerated Academy - Downtown Campus has maintained a strong statewide ranking, consistently placing in the top 25% of Arizona elementary schools over the past several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 136 out of 909 Arizona elementary schools, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has also demonstrated strong performance across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, many of which rank in the top 25% of their respective categories within the state.

When compared to nearby schools within the same Mesa Unified District, such as Lincoln Elementary School, Early Education Center, Lowell Elementary School, and Holmes Elementary School, Franklin Accelerated Academy - Downtown Campus stands out as a significantly higher-performing school, with generally lower academic proficiency rates and lower statewide rankings among these nearby institutions.

373

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,582

Per pupil spending ?

54.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

236 S Sirrine
Mesa, AZ 85210-1611

(480) 472-5400

District: Mesa Unified District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.4%

White:

38.9%

Two or more races:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 70th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (62% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Arizona elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg38%

Arizona avg38%

136^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 51Elementary Schools in the Mesa Unified District

177^th of 289Mesa Unified District 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	136 of 909	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	120 of 912	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	89.6	123 of 1245	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	72.9	223 of 1000	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	84.2	193 of 1226	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	81.1	190 of 1039	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.9	157 of 1109	85.8%	★★★★☆
2017	82.1	191 of 1106	82.7%	★★★★☆
2016	86.2	139 of 1079	87.1%	★★★★☆
2015	67.0	288 of 955	69.8%	★★★★☆
2014	88.2	95 of 1079	91.2%	★★★★★
2013	86.7	82 of 1158	92.9%	★★★★★
2012	87.0	69 of 1141	94.0%	★★★★★
2011	87.5	90 of 1075	91.6%	★★★★★
2010	85.9	119 of 1090	89.1%	★★★★☆
2009	86.3	105 of 1062	90.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	79.2	85 of 607	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	55.1	261 of 895	70.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	54.4	113 of 975	88.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	134 of 589	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	140 of 602	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	88.7	106 of 1219	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	72.5	186 of 824	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	82.2	199 of 1219	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	160 of 862	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	203 of 1023	80.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	95 of 496	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	64 of 486	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	122 of 1170	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	189 of 716	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	67.6	285 of 1198	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	149 of 709	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	206 of 911	77.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	31 of 549	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.2	43 of 556	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	84.7	101 of 1116	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	72.6	152 of 618	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	88.7	51 of 820	93.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	98 of 626	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	109 of 628	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	87.4	134 of 1216	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.4	263 of 830	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.6	213 of 1220	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	209 of 850	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	87.8	113 of 1032	89.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	85.5	35 of 617	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	51.6	213 of 444	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.4	99 of 1027	90.4%	★★★★★

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	76.9	43 of 654	93.4%	★★★★★

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	42.2	86 of 171	49.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	73.3	122 of 820	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	30 of 145	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	87.5	35 of 1201	97.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	80 of 465	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	62 of 486	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	90.5	40 of 1024	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	83.6	56 of 800	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	89.3	39 of 1161	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	83.3	59 of 595	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	85.6	65 of 720	91.0%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)94th percentile+4 vs school

Native American (2021)93rd percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)88th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2023)86th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2023)85th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

White (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)77th percentile-8 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)50th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts65%+24 vs state

Mathematics63%+26 vs state

Science48%+14 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
Franklin Accelerated Academy - Downtown Campus	Public	PK, KG-6	236 S Sirrine	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-5400	373	18	20.7		145 (38.9%)	13 (3.5%)	173 (46.4%)	6 (1.6%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (7.0%)	82.4	136^th of 909 public elementary schools	85.0%		85.6	120^th of 912 public elementary schools	86.8%	16	58.0	71.0	74.0	56.0	58.0	70.0	76.0	48.0	48.0	$7,582	$29	$19	$76	$7,360	$174	$7,534
Heritage Academy Pinnacle	Public, Charter	K-8	32 S Center St	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	Heritage Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(623) 537-3535	124	8	15.5		74 (59.7%)	3 (2.4%)	32 (25.8%)	2 (1.6%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	10 (8.1%)								(n/a)		74.0
SLAM Arizona Inc.	Public, Charter	K-8	305 E Main Street	Mesa	85201	Maricopa County	SLAM Arizona Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(702) 431-6260	59				3 (5.1%)	16 (27.1%)	39 (66.1%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
New Horizon School for the Performing Arts	Public, Charter	K-6	446 E Broadway Rd	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	New Horizon School for the Performing Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 655-7444	119	10	11.9		17 (14.3%)	7 (5.9%)	92 (77.3%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$00			$00
Mesa Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	221 W 6th Ave	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 844-3965	227	8	28.3		25 (11.0%)	13 (5.7%)	176 (77.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.8%)								(n/a)											$00			$00
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	930 S Sirrine	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-6400	572	36	16.0		37 (6.5%)	14 (2.4%)	503 (87.9%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	14	805^th of 909 public elementary schools	11.4%		12.9	824^th of 912 public elementary schools	9.6%	19		20.0		28.0		20.0		22.0		$8,849	$800	$58	$1,659	$7,498	$493	$7,991
Step Up School	Public, Charter	K-8	44 E 5th St	Mesa	85201	Maricopa County	STEP UP Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 344-2600	62	7	8.8		0 (0.0%)	13 (21.0%)	46 (74.2%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)								(n/a)											$00			$00
Concordia Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	142 N Date	Mesa	85201	Maricopa County	Concordia Charter School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 461-0555	106	7	15.1		13 (12.3%)	6 (5.7%)	75 (70.8%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (0.9%)	8 (7.5%)								(n/a)										$9,568	$00	$1,565	$1,565	$7,956	$47	$8,002
Lowell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	920 E Broadway Rd	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-1400	441	28	15.5		34 (7.7%)	16 (3.6%)	372 (84.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.8%)	11.2	853^rd of 909 public elementary schools	6.2%		17.4	750^th of 912 public elementary schools	17.8%	103	21.0	23.0	21.0	22.0	20.0					$10,021	$779	$218	$1,777	$8,735	$288	$9,023
Holmes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	948 S Horne	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-5556	536	34	15.7		28 (5.2%)	14 (2.6%)	473 (88.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)								(n/a)				21.0		27.0				$8,402	$561	$157	$1,278	$7,504	$180	$7,684

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Accelerated Academy - Downtown Campus

How many students attend Franklin Accelerated Academy - Downtown Campus?

In the 2024-25 school year, 373 students attended Franklin Accelerated Academy - Downtown Campus.

What district is Franklin Accelerated Academy - Downtown Campus in?

Mesa Unified District

Is Franklin Accelerated Academy - Downtown Campus a good school?

Franklin Accelerated Academy - Downtown Campus ranks 136^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Accelerated Academy - Downtown Campus?

Students at Franklin Accelerated Academy - Downtown Campus are 46% Hispanic, 39% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% American Indian, 2% Asian.

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