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Whitman Elementary School

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Whitman Elementary School ranks 664 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

664^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Whitman Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 569 students in grades PK-6 in Mesa, Arizona. As part of the Mesa Unified District, which is ranked 177 out of 289 districts in the state, Whitman Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Whitman Elementary faces significant challenges in terms of academic achievement, with students consistently underperforming the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 21-37% of Whitman students were proficient in English Language Arts compared to 34-46% for the district and state, and only 25-37% were proficient in math compared to 38-42% for the district and state. The school also struggles to serve many of its student subgroups effectively, with rankings for female, male, Hispanic, Native American, and special education students all in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools. The only bright spot is its high ranking for English Language Learners, where it ranked 5 out of 5 stars in 2020-2021.

Whitman Elementary's performance has steadily declined over time, from the 602nd best elementary school in Arizona in 2016-2017 to the 664th best in 2024-2025. This suggests the school is struggling to improve and may need significant intervention. Interestingly, Whitman Elementary performs significantly worse than nearby schools like MacArthur Elementary, which ranks in the top 25% of Arizona elementary schools. Additionally, Whitman Elementary's lower per-student spending compared to the district average could be a contributing factor to its poor performance and may indicate a need for additional funding and resources.

569

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,674

Per pupil spending ?

76.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1829 N Grand
Mesa, AZ 85201-1706

(480) 472-5000

District: Mesa Unified District

Students who attend Whitman Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Carson Junior High School
High:	Westwood High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.7%

American Indian:

14.9%

White:

9.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (29% vs 39% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 13 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg38%

Arizona avg39%

664^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^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	22.6	664 of 909	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	770 of 912	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	844 of 1245	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.6	788 of 1000	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	791 of 1226	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.9	790 of 1039	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	678 of 1109	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.1	602 of 1106	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.5	753 of 1079	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	23.6	712 of 955	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.6	830 of 1079	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.9	978 of 1158	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.5	915 of 1141	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.6	940 of 1075	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.0	885 of 1090	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.1	750 of 1062	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	46.1	317 of 607	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.5	341 of 895	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	37.3	445 of 620	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	62.6	49 of 975	95.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	479 of 589	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	870 of 1219	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	842 of 1219	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.2	743 of 862	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	632 of 1023	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	30.0	224 of 306	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	350 of 496	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	321 of 486	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	717 of 1170	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.7	571 of 716	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.0	666 of 1198	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.6	508 of 709	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.3	409 of 911	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	78.5	8 of 102	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	32.7	261 of 423	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	362 of 549	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.7	479 of 556	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	734 of 1116	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.5	572 of 618	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	45.7	425 of 820	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	488 of 626	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	587 of 628	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	818 of 1216	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.3	775 of 830	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	746 of 1220	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.2	672 of 850	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	651 of 1032	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	56.5	219 of 617	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.2	356 of 444	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	714 of 1027	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.1	178 of 219	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.2	388 of 654	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.5	14 of 62	77.4%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	20.7	166 of 171	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.5	753 of 820	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	56.5	340 of 1201	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	28.2	305 of 417	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	37.6	640 of 1024	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.1	670 of 800	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.0	703 of 1161	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2021)95th percentile+59 vs school

Homeless (2023)92nd percentile+60 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)65th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2023)48th percentile+16 vs school

White (2023)38th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile~ school

Asian (2021)28th percentile-7 vs school

Foster Care (2021)27th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-5 vs school

Native American (2023)19th percentile-13 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2023)8th percentile-24 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)3rd percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics32%-8 vs state

English Language Arts28%-13 vs state

Science26%-8 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Wednesday, August 5, 2015

The handling of bullying is near non-existent. They say they have 0 tolerance, but when does the 0 tolerance start? After the 100th time it has been reported? They couldn't even spell my child's name right for the whole year, you know how many times my son got accomplishment rewards with his name misspelled? Then on many occasions they would call him my daughter, paperwork had "she" instead of "he". Also, when I had to call him in because he was sick, not only did they not know who I was calling in about I was asked many times who I was. I am not sure how many ways you can say mother. I am not sure how this school has been able to stay functioning. 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Whitman Elementary School

What district is Whitman Elementary School in?

Mesa Unified District

What schools do graduates of Whitman Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Carson Junior High School
High : Westwood High School

Is Whitman Elementary School a good school?

Whitman Elementary School ranks 664^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Whitman Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 569 students attended Whitman Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Whitman Elementary School?

Students at Whitman Elementary School are 65% Hispanic, 15% American Indian, 10% White, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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