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Brinton Elementary

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Brinton Elementary ranks 500 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

500^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Brinton Elementary is a public elementary school located in Mesa, Arizona, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 485 students. The school is part of the Mesa Unified District, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brinton Elementary has seen fluctuating performance over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 286 out of 1,109 Arizona elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 658 out of 1,245 in 2022-2023. The school's test scores are generally below the district and state averages, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. However, Brinton Elementary outperforms nearby charter schools, such as Legacy Traditional School - East Mesa and Imagine East Mesa Elementary, in terms of overall statewide ranking and test scores.

One of Brinton Elementary's strengths is its performance with homeless students, ranking 9 out of 102 Arizona elementary schools in 2022-2023 and earning a 5-star rating. The school also has a strong performance among Asian and African American students, but struggles with White and Multi-racial student performance. Additionally, Brinton Elementary has seen a significant increase in its free and reduced lunch rate, from 26.23% in 2021-2022 to 52.86% in 2022-2023, suggesting a growing population of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

495

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,728

Per pupil spending ?

52.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11455 E Sunland Ave
Mesa, AZ 85208-7705

(480) 472-4075

District: Mesa Unified District

Students who attend Brinton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Smith Junior High School
High:	Skyline High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.0%

Hispanic:

39.8%

African American:

7.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg38%

Arizona avg38%

500^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	36.1	500 of 909	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	495 of 912	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	658 of 1245	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	580 of 1000	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.6	382 of 1226	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.9	348 of 1039	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.9	286 of 1109	74.2%	★★★★☆
2017	70.4	319 of 1106	71.2%	★★★★☆
2016	64.2	361 of 1079	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.5	464 of 955	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.1	373 of 1079	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.1	408 of 1158	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.0	361 of 1141	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.1	404 of 1075	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.8	386 of 1090	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.7	309 of 1062	70.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	48.5	296 of 607	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.3	75 of 289	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	56.7	246 of 895	72.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	76.9	74 of 620	88.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	43.5	198 of 451	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.7	377 of 975	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	422 of 589	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	428 of 602	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.7	708 of 1219	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	543 of 824	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.1	338 of 1219	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	276 of 862	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.1	286 of 1023	72.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	200 of 496	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	181 of 486	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.6	535 of 1170	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.9	526 of 716	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	58.3	405 of 1198	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.5	185 of 709	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	214 of 911	76.5%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	78.5	9 of 102	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	31.4	385 of 423	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	199 of 549	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	273 of 556	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.6	607 of 1116	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.1	250 of 618	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.4	124 of 820	84.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	363 of 626	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	431 of 628	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	617 of 1216	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	537 of 830	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.1	428 of 1220	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.1	323 of 850	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.1	265 of 1032	74.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.7	502 of 617	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.9	193 of 444	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.7	195 of 1027	81.0%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	27.7	628 of 654	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	31.8	560 of 820	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.7	459 of 1201	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	83 of 417	80.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	444 of 465	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	462 of 486	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	821 of 1024	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	678 of 800	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	59.2	426 of 1161	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.6	386 of 595	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.0	293 of 720	59.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2023)91st percentile+44 vs school

Asian (2021)88th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)56th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2023)51st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2023)32nd percentile-15 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)19th percentile-29 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-40 vs school

Native American (2021)4th percentile-65 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics36%~ state avg

English Language Arts36%-5 vs state

Science34%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Do not ever send your child here....ever! Close Quote

