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Kerr Center for Agriscience

Public Grades K-8

691^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Kerr Center for Agriscience is an elementary school located in Mesa, Arizona, serving grades KG-7 with a total enrollment of 513 students. Despite being part of the Mesa Unified District, which is ranked 177 out of 289 districts in Arizona, Kerr Center for Agriscience has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Arizona elementary schools over the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kerr Center for Agriscience significantly underperforms compared to the district and state averages across various standardized tests. For example, in 2024-2025, only 22% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in Science, compared to 33% for the district and 34% for the state. Similarly, in Mathematics, only 22% of 3rd-grade students, 27% of 4th-grade students, and 34% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to district and state averages in the 38-42% range. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10% of Arizona elementary schools for Hispanic, Native American, and Special Education students in 2022-2023.

Interestingly, the nearby MacArthur Elementary School and Lehi Elementary School, which are also part of the Mesa Unified District, generally outperform Kerr Center for Agriscience across academic measures. For example, MacArthur Elementary ranked in the top 25% of Arizona elementary schools and had significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. This suggests that Kerr Center for Agriscience may be facing systemic challenges that require a comprehensive intervention strategy to improve its academic performance and provide equitable educational opportunities for all students.

450

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,967

Per pupil spending ?

76.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

125 E McLellan Rd
Mesa, AZ 85201-2339

(480) 472-5100

District: Mesa Unified District

Students who attend Kerr Center for Agriscience usually attend:

Middle:	Kino Junior High School
High:	Westwood High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.3%

American Indian:

12.7%

White:

11.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (28% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Science scores 12 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg38%

Arizona avg39%

691^st of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

35^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	691 of 909	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	878 of 912	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	1212 of 1245	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	993 of 1000	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	1167 of 1226	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	1016 of 1039	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	1008 of 1109	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	18.2	941 of 1106	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.8	922 of 1079	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.1	755 of 955	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.0	852 of 1079	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.9	860 of 1158	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.1	778 of 1141	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.7	601 of 1075	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.2	822 of 1090	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.7	763 of 1062	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	40.1	499 of 895	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.3	545 of 975	44.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	9.1	1203 of 1219	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	1168 of 1219	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	745 of 862	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	911 of 1023	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	43.6	139 of 306	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	11.3	1154 of 1170	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	1160 of 1198	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	680 of 709	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	858 of 911	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	46.7	157 of 423	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	354 of 549	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.1	1088 of 1116	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	766 of 820	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	474 of 626	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	1164 of 1216	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	1132 of 1220	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	982 of 1032	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	31.8	492 of 617	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	929 of 1027	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	12.6	205 of 219	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	37.6	378 of 654	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	35 of 62	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.7	737 of 820	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	1053 of 1201	12.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	327 of 417	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	12.5	965 of 1024	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	955 of 1161	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	642 of 720	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2021)63rd percentile+58 vs school

Foster Care (2021)55th percentile+50 vs school

African American (2021)44th percentile+39 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)44th percentile+39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)20th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2023)10th percentile+7 vs school

Native American (2023)6th percentile+4 vs school

White (2023)6th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2023)1st percentile~ school

