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Edison Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

687^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Edison Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Mesa, Arizona, with an enrollment of 550 students. The school is part of the Mesa Unified District, which is ranked 177 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Edison Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages across various grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 19% of 5th graders were proficient or better in Science, compared to 33% for the district and 34% for the state. The school also struggles with significant achievement gaps for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, special education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Edison Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Arizona elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years.

The challenges faced by Edison Elementary are not unique to the school, as the other nearby elementary schools, such as Eisenhower Center for Innovation, Michael T. Hughes Elementary, and Lowell Elementary, also perform poorly compared to state averages. However, the exception is Franklin Accelerated Academy - Downtown Campus, a public charter school located about 1.4 miles from Edison Elementary, which consistently outperforms the district and state averages.

528

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,813

Per pupil spending ?

72%

Free/discounted lunch ?

545 N Horne
Mesa, AZ 85203-7124

(480) 472-5300

District: Mesa Unified District

Students who attend Edison Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Kino Junior High School
High:	Westwood High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.0%

White:

17.2%

American Indian:

4.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (28% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg39%

Arizona avg40%

687^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd 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	21.3	687 of 909	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	765 of 912	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	972 of 1245	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	776 of 1000	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	814 of 1226	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.9	787 of 1039	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	874 of 1109	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.2	832 of 1106	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.3	792 of 1079	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.1	719 of 955	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.6	884 of 1079	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.5	800 of 1158	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.7	685 of 1141	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.5	567 of 1075	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.0	638 of 1090	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.6	488 of 1062	54.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	75.3	103 of 607	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	41.2	472 of 895	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	44.3	352 of 975	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.2	108 of 155	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.0	980 of 1219	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	767 of 1219	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.8	707 of 862	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	746 of 1023	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	386 of 496	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	1049 of 1170	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	868 of 1198	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	641 of 709	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	823 of 911	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.6	220 of 423	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	335 of 549	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.0	1013 of 1116	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	563 of 618	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	706 of 820	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.4	957 of 1216	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	840 of 1220	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.1	736 of 850	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	890 of 1032	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.3	48 of 60	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	27.7	398 of 444	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.4	618 of 1027	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.6	153 of 219	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	400 of 654	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.0	672 of 820	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.4	544 of 1201	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.0	343 of 417	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	29.2	765 of 1024	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	595 of 800	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.6	629 of 1161	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.1	474 of 595	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	548 of 720	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2023)83rd percentile+61 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)64th percentile+30 vs school

Homeless (2021)48th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+15 vs school

Native American (2023)30th percentile+8 vs school

White (2023)25th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2023)21st percentile~ school

Migrant (2021)20th percentile-14 vs school

Female (2023)20th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)18th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)10th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-10 vs state

Mathematics25%-15 vs state

Science19%-15 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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
EAGLE College Preparatory School- Mesa	Public, Charter	K-8	1619 E Main St	Mesa	85203	Maricopa County	EAGLE College Prep Mesa LLC.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 638-0802	146	9	16.2		5 (3.4%)	3 (2.1%)	133 (91.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$00			$00
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Edison Elementary School

Is Edison Elementary School a good school?

Edison Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.4% of Arizona elementary schools.

What district is Edison Elementary School in?

Mesa Unified District

How many students attend Edison Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 528 students attended Edison Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Edison Elementary School?

Students at Edison Elementary School are 72% Hispanic, 17% White, 5% American Indian, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Edison Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Edison Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kino Junior High School
High : Westwood High School

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