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Porter Elementary School

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Porter Elementary School ranks 559 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

559^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Porter Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Mesa, Arizona, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 451. The school is part of the Mesa Unified District, which is ranked 177 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Porter Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages across various standardized tests, including AASA English Language Arts and Mathematics, as well as AzSCI Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Porter's 5th-grade science proficiency rate was 41%, compared to 33% for the district and 34% for the state. The school also struggles to support certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 50% of Arizona elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, and Special Education students in the 2022-2023 school year. Additionally, Porter Elementary has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 30.34% in 2021-2022 to 57.84% in 2022-2023, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

When comparing Porter Elementary to other nearby schools within the same district, it becomes clear that Porter is underperforming. For instance, Johnson Elementary, located just 1.53 miles away, consistently outperforms Porter across academic measures and has a higher 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Interestingly, Porter Elementary is also located just 0.28 miles away from Montessori Education Centre Charter School - Mesa, which consistently outperforms Porter and the district across academic measures and maintains a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

453

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,898

Per pupil spending ?

57.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1350 S Lindsay Rd
Mesa, AZ 85204-6229

(480) 472-6700

District: Mesa Unified District

Students who attend Porter Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Taylor Junior High School
High:	Mesa High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.0%

White:

35.5%

African American:

6.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (32% vs 37% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg37%

Arizona avg37%

559^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^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	30.6	559 of 909	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	517 of 912	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	691 of 1245	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	658 of 1000	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.9	500 of 1226	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.6	545 of 1039	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	565 of 1109	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.6	594 of 1106	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.5	658 of 1079	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.3	615 of 955	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.1	683 of 1079	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.3	857 of 1158	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.8	729 of 1141	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	26.6	851 of 1075	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.3	963 of 1090	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.9	739 of 1062	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.4	508 of 607	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.5	492 of 895	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	46.4	188 of 451	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.3	545 of 975	44.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	46.8	562 of 1219	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.5	432 of 1219	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.8	405 of 862	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	460 of 1023	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.3	158 of 306	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	35.9	731 of 1170	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.0	577 of 716	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	56.1	425 of 1198	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.7	242 of 709	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.8	525 of 911	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	41.1	299 of 556	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	789 of 1116	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.1	391 of 820	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	402 of 626	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	461 of 628	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	781 of 1216	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.5	540 of 1220	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.5	468 of 850	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	624 of 1032	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	46.4	346 of 617	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.4	332 of 1027	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	44.3	289 of 654	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	90.7	5 of 171	97.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.8	674 of 820	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.2	410 of 1201	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.4	196 of 417	53.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	325 of 465	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	360 of 486	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	717 of 1024	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	662 of 800	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.0	611 of 1161	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.4	527 of 595	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	483 of 720	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Pacific Islander (2021)97th percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)58th percentile+14 vs school

Native American (2021)56th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2023)54th percentile+9 vs school

Foster Care (2021)48th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)46th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)44th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)38th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2023)18th percentile-27 vs school

African American (2023)16th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Science41%+7 vs state

