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Red Mountain High School

Q: Is Red Mountain High School a good school?

Red Mountain High School ranks 115 th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

115^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 58% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Red Mountain High School is a public high school in Mesa, Arizona, serving 3,469 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Mesa Unified School District. The school has consistently ranked in the top 100-150 high schools in Arizona over the past decade, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years.

Red Mountain High School outperforms the district and state averages in academic test scores, with 51% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in AASA/English Language Arts, compared to 37% for the district and 40% for the state. The school also maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 77.5% to 93.6% in recent years, and a lower dropout rate than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school's English Language Learner (ELL) and Native American students have performed exceptionally well, ranking among the top high schools in Arizona.

While Red Mountain High School's overall performance is strong, the school faces some challenges in addressing the academic needs of its Hispanic and low-socioeconomic status (SES) students. When compared to nearby public schools, such as Mountain View High School and Skyline High School, Red Mountain High School generally outperforms them. However, the nearby Gilbert Unified District schools, like Desert Ridge High and Highland High, have shown stronger academic performance in several areas. Additionally, the nearby charter school, Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep, has consistently outperformed Red Mountain High School and the surrounding public schools.

3,379

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,720

Per pupil spending ?

27%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7301 E Brown Rd
Mesa, AZ 85207-3803

(480) 472-8000

District: Mesa Unified District

Feeder schools for Red Mountain High School:

Elementary:	Bush Elementary
	Falcon Hill Elementary School
	K-8 STEM Academy at Red Mountain Ranch
	Las Sendas Elementary School
	More...
	Mendoza Elementary School
	O'Connor Elementary School
	Salk Elementary School
Middle:	Fremont Junior High School
	Shepherd Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.2%

Hispanic:

29.9%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (36% vs 30% meeting standards)

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (80%)

✓Above the Arizona median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg26%

Arizona avg30%

115^th of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	49.4	115 of 271	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	109 of 270	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.4	118 of 469	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	100 of 464	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	82.9	74 of 509	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	58.0	85 of 285	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	80 of 420	81.0%	★★★★☆
2017	68.7	78 of 416	81.3%	★★★★☆
2016	72.0	73 of 406	82.0%	★★★★☆
2015	60.5	72 of 261	72.4%	★★★★☆
2014	85.5	52 of 394	86.8%	★★★★☆
2013	86.2	47 of 491	90.4%	★★★★★
2012	87.4	53 of 471	88.7%	★★★★☆
2011	88.8	42 of 397	89.4%	★★★★☆
2010	89.2	42 of 403	89.6%	★★★★☆
2009	91.8	23 of 395	94.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	12.2	195 of 201	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	48.2	120 of 301	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.2	142 of 306	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	14 of 33	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	49 of 122	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	53.0	70 of 146	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	85.1	35 of 238	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	63 of 231	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	34.0	32 of 44	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.3	34 of 83	59.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	77.7	8 of 258	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	63.1	17 of 312	94.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	97 of 207	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	92 of 200	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.0	87 of 406	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	101 of 456	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	83.0	76 of 492	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	58.2	90 of 247	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.6	79 of 354	77.7%	★★★★☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	48.0	40 of 116	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.6	38 of 130	70.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	119 of 176	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	97 of 170	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	167 of 379	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	121 of 441	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	66.7	98 of 479	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	54.6	60 of 183	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.2	58 of 311	81.4%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	67.0	19 of 60	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.8	21 of 150	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	31.1	69 of 168	58.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	84 of 180	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	90 of 172	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.3	122 of 347	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.5	92 of 168	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.2	52 of 253	79.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	110 of 223	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	105 of 219	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	141 of 429	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.1	107 of 455	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.6	78 of 492	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	57.0	73 of 238	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.0	81 of 370	78.1%	★★★★☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	30.7	22 of 44	50.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	15 of 23	34.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	50.4	56 of 125	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	25 of 32	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	35 of 37	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	59.7	65 of 199	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.6	117 of 282	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.1	74 of 374	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	7 of 76	90.8%	★★★★★

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	61.3	65 of 255	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	29 of 256	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	87.2	6 of 68	91.2%	★★★★★

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	40.2	70 of 129	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	41 of 94	56.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	42.1	72 of 172	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.8	54 of 380	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	59.9	82 of 422	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	18.9	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆
2018	44.7	65 of 155	58.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	102 of 178	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	102 of 184	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.5	119 of 371	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	130 of 409	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.8	71 of 448	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	50.0	89 of 217	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.7	84 of 291	71.1%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2022)97th percentile+18 vs school

