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Jefferson Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

744^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Mesa, Arizona, with 576 students enrolled. It 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. Unfortunately, Jefferson Elementary has consistently received a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other elementary schools in Arizona.

The school's academic performance is a significant concern, as it consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages across various standardized tests. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 19% of 3rd graders were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 34% for the district and 36% for the state. In math, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 18% to 46% across grade levels, while the district and state averages were higher. Additionally, Jefferson Elementary's student subgroups, such as female students, Hispanic students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, also struggle academically compared to their peers statewide.

One of the nearby schools, Franklin Accelerated Academy - Brimhall Campus, consistently ranks among the top 5% of Arizona elementary schools and outperforms Jefferson Elementary by a wide margin on academic measures. This stark contrast highlights the significant disparity in educational outcomes within the same district. Despite the challenges, Jefferson Elementary's higher per-student spending compared to nearby schools suggests that the Mesa Unified District is investing resources to support the school. With targeted interventions and support, there may be opportunities to improve academic outcomes for the students at Jefferson Elementary.

554

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,586

Per pupil spending ?

72.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

120 S Jefferson Ave
Mesa, AZ 85208-1018

(480) 472-8700

District: Mesa Unified District

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Fremont Junior High School
High:	Skyline High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.8%

White:

16.4%

African American:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (24% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg38%

Arizona avg38%

744^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

38^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	17.3	744 of 909	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	747 of 912	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	730 of 1245	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	574 of 1000	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.1	518 of 1226	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.0	607 of 1039	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	667 of 1109	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.9	568 of 1106	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.9	604 of 1079	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.0	663 of 955	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.0	741 of 1079	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.8	863 of 1158	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.6	880 of 1141	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.8	882 of 1075	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.2	806 of 1090	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.9	816 of 1062	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	53.9	257 of 607	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	106 of 289	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.5	194 of 895	78.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	65.9	190 of 620	69.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	37.5	220 of 451	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.2	24 of 975	97.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	519 of 589	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	495 of 602	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	799 of 1219	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	522 of 824	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.4	488 of 1219	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.8	616 of 862	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.7	588 of 1023	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	53.1	70 of 306	77.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	359 of 496	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	292 of 486	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	687 of 1170	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	407 of 716	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.7	430 of 1198	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.0	393 of 709	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	517 of 911	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	44.3	176 of 423	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	414 of 549	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	378 of 556	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	559 of 1116	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	247 of 618	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	388 of 820	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	465 of 626	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.7	666 of 1216	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	425 of 830	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.6	553 of 1220	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.6	506 of 850	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	667 of 1032	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	76.3	79 of 617	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	61.6	145 of 444	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.9	216 of 1027	79.0%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	40.5	325 of 654	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	32.8	550 of 820	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	623 of 1201	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	286 of 417	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.7	785 of 1024	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.5	572 of 1161	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.1	509 of 720	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2023)87th percentile+46 vs school

Foster Care (2021)77th percentile+19 vs school

Asian (2021)69th percentile+12 vs school

Homeless (2021)58th percentile~ school

African American (2023)58th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)51st percentile+10 vs school

Native American (2021)50th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2023)33rd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+6 vs school

White (2023)23rd percentile-18 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics29%-8 vs state

