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Ishikawa Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

82^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Ishikawa Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school in Mesa, Arizona, serving 863 students in grades PK-6. The school consistently outperforms the Mesa Unified District and the state of Arizona in academic assessments, ranking in the top 25% of Arizona elementary schools.

Ishikawa Elementary School's academic performance is exceptional, with 5th-grade students scoring 54% proficient or better in AzSCI/Science, compared to 33% for the district and 34% for the state. The school's statewide ranking is also impressive, placing 82 out of 909 Arizona elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Ishikawa's performance is particularly noteworthy for certain student subgroups, such as White, African American, and Multi-racial students, who consistently rank among the top in the state.

Compared to nearby schools in the Mesa Unified District, such as Hale Elementary, Highland Arts Elementary, Bush Elementary, and Lehi Elementary, Ishikawa's academic performance, statewide ranking, and student group performance are significantly higher. This consistent high performance, along with the school's relatively low percentage of free and reduced-lunch recipients, suggests Ishikawa Elementary School is a standout educational institution in the Mesa area.

786

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,706

Per pupil spending ?

24.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2635 N 32nd St
Mesa, AZ 85213-1662

(480) 472-7688

District: Mesa Unified District

Students who attend Ishikawa Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Stapley Junior High School
High:	Mountain View High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.1%

Hispanic:

23.7%

American Indian:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 75th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (66% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Arizona elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg38%

Arizona avg38%

82^nd of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	88.3	82 of 909	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	80.3	160 of 912	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	89.8	121 of 1245	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	75.8	198 of 1000	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	83.6	199 of 1226	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	139 of 1039	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	188 of 1109	83.0%	★★★★☆
2017	74.3	277 of 1106	75.0%	★★★★☆
2016	77.2	243 of 1079	77.5%	★★★★☆
2015	72.6	239 of 955	75.0%	★★★★☆
2014	81.5	192 of 1079	82.2%	★★★★☆
2013	77.2	227 of 1158	80.4%	★★★★☆
2012	79.3	209 of 1141	81.7%	★★★★☆
2011	77.4	241 of 1075	77.6%	★★★★☆
2010	76.1	251 of 1090	77.0%	★★★★☆
2009	79.5	203 of 1062	80.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	77.5	68 of 895	92.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	37.2	446 of 620	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	73.3	88 of 451	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	44.3	350 of 975	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	68 of 589	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	96 of 602	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.9	100 of 1219	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	67.9	222 of 824	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	82.3	198 of 1219	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	122 of 862	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.4	161 of 1023	84.3%	★★★★☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.4	276 of 306	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	172 of 496	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	227 of 486	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.9	239 of 1170	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	53.9	333 of 716	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.8	308 of 1198	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	66.4	212 of 709	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	45.7	445 of 911	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	207 of 549	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	202 of 556	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	341 of 1116	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	283 of 618	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	329 of 820	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	125 of 626	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	56.6	242 of 628	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	86.9	139 of 1216	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	207 of 830	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	81.5	201 of 1220	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	160 of 850	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	235 of 1032	77.2%	★★★★☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	94.1	3 of 37	91.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	82.1	50 of 617	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	68.2	105 of 444	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	56.6	362 of 1027	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	39.1	126 of 219	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	365 of 654	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	37 of 62	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	80.2	76 of 820	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	72.0	135 of 1201	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	63 of 417	84.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	30 of 465	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	74.9	91 of 486	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	87.4	69 of 1024	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	78.3	89 of 800	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	84.3	107 of 1161	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	24 of 595	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	87.2	57 of 720	92.1%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)94th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2021)92nd percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)92nd percentile~ school

Migrant (2023)92nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)80th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)80th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile-26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile-29 vs school

Native American (2023)42nd percentile-48 vs school

Asian (2021)28th percentile-56 vs school

Foster Care (2021)10th percentile-74 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics68%+31 vs state