English Language Arts31%-9 vs state

Mathematics30%-3 vs state

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Porter receive the A+ School of Excellence award from the Arizona Educational Foundations in 2015. 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
Porter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1350 S Lindsay Rd	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-6700	453	27	16.7		161 (35.5%)	28 (6.2%)	213 (47.0%)	5 (1.1%)	20 (4.4%)	4 (0.9%)	22 (4.9%)	30.6	559^th of 909 public elementary schools	38.5%		35.2	517^th of 912 public elementary schools	43.3%	42	24.0	31.0	34.0	36.0			33.0	27.0	41.0	$9,898	$574	$40	$1,187	$8,924	$361	$9,285
Montessori Education Centre Charter School - Mesa	Public, Charter	K-7	2834 E Southern Ave	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Montessori Education Centre Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 926-8375	255	18	14.5		160 (62.7%)	2 (0.8%)	72 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.2%)	87.2	93^rd of 909 public elementary schools	89.8%		94.3	41^st of 912 public elementary schools	95.5%	52	49.0	80.0	72.0		71.0	61.0	65.0	56.0	79.0		$00			$00
Irving Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3220 E Pueblo Ave	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-1701	488	30	16.4		165 (33.8%)	20 (4.1%)	264 (54.1%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	10 (2.0%)	18 (3.7%)	15.4	776^th of 909 public elementary schools	14.6%		30	575^th of 912 public elementary schools	37.0%	201	20.0	31.0	22.0	24.0	26.0		21.0	24.0	21.0	$11,275	$1,024	$28	$2,076	$10,075	$148	$10,223
Robson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2122 E Pueblo Ave	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-6600	397	30	13.4		83 (20.9%)	22 (5.5%)	246 (62.0%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.8%)	3 (0.8%)	26 (6.5%)	21.7	678^th of 909 public elementary schools	25.4%		22.1	665^th of 912 public elementary schools	27.1%	13	20.0	37.0	29.0	37.0	24.0	31.0		19.0	27.0	$9,878	$750	$162	$1,663	$8,771	$194	$8,966
Neely Traditional Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	500 E Houston Ave	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 892-2805	805	49	16.3		410 (50.9%)	18 (2.2%)	196 (24.3%)	115 (14.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	61 (7.6%)	96.1	20^th of 909 public elementary schools	97.8%		97.4	10^th of 912 public elementary schools	98.9%	10	74.0	87.0	77.0	89.0	82.0	79.0	78.0	65.0	62.0	$5,888	$06	$578	$591	$5,545		$5,303
Franklin Accelerated Academy - East Campus	Public	PK, KG-6	1753 E 8th Ave	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-6500	518	28	18.7		205 (39.6%)	20 (3.9%)	256 (49.4%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.4%)	95	34^th of 909 public elementary schools	96.3%		94.8	32^nd of 912 public elementary schools	96.5%	2	76.0	75.0	70.0	84.0	82.0	79.0	71.0	81.0	60.0	$7,997	$115	$18	$248	$7,752	$111	$7,864
Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3807 E Pueblo Ave	Mesa	85206	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 427-6800	562	40	14.2		279 (49.6%)	32 (5.7%)	194 (34.5%)	10 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.8%)	44.9	438^th of 909 public elementary schools	51.8%		45.1	438^th of 912 public elementary schools	52.0%		40.0	37.0	43.0	57.0	42.0	26.0	31.0	37.0	47.0	$9,469	$445	$153	$1,043	$8,554	$317	$8,871
Keller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1445 E Hilton Ave	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-6171	581	39	15.0		91 (15.7%)	27 (4.6%)	411 (70.7%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.4%)	9 (1.5%)	20 (3.4%)	16.5	758^th of 909 public elementary schools	16.6%		14.1	797^th of 912 public elementary schools	12.6%	39	22.0	35.0		20.0						$11,743	$1,221	$73	$2,515	$9,199	$1,250	$10,449
Harris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1820 S Harris Dr	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 545-7060	383	35	10.8		98 (25.6%)	36 (9.4%)	211 (55.1%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.7%)	6 (1.6%)	15 (3.9%)	22.9	657^th of 909 public elementary schools	27.7%		22.9	651^st of 912 public elementary schools	28.6%	6	20.0		30.0	32.0	29.0		22.0	28.0	32.0	$10,597	$1,146	$621	$2,912	$9,082		$8,830
Val Vista Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1030 N Blue Grotto Dr	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 926-6301	506	35	14.3		302 (59.7%)	12 (2.4%)	142 (28.1%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	37 (7.3%)	75.3	201^st of 909 public elementary schools	77.9%		76.5	191^st of 912 public elementary schools	79.1%	10	44.0	83.0	68.0	78.0	45.0	58.0	53.0	39.0	61.0	$9,628	$500	$467	$1,467	$8,599	$61	$8,661

Frequently Asked Questions about Porter Elementary School

Is Porter Elementary School a good school?

Porter Elementary School ranks 559^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Porter Elementary School?

Students at Porter Elementary School are 47% Hispanic, 36% White, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 1% Asian.

What district is Porter Elementary School in?

Mesa Unified District

What schools do graduates of Porter Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Taylor Junior High School
High : Mesa High School

How many students attend Porter Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended Porter Elementary School.

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