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Mesa High School

Public Grades 9-12

206^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 24% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Mesa High School is a public high school serving 3,442 students in grades 9-12 in Mesa, Arizona. The school is part of the Mesa Unified School District, which is ranked 177 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past several years, Mesa High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona high schools, with a ranking between 205-302 out of 285-469 schools.

Mesa High School faces several challenges in terms of student academic performance, with only 8-13% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in science, 31-37% in English Language Arts, and 21-27% in mathematics. The school's performance is particularly low for Hispanic, African American, and low socioeconomic status students, who rank in the bottom 25-30% of Arizona high schools in these subgroups. In contrast, the school performs relatively better for Asian and Native American students, ranking in the top 50% of Arizona high schools for these subgroups. Additionally, Mesa High School's four-year graduation rate has been in the range of 77.5-83.8%, which is lower than the state and district averages, and its dropout rate has been between 4.7-6.1%, which is higher than the state and district averages.

Within the same school district, Mountain View High School consistently outperforms Mesa High School in academic metrics, ranking in the top 25% of Arizona high schools. In contrast, East Valley Academy, another school in the same district, performs significantly worse than Mesa High School across various measures. Among the nearby charter schools, Heritage Academy stands out with exceptional performance, ranking in the top 10% of Arizona high schools.

3,233

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,532

Per pupil spending ?

59%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1630 E Southern Ave
Mesa, AZ 85204-5220

(480) 472-5900

District: Mesa Unified District

Feeder schools for Mesa High School:

Elementary:	Holmes Elementary School
	Irving Elementary School
	Johnson Elementary School
	Keller Elementary School
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	Lincoln Elementary School
	Lindbergh Elementary School
	Longfellow Elementary School
	Lowell Elementary School
	Porter Elementary School
	Robson Elementary School
	Wilson Elementary School
Middle:	Taylor Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.9%

White:

22.0%

African American:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓88% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (80%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (20% vs 30% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg26%

Arizona avg30%

206^th of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6High 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	21.9	206 of 271	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	206 of 270	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	302 of 469	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	236 of 464	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	231 of 509	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.7	205 of 285	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	237 of 420	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.1	242 of 416	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.0	209 of 406	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.5	170 of 261	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	59.9	177 of 394	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.3	204 of 491	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.5	163 of 471	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.8	133 of 397	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.8	128 of 403	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.2	113 of 395	71.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.8	173 of 201	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.0	139 of 301	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.2	148 of 306	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	17.0	110 of 122	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	43.2	90 of 146	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.5	63 of 238	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	56.2	98 of 231	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	11.8	78 of 83	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	41.7	53 of 258	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	63.1	16 of 312	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	20.2	42 of 45	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	168 of 207	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	173 of 200	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	297 of 406	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	247 of 456	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.8	200 of 492	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.5	189 of 247	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	241 of 354	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	30.5	48 of 116	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.6	38 of 130	70.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	149 of 176	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	147 of 170	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	299 of 379	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	299 of 441	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.6	268 of 479	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.3	149 of 183	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	216 of 311	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	28.0	72 of 150	52.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.0	59 of 168	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	131 of 180	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	132 of 172	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	255 of 347	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	132 of 168	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	174 of 253	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	179 of 223	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	184 of 219	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	291 of 429	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	275 of 455	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	261 of 492	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	166 of 238	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	225 of 370	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	67.2	3 of 10	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	61.4	11 of 44	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	94.0	2 of 23	91.3%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	80.1	22 of 125	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	83.8	16 of 102	84.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	12.9	189 of 199	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	231 of 282	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.0	222 of 374	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.1	61 of 76	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.6	90 of 128	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.2	61 of 255	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	47.1	84 of 256	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	26 of 68	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.6	36 of 41	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	94.0	1 of 129	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	90.8	8 of 94	91.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.4	160 of 172	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	40.9	157 of 380	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.8	162 of 422	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.4	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆
2018	36.0	89 of 155	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	133 of 178	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	142 of 184	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	243 of 371	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	184 of 409	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.9	142 of 448	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.0	115 of 217	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	147 of 291	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2022)82nd percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)79th percentile+30 vs school

