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Zaharis Elementary

Q: Is Zaharis Elementary a good school?

Zaharis Elementary ranks 165 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

165^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Zaharis Elementary is a public elementary school located in Mesa, Arizona, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 731 students. 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.

Zaharis Elementary consistently ranks among the top 25% of Arizona elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, Zaharis Elementary's 5th-grade students had a 63% proficiency rate in ELA, compared to 37% for the district and 38% for the state. In Mathematics, Zaharis Elementary's 5th-grade students had a 69% proficiency rate, compared to 38% for the district and 37% for the state. However, the school's performance for its African American and Native American student subgroups is significantly lower, ranking in the bottom 10% and bottom 50% of Arizona elementary schools, respectively.

When comparing Zaharis Elementary to the nearby Mesa Unified District schools, the school significantly outperforms the others in academic proficiency rates, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, Zaharis Elementary's 5th-grade students had a 63% proficiency rate in ELA, compared to only 15-45% for the nearby district schools. However, a nearby charter school, Pathfinder Academy, outperforms Zaharis Elementary in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates across all grade levels.

721

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,143

Per pupil spending ?

16.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9410 E McKellips Rd
Mesa, AZ 85207-2631

(480) 308-7200

District: Mesa Unified District

Students who attend Zaharis Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Smith Junior High School
High:	Skyline High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.7%

Hispanic:

16.8%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (59% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Arizona elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 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 school59%

District avg38%

Arizona avg38%

165^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	79.0	165 of 909	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	222 of 912	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	211 of 1245	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	249 of 1000	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	82.4	214 of 1226	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	231 of 1039	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	186 of 1109	83.2%	★★★★☆
2017	80.8	203 of 1106	81.6%	★★★★☆
2016	81.4	198 of 1079	81.6%	★★★★☆
2015	69.4	262 of 955	72.6%	★★★★☆
2014	82.3	185 of 1079	82.9%	★★★★☆
2013	79.3	193 of 1158	83.3%	★★★★☆
2012	73.0	291 of 1141	74.5%	★★★★☆
2011	78.8	225 of 1075	79.1%	★★★★☆
2010	78.8	223 of 1090	79.5%	★★★★☆
2009	76.9	246 of 1062	76.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	21.1	885 of 895	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	202 of 589	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	224 of 602	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.9	203 of 1219	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	237 of 824	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	83.3	189 of 1219	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	187 of 862	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	226 of 1023	77.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	75.0	215 of 1170	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	63 of 716	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	71.0	248 of 1198	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	85.4	83 of 709	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	70.6	213 of 911	76.6%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	78.5	9 of 102	91.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	62 of 549	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	65 of 556	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	198 of 1116	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	87 of 618	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.3	194 of 820	76.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	155 of 626	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	60.1	222 of 628	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.3	208 of 1216	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.8	238 of 830	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	78.5	233 of 1220	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.6	253 of 850	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	161 of 1032	84.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	63.1	154 of 617	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.7	130 of 444	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	63.1	283 of 1027	72.4%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.4	488 of 654	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	40.2	453 of 820	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.6	305 of 1201	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	44.8	187 of 417	55.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	193 of 465	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.8	326 of 486	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.8	277 of 1024	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	53.5	354 of 800	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.1	271 of 1161	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	52.7	286 of 595	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.7	228 of 720	68.3%	★★★☆☆

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+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2023)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)75th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)75th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2023)45th percentile-38 vs school

Native American (2021)25th percentile-57 vs school

African American (2021)1st percentile-81 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts60%+20 vs state

Mathematics58%+20 vs state

Science56%+22 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, November 21, 2015

Mr. Oliver is fantastic, too bad he is a temporary worker. My kids have been bullied and inappropriately touched by older kids. Another kids had a nasty cut and got stitches and I found by a very late night phone call by the parent's mother saying my child was involved. He has learned many swear words at this school and now hates school. Many other kids don't even do recess more Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, March 3, 2011

This is probably the worst environment I have ever seen for a child in my life. Children do not learn at this school. They leave the school without the skills to be successful in life. They focus on holding children's hands and catering to a growing population entitled parents and children. From my interaction the teachers are hand picked by a principal that runs the school like a dictator. Placing church members and friends in high ranking spots that back stab each other while plastering their faces with fake smiles. Zaharis holds itself up like it is a fine establishment for learning and talks about all that they do for furthering education, but in reality their scores are low and the children come out with weak skill sets and are lacking in knowledge. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, August 7, 2010

Zaharis is a wonderful school and provides a well rounded atmosphere for learning. The teachers are wonderful. We have two children attending Zaharis this year and we're looking forward to another great year. 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	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
Zaharis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9410 E McKellips Rd	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 308-7200	721	40	18.1		546 (75.7%)	10 (1.4%)	121 (16.8%)	6 (0.8%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.2%)	79	165^th of 909 public elementary schools	81.8%		72.6	222^nd of 912 public elementary schools	75.7%	57	59.0	62.0	63.0	58.0			49.0	64.0	69.0	48.0			56.0		$7,143	$148	$04	$301	$6,763	$227	$6,990
Cambridge Academy East	Public, Charter	K-8	9412 E Brown Rd	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Cambridge Academy East Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 641-2828	242	10	24.2		157 (64.9%)	8 (3.3%)	69 (28.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)								(n/a)		41.0													$5,899	$485	$300	$1,270	$3,894	$1,220	$5,114
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
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
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
Pathfinder Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2906 N Boulder Canyon	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Edkey Inc. - Pathfinder Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 986-7071	554	30	18.4		473 (85.4%)	2 (0.4%)	54 (9.7%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	85.4	113^th of 909 public elementary schools	87.6%		91.1	66^th of 912 public elementary schools	92.8%	47	58.0	82.0	58.0	69.0	65.0	65.0	70.0	75.0	65.0	58.0	67.0	73.0	44.0	54.0	$6,678	$129	$272	$530	$4,199	$2,079	$6,278
Las Sendas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3120 N Red Mtn	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-8725	645	37	17.2		486 (75.3%)	6 (0.9%)	112 (17.4%)	10 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	25 (3.9%)	93.5	46^th of 909 public elementary schools	94.9%		93.1	50^th of 912 public elementary schools	94.5%	4	79.0	77.0	60.0	79.0			83.0	81.0	72.0	76.0			56.0		$7,040	$145	$06	$296	$6,527	$363	$6,890
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Zaharis Elementary

What schools do graduates of Zaharis Elementary attend?

Students who attend Zaharis Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Smith Junior High School
High : Skyline High School

What district is Zaharis Elementary in?

Mesa Unified District

How many students attend Zaharis Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 721 students attended Zaharis Elementary.

Is Zaharis Elementary a good school?

Zaharis Elementary ranks 165^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Zaharis Elementary?

Students at Zaharis Elementary are 76% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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