English Language Arts66%+26 vs state

Science54%+20 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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th 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
Ishikawa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2635 N 32nd St	Mesa	85213	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-7688	786	42	18.7		496 (63.1%)	11 (1.4%)	186 (23.7%)	7 (0.9%)	46 (5.9%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (4.8%)	88.3	82^nd of 909 public elementary schools	91.0%		80.3	160^th of 912 public elementary schools	82.5%	78	62.0	67.0	67.0	69.0			67.0	71.0	74.0	59.0		54.0		$6,706	$30	$03	$63	$6,346	$328	$6,674
Legacy Traditional School - Mesa	Public, Charter	K-6	3651 E McKellips Rd	Mesa	85215	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Mesa	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 576-4000	456	26	17.5		196 (43.0%)	32 (7.0%)	182 (39.9%)	7 (1.5%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.6%)	41.1	461^st of 909 public elementary schools	49.3%		48.4	419^th of 912 public elementary schools	54.1%	42	44.0	41.0	41.0				37.0	43.0	30.0			37.0			$00			$00
Kaizen Education Foundation dba Vista Grove Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2929 E McKellips Rd	Mesa	85213	Maricopa County	Kaizen Education Foundation dba Vista Grove Prepar	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 924-1500	76	12	6.3		19 (25.0%)	10 (13.2%)	33 (43.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)	1 (1.3%)	10 (13.2%)								(n/a)														$21,258	$2,899	$5,820	$11,618	$7,932	$4,607	$12,539
Hermosa Vista Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2626 N 24th St	Mesa	85213	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-7551	662	39	16.9		426 (64.4%)	13 (2.0%)	168 (25.4%)	5 (0.8%)	27 (4.1%)	4 (0.6%)	19 (2.9%)	76.6	193^rd of 909 public elementary schools	78.8%		78.2	181^st of 912 public elementary schools	80.2%	12	57.0	74.0	57.0	65.0			44.0	69.0	50.0	47.0		55.0		$7,492	$221	$08	$450	$6,801	$462	$7,263
Hale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1425 N 23rd St	Mesa	85213	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-7400	477	32	15.1		333 (69.8%)	7 (1.5%)	77 (16.1%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.9%)	10 (2.1%)	35 (7.3%)	81.3	146^th of 909 public elementary schools	83.9%		86.1	113^th of 912 public elementary schools	87.6%	33	47.0	72.0	60.0	61.0			61.0	72.0	65.0	55.0		50.0		$8,208	$97	$05	$200	$7,720	$386	$8,106
Self Development Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1709 N Greenfield Rd	Mesa	85205	Maricopa County	Self Development Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 641-2640	301	23	13.3		115 (38.2%)	30 (10.0%)	89 (29.6%)	41 (13.6%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.0%)	92.6	53^rd of 909 public elementary schools	94.2%		94.2	42^nd of 912 public elementary schools	95.4%	11	79.0	59.0	88.0	69.0	65.0	84.0	81.0	66.0	92.0	65.0	68.0	92.0	60.0	$9,801	$00	$70	$70	$5,367	$4,363	$9,731
Self Development Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	1709 N Greenfield Rd	Mesa	85205	Maricopa County	Self Development Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 641-2640	2	3	.8		2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$00			$00
Highland Arts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3042 E Adobe St	Mesa	85213	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-7600	648	38	17.0		375 (57.9%)	44 (6.8%)	176 (27.2%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.7%)	5 (0.8%)	34 (5.2%)	63.7	298^th of 909 public elementary schools	67.2%		59.7	335^th of 912 public elementary schools	63.3%	37	36.0	50.0	58.0	61.0			44.0	49.0	66.0	39.0		50.0		$7,200	$563	$62	$1,188	$6,410	$165	$6,575
Bush Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4925 E Ingram St	Mesa	85205	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-8500	524	35	15.1		353 (67.4%)	9 (1.7%)	122 (23.3%)	7 (1.3%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.2%)	60.1	320^th of 909 public elementary schools	64.8%		51.8	393^rd of 912 public elementary schools	56.9%	73	47.0	47.0	46.0	57.0			53.0	39.0	55.0	53.0		36.0		$9,394	$653	$39	$1,346	$8,400	$301	$8,701
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ishikawa Elementary School

What district is Ishikawa Elementary School in?

Mesa Unified District

What schools do graduates of Ishikawa Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Stapley Junior High School
High : Mountain View High School

Is Ishikawa Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Ishikawa Elementary School ranks in the top 9.0% of Arizona elementary schools.

How many students attend Ishikawa Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 786 students attended Ishikawa Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Ishikawa Elementary School?

Students at Ishikawa Elementary School are 63% White, 24% Hispanic, 6% American Indian, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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