English Language Arts20%-20 vs state

Science18%-16 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
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	120 S Jefferson Ave	Mesa	85208	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-8700	554	33	16.8		91 (16.4%)	28 (5.1%)	409 (73.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	17.3	744^th of 909 public elementary schools	18.2%		17.5	747^th of 912 public elementary schools	18.1%	3	19.0	23.0	16.0	24.0	28.0	25.0	46.0	18.0	18.0	$10,586	$1,087	$228	$2,402	$8,875	$395	$9,271
Salk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7029 E Brown Rd	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-8400	494	31	15.9		140 (28.3%)	44 (8.9%)	253 (51.2%)	7 (1.4%)	15 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.7%)	14.9	788^th of 909 public elementary schools	13.3%		18.8	725^th of 912 public elementary schools	20.5%	63		24.0		25.0	30.0		21.0			$8,686	$962	$47	$1,971	$7,558	$119	$7,677
Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	849 S Sunnyvale	Mesa	85206	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-8800	374	28	13.3		159 (42.5%)	22 (5.9%)	168 (44.9%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.5%)	35.5	507^th of 909 public elementary schools	44.2%		34	535^th of 912 public elementary schools	41.3%	28	20.0	42.0	42.0	34.0	29.0	40.0	68.0	22.0	27.0	$10,954	$1,069	$68	$2,206	$9,273	$544	$9,817
Noah Webster Schools- Mesa	Public, Charter	K-8	7301 E Baseline Rd	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	Noah Webster Schools - Mesa	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 986-2335	525	27	19.4		230 (43.8%)	26 (5.0%)	230 (43.8%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	27 (5.1%)	47.9	403^rd of 909 public elementary schools	55.7%		41.8	464^th of 912 public elementary schools	49.1%	61	34.0	49.0	46.0	31.0	54.0	40.0	43.0		42.0		$00			$00
Falcon Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1645 N Sterling	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-8600	544	34	16.2		307 (56.4%)	12 (2.2%)	173 (31.8%)	5 (0.9%)	9 (1.7%)	6 (1.1%)	32 (5.9%)	39.7	472^nd of 909 public elementary schools	48.1%		26.8	614^th of 912 public elementary schools	32.7%	142	38.0	38.0	34.0	44.0	49.0	34.0	40.0	23.0	40.0	$9,634	$874	$25	$1,772	$8,552	$184	$8,736
Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5619 E Glade Ave	Mesa	85206	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-9250	449	26	17.2		139 (31.0%)	33 (7.3%)	209 (46.5%)	16 (3.6%)	10 (2.2%)	3 (0.7%)	39 (8.7%)	16.2	763^rd of 909 public elementary schools	16.1%		18.3	737^th of 912 public elementary schools	19.2%	26		29.0	19.0	31.0				21.0	20.0	$7,520	$540	$160	$1,240	$6,419	$401	$6,820
Mendoza Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5831 E McLellan Rd	Mesa	85205	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-2000	402	25	15.9		242 (60.2%)	12 (3.0%)	117 (29.1%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	22 (5.5%)	45.3	432^nd of 909 public elementary schools	52.5%		50.6	404^th of 912 public elementary schools	55.7%	28	50.0	39.0	35.0	49.0	38.0	37.0	42.0	24.0	50.0	$10,864	$841	$142	$1,824	$9,496	$385	$9,881
O'Connor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4840 E Adobe St	Mesa	85205	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-7877	386	22	17.5		173 (44.8%)	17 (4.4%)	158 (40.9%)	7 (1.8%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	23 (6.0%)	22.9	658^th of 909 public elementary schools	27.6%		26.1	621^st of 912 public elementary schools	31.9%	37	24.0	28.0			39.0					$9,334	$1,025	$69	$2,120	$7,827	$411	$8,239
Franklin Accelerated Academy - Brimhall Campus	Public	PK, KG-6	4949 E Southern Ave	Mesa	85206	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-2600	889	36	24.6		595 (66.9%)	22 (2.5%)	193 (21.7%)	21 (2.4%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (5.5%)	95.6	26^th of 909 public elementary schools	97.1%		97	13^th of 912 public elementary schools	98.6%	13	59.0	81.0	73.0	83.0	75.0	83.0	89.0	80.0	71.0	$6,933	$51	$02	$104	$6,697	$183	$6,880
Superstition Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7125 E Monterey Ave	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 641-6413	731	49	14.8		389 (53.2%)	20 (2.7%)	222 (30.4%)	13 (1.8%)	4 (0.5%)	15 (2.1%)	68 (9.3%)	75.3	202^nd of 909 public elementary schools	77.8%		70.1	249^th of 912 public elementary schools	72.7%	47	58.0	67.0	43.0	64.0	68.0	74.0	52.0	51.0	39.0	$7,768	$129	$485	$744	$7,395		$7,154

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Elementary School

What district is Jefferson Elementary School in?

Mesa Unified District

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 554 students attended Jefferson Elementary School.

Is Jefferson Elementary School a good school?

Jefferson Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.2% of Arizona elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary School?

Students at Jefferson Elementary School are 74% Hispanic, 16% White, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Jefferson Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Fremont Junior High School
High : Skyline High School

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