by a student
Wednesday, November 4, 2009

If you live in Arizona, there is no better school. I am a student who went to the school,and I am dazzled by the fabulocity of the school. It was perfect, except for the exception of a few mean peers, not speaking of the school. The teachers would be generous and kind, always. I am now in a great middle school, but I still miss Brinton and the persons at the facility. As I look at my time there, I learned the things in 5th and 6th grade, with ease and grace,that I learn now. Any of the teachers who read this: YOU ROCK! Don't change a bit. Any of you who read this who want to identify me: I had a catchphrase. By the way: Fabulous front office! They were as sweet as could be. Brinton is the best school I've ever seen.
To any nervous parents: your children are safer than anywhere else here!~Jaz :) 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 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 7th 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
Brinton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11455 E Sunland Ave	Mesa	85208	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-4075	495	27	18.1		218 (44.0%)	37 (7.5%)	197 (39.8%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	5 (1.0%)	29 (5.9%)	36.1	500^th of 909 public elementary schools	45.0%		38	495^th of 912 public elementary schools	45.7%	5	19.0	39.0	29.0	55.0			28.0	33.0	42.0	42.0		34.0		$8,728	$911	$56	$1,877	$7,565	$196	$7,762
Patterson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	615 S Cheshire	Mesa	85208	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-9700	733	45	16.4		328 (44.7%)	26 (3.5%)	302 (41.2%)	14 (1.9%)	23 (3.1%)	3 (0.4%)	37 (5.0%)	45.1	436^th of 909 public elementary schools	52.0%		51.3	399^th of 912 public elementary schools	56.3%	37	42.0	45.0	45.0	36.0			51.0	38.0	39.0	28.0		40.0		$8,129	$762	$16	$1,541	$7,161	$190	$7,351
Avalon Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	1045 S San Marcos Dr	Apache Junction	85120	Pinal County	Excalibur Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 671-4585	313	21	14.9		157 (50.2%)	6 (1.9%)	126 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (6.1%)	24.7	631^st of 909 public elementary schools	30.6%		23	649^th of 912 public elementary schools	28.8%	18	29.0	35.0		31.0											$00			$00
Sousa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	616 N Mountain Rd	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-8900	344	25	13.8		165 (48.0%)	15 (4.4%)	144 (41.9%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.8%)	21.2	689^th of 909 public elementary schools	24.2%		19	723^rd of 912 public elementary schools	20.7%	34		30.0	32.0				37.0	26.0	21.0			25.0		$9,966	$957	$126	$2,040	$8,696	$188	$8,883
Imagine East Mesa Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	9701 E Southern Ave	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	East Mesa Charter Elementary School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 355-6830	611	25	24.4		247 (40.4%)	29 (4.7%)	281 (46.0%)	6 (1.0%)	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.7%)	27.9	582^nd of 909 public elementary schools	36.0%		29.5	581^st of 912 public elementary schools	36.3%	1	19.0	25.0	37.0	40.0			28.0	22.0	46.0	25.0		35.0			$00			$00
Stevenson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	638 S 96th St	Mesa	85208	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-9000	725	38	19.0		187 (25.8%)	30 (4.1%)	467 (64.4%)	3 (0.4%)	14 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.3%)	11.9	844^th of 909 public elementary schools	7.2%		12.2	834^th of 912 public elementary schools	8.6%	10	22.0	30.0	15.0	17.0			35.0	14.0		10.0		15.0		$7,722	$715	$387	$1,817	$6,440	$179	$6,620
Legacy Traditional School - East Mesa	Public, Charter	K-8	10707 E. Guadalupe Rd.	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - East Mesa	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 935-5320	1,066	58	18.3		472 (44.3%)	62 (5.8%)	375 (35.2%)	38 (3.6%)	16 (1.5%)	7 (0.7%)	96 (9.0%)	37.4	486^th of 909 public elementary schools	46.5%		43.4	449^th of 912 public elementary schools	50.8%	37	32.0	43.0	44.0	50.0	52.0	49.0	36.0	27.0	33.0	21.0	26.0	41.0	39.0		$00			$00
Taft Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9800 E Quarterline Rd	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-9100	491	33	14.8		136 (27.7%)	15 (3.1%)	316 (64.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.7%)	31.7	546^th of 909 public elementary schools	39.9%		33.4	540^th of 912 public elementary schools	40.8%	6	24.0	40.0	28.0	45.0			47.0	43.0	34.0	19.0		22.0		$10,372	$728	$200	$1,657	$9,141	$303	$9,444
Four Peaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1755 N Idaho Rd	Apache Junction	85119	Pinal County	Apache Junction Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 982-1110	400	29	13.7		166 (41.5%)	2 (0.5%)	195 (48.8%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (6.8%)	16.6	755^th of 909 public elementary schools	16.9%		22.1	664^th of 912 public elementary schools	27.2%	91	21.0	30.0					36.0	22.0	18.0					$5,458	$1,033	$11	$2,076	$4,328	$87	$4,414
Augusta Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9430 E Neville Ave	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 635-2011	855	59	14.4		549 (64.2%)	32 (3.7%)	208 (24.3%)	16 (1.9%)	9 (1.1%)	6 (0.7%)	35 (4.1%)	66	282^nd of 909 public elementary schools	69.0%		65.3	279^th of 912 public elementary schools	69.4%	3	51.0	64.0	52.0	61.0			47.0	53.0	40.0	41.0		49.0		$6,555	$232	$00	$465	$6,198	$124	$6,322

Frequently Asked Questions about Brinton Elementary

How many students attend Brinton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 495 students attended Brinton Elementary.

Is Brinton Elementary a good school?

Brinton Elementary ranks 500^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Brinton Elementary in?

Mesa Unified District

What schools do graduates of Brinton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Brinton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Smith Junior High School
High : Skyline High School

What is the racial makeup of Brinton Elementary?

Students at Brinton Elementary are 44% White, 40% Hispanic, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

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