Female (2023)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-10 vs state

Mathematics28%-12 vs state

Science22%-12 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
Kerr Center for Agriscience	Public	K-8	125 E McLellan Rd	Mesa	85201	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-5100	450	32	14.0		53 (11.8%)	22 (4.9%)	294 (65.3%)	2 (0.4%)	57 (12.7%)	4 (0.9%)	18 (4.0%)	20.9	691^st of 909 public elementary schools	24.0%		9.4	878^th of 912 public elementary schools	3.7%	187			35.0	25.0	22.0	27.0	34.0		22.0	$8,967	$642	$239	$1,522	$7,881	$206	$8,087
Whitman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1829 N Grand	Mesa	85201	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-5000	569	29	19.6		56 (9.8%)	36 (6.3%)	368 (64.7%)	2 (0.4%)	85 (14.9%)	5 (0.9%)	17 (3.0%)	22.6	664^th of 909 public elementary schools	27.0%		15.6	770^th of 912 public elementary schools	15.6%	106	33.0	31.0	21.0	25.0	37.0	25.0	34.0		26.0	$8,674	$954	$71	$1,978	$7,513	$136	$7,650
Eisenhower Center for Innovation	Public	PK, KG-6	848 N Mesa Dr	Mesa	85201	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-5200	489	29	16.8		39 (8.0%)	51 (10.4%)	338 (69.1%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.5%)	13 (2.7%)	29 (5.9%)	20.8	693^rd of 909 public elementary schools	23.8%		14.1	799^th of 912 public elementary schools	12.4%	106	22.0	27.0	24.0	30.0	22.0	44.0				$10,275	$1,148	$344	$2,640	$8,268	$515	$8,783
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
Sequoia Lehi Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	2345 N Horne	Mesa	85203	Maricopa County	Edkey Inc. - Pathfinder Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 397-9890	114	11	10.8		71 (62.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (20.2%)	1 (0.9%)	9 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.8%)								(n/a)	55.0									$14,623	$2,576	$419	$5,571	$7,263	$4,365	$11,628
Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	545 N Horne	Mesa	85203	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-5300	528	31	17.1		91 (17.2%)	12 (2.3%)	380 (72.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.6%)	21.3	687^th of 909 public elementary schools	24.4%		15.9	765^th of 912 public elementary schools	16.1%	78		39.0	17.0	40.0		25.0			19.0	$8,813	$855	$152	$1,863	$7,438	$367	$7,805
MacArthur Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1435 E McLellan Rd	Mesa	85203	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-7800	545	30	18.1		362 (66.4%)	11 (2.0%)	142 (26.1%)	5 (0.9%)	7 (1.3%)	6 (1.1%)	12 (2.2%)	69.2	260^th of 909 public elementary schools	71.4%		70.4	246^th of 912 public elementary schools	73.0%	14	48.0	55.0	52.0	51.0	48.0	62.0	59.0	51.0	47.0	$7,581	$49	$01	$99	$7,345	$186	$7,531
Lehi Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2555 N Stapley Dr	Mesa	85203	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-5504	398	25	15.9		62 (15.6%)	17 (4.3%)	272 (68.3%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (8.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.8%)								(n/a)		34.0		23.0						$9,817	$961	$92	$2,014	$8,518	$246	$8,764
Emerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	415 N Westwood	Mesa	85201	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-4700	717	37	19.6		187 (26.1%)	46 (6.4%)	397 (55.4%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (3.9%)	17 (2.4%)	40 (5.6%)	15.2	782^nd of 909 public elementary schools	14.0%		11.3	853^rd of 912 public elementary schools	6.5%	71	19.0	34.0	23.0	25.0	26.0	30.0	14.0		21.0	$7,225	$625	$52	$1,302	$6,147	$402	$6,548
Michael T. Hughes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	630 N Hunt Dr	Mesa	85203	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-7500	480	34	14.3		77 (16.0%)	28 (5.8%)	329 (68.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.6%)	5 (1.0%)	18 (3.8%)	15.6	772^nd of 909 public elementary schools	15.1%		20.1	697^th of 912 public elementary schools	23.6%	75		28.0		27.0		22.0		21.0		$9,847	$894	$152	$1,941	$8,089	$711	$8,800

Frequently Asked Questions about Kerr Center for Agriscience

Is Kerr Center for Agriscience a good school?

Kerr Center for Agriscience ranks in the bottom 24.0% of Arizona elementary schools.

How many students attend Kerr Center for Agriscience?

In the 2024-25 school year, 450 students attended Kerr Center for Agriscience.

What is the racial makeup of Kerr Center for Agriscience?

Students at Kerr Center for Agriscience are 65% Hispanic, 13% American Indian, 12% White, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Kerr Center for Agriscience attend?

Students who attend Kerr Center for Agriscience usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kino Junior High School
High : Westwood High School

What district is Kerr Center for Agriscience in?

Mesa Unified District

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