Migrant (2023)70th percentile+34 vs school

Foster Care (2022)59th percentile+9 vs school

Homeless (2022)52nd percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2023)38th percentile+3 vs school

Native American (2023)30th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2023)14th percentile-22 vs school

Pacific Islander (2023)12th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2023)7th percentile-29 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)5th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-9 vs state

Mathematics21%-9 vs state

Science8%-11 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 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 11th 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
Mesa High School	Public	9-12	1630 E Southern Ave	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-5900	3,233	156	20.6		710 (22.0%)	148 (4.6%)	2,194 (67.9%)	18 (0.6%)	65 (2.0%)	26 (0.8%)	72 (2.2%)	21.9	206^th of 271 public high schools	24.0%		20.9	206^th of 270 public high schools	23.7%				31.0			21.0		8.0	$6,532	$88	$32	$209	$5,967	$444	$6,411
EVIT - Mesa High School	Public	9-12	1630 E Southern Ave	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 461-4000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										$00			$00
Sun Valley High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1143 S Lindsay Rd	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	American Charter Schools Foundation d.b.a. Sun Val	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 497-4800	345	15	23.0		63 (18.3%)	30 (8.7%)	215 (62.3%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.5%)								(n/a)									$10,504	$1,264	$1,405	$3,934	$4,238	$3,597	$7,835
Academy with Community Partners	Public, Charter	9-12	433 N Hall	Mesa	85203	Maricopa County	Academy with Community Partners-Arizona Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 833-0068	170	17	9.9		41 (24.1%)	13 (7.6%)	109 (64.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)									$12,540	$00	$1,144	$1,144	$00	$11,396	$11,396
Gilbert Classical Academy 7-12	Public	7-12	1016 N Burk Street	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 497-4034	572	32	18.0		240 (42.0%)	13 (2.3%)	116 (20.3%)	151 (26.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	46 (8.0%)	98.8	7^th of 271 public high schools	97.4%		99.6	6^th of 270 public high schools	97.8%	1	85.0	92.0		60.0	82.0	95.0	80.0	67.0	$7,314	$00			$6,852	$462	$7,314
Heritage Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	32 S Center St	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	Heritage Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 969-5641	778	41	18.9		554 (71.2%)	7 (0.9%)	186 (23.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	24 (3.1%)	87	34^th of 271 public high schools	87.5%		94.4	18^th of 270 public high schools	93.3%	16	67.0	64.0	89.0	50.0	41.0	67.0	55.0	37.0		$00			$00
Premier Prep Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	459 N Gilbert Rd Ste A213	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Premier Prep Online Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(480) 896-7200	218	7	30.3		55 (25.2%)	71 (32.6%)	52 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	38 (17.4%)								(n/a)		26.0	27.0
International Commerce High School MCG	Public, Charter	9-12	1855 S Country Club Dr	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	Humanities and Sciences Academy of the United Stat	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(480) 317-5900	50	4	14.2		14 (28.0%)	3 (6.0%)	26 (52.0%)	3 (6.0%)	4 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
East Valley Academy	Public	9-12	855 W 8th Ave	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-9350	295	15	19.4		35 (11.9%)	12 (4.1%)	200 (67.8%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (13.2%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.7%)								(n/a)									$10,293	$06	$03	$14	$9,711	$573	$10,285
Crossroads at East Valley Academy	Public	5-12	855 W 8th Ave	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(480) 472-9350	19	4	4.7		4 (21.1%)	1 (5.3%)	12 (63.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

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Mesa High School ranks in the bottom 24.0% of Arizona high schools.

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Mesa Unified District

What is the racial makeup of Mesa High School?

Students at Mesa High School are 68% Hispanic, 22% White, 5% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend Mesa High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 3,233 students attended Mesa High School.

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