Native American (2022)75th percentile-4 vs school

Homeless (2023)68th percentile-7 vs school

Foster Care (2022)66th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2023)58th percentile-17 vs school

Military Connected (2022)55th percentile-23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2023)52nd percentile-23 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile-7 vs school

Migrant (2022)50th percentile-28 vs school

Pacific Islander (2022)46th percentile-33 vs school

White (2025)43rd percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)22nd percentile-36 vs school

African American (2023)3rd percentile-72 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%+11 vs state

Mathematics40%+10 vs state

Science16%-3 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 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th 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
Red Mountain High School	Public	9-12	7301 E Brown Rd	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-8000	3,379	165	20.4		1,999 (59.2%)	116 (3.4%)	1,010 (29.9%)	50 (1.5%)	39 (1.2%)	23 (0.7%)	142 (4.2%)	49.4	115^th of 271 public high schools	57.6%		53.7	109^th of 270 public high schools	59.6%	6				51.0				40.0		16.0	$6,720	$106	$23	$236	$5,933	$658	$6,591
EVIT - Red Mountain High School	Public	9-12	7301 E Brown Rd	Mesa	85207	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
East Valley High School	Public, Charter	9-12	7420 E Main St	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Legacy Education Group	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 981-2008	150	11	13.6		54 (36.0%)	13 (8.7%)	74 (49.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.3%)								(n/a)												$00			$00
EVIT - Skyline High School	Public	9-12	854 S. Crismon Rd	Mesa	85208	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
Skyline High School	Public	9-12	845 S Crismon Rd	Mesa	85208	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-9400	1,995	112	17.8		656 (32.9%)	81 (4.1%)	1,111 (55.7%)	27 (1.4%)	50 (2.5%)	10 (0.5%)	60 (3.0%)	20.9	212^th of 271 public high schools	21.8%		24.4	192^nd of 270 public high schools	28.9%	20				29.0				19.0		10.0	$7,508	$162	$20	$344	$6,766	$560	$7,326
Superstition High School	Public	7-12	10222 E Southern Ave	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(480) 472-9650	54	11	4.9		16 (29.6%)	9 (16.7%)	22 (40.7%)	1 (1.9%)	5 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)								(n/a)
Highland High School	Public	8-12	4301 E Guadalupe Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 813-0051	2,992	139	21.5		2,017 (67.4%)	54 (1.8%)	607 (20.3%)	108 (3.6%)	28 (0.9%)	17 (0.6%)	161 (5.4%)	60.6	88^th of 271 public high schools	67.5%		62.1	87^th of 270 public high schools	67.8%	1				59.0				53.0		15.0	$5,707	$85	$36	$207	$5,097	$489	$5,586
EVIT - Highland High School	Public	9-12	4301 E Guadalupe Rd	Gilbert	85234	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
Great Hearts Academies - Arete Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	4525 E. Baseline Road	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Arete Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 222-4233	540	44	12.2		286 (53.0%)	20 (3.7%)	136 (25.2%)	53 (9.8%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	37 (6.9%)	90.8	21^st of 271 public high schools	92.3%		94.6	17^th of 270 public high schools	93.7%	4	55.0	60.0	62.0	75.0	44.0	37.0	42.0	75.0	42.0	46.0	$10,377	$316	$72	$703	$6,258	$3,732	$9,989
Desert Ridge High	Public	8-12	10045 E Madero Ave	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 984-8947	2,103	107	19.7		1,199 (57.0%)	73 (3.5%)	619 (29.4%)	53 (2.5%)	22 (1.0%)	8 (0.4%)	129 (6.1%)	43.1	134^th of 271 public high schools	50.6%		49.1	121^st of 270 public high schools	55.2%	13			68.0	45.0			58.0	36.0		16.0	$6,032	$20	$35	$75	$5,607	$370	$5,977

Frequently Asked Questions about Red Mountain High School

Is Red Mountain High School a good school?

Red Mountain High School ranks 115^th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Red Mountain High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 3,379 students attended Red Mountain High School.

What is the racial makeup of Red Mountain High School?

Students at Red Mountain High School are 59% White, 30% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools feed into Red Mountain High School?

Red Mountain High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bush Elementary
Elementary : Falcon Hill Elementary School
Elementary : K-8 STEM Academy at Red Mountain Ranch
Elementary : Las Sendas Elementary School
Elementary : Mendoza Elementary School
Elementary : O'Connor Elementary School
Elementary : Salk Elementary School
Middle : Fremont Junior High School
Middle : Shepherd Junior High School

What district is Red Mountain High School in?

Mesa Unified District

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