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American Leadership Academy Mesa K-6

Q: Is American Leadership Academy Mesa K-6 a good school?

American Leadership Academy Mesa K-6 ranks 173 rd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-6

173^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

American Leadership Academy Mesa K-6 is a public charter elementary school serving 448 students in grades K-6 in Mesa, Arizona, part of the American Leadership Academy Inc. district.

This school consistently performs well above state and district averages in academic assessments, with 53-65% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 42-83% proficient in mathematics, compared to 36-46% and 29-42% statewide, respectively. The school also excels in serving diverse student populations, ranking highly for Hispanic, Native American, and multi-racial students, as well as students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. For example, in 2022-2023, American Leadership Academy Mesa K-6 ranked 56th out of 1,170 Arizona elementary schools for Hispanic students in English Language Arts.

In addition to its strong academic performance, American Leadership Academy Mesa K-6 has maintained a 4 or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years, placing it in the top 20-25% of Arizona elementary schools. The school's proximity to other high-performing public and charter elementary schools, such as Sequoia Pathfinder Academy at Eastmark and Meridian, may provide opportunities for collaboration and the sharing of best practices to further enhance educational outcomes.

403

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,594

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

4507 S Mountain Rd
Mesa, AZ 85212-7010

(480) 420-2110

District: American Leadership Academy Inc.

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.3%

Hispanic:

24.3%

Two or more races:

7.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 93rd percentile in 2021 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Arizona elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 93rd-percentile peak (2021) to 81st (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg54%

Arizona avg38%

173^rd of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the American Leadership Academy Inc.

107^th of 289American Leadership Academy Inc. 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	78.4	173 of 909	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	194 of 912	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.4	150 of 1245	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	87.8	75 of 1000	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	91.8	91 of 1226	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	82.6	165 of 1039	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	275 of 1109	75.2%	★★★★☆
2017	73.3	288 of 1106	74.0%	★★★★☆
2016	67.0	334 of 1079	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.9	322 of 955	66.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	65.1	148 of 895	83.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	80.2	51 of 620	91.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	84 of 589	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	94 of 602	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	176 of 1219	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	88.5	48 of 824	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	91.1	85 of 1219	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	79.8	136 of 862	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	271 of 1023	73.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	90.7	56 of 1170	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	86.6	53 of 716	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	90.6	61 of 1198	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	88.0	64 of 709	91.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	40 of 549	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	22 of 556	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	82.8	115 of 1116	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	87.9	39 of 618	93.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	132 of 626	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	102 of 628	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	87.1	137 of 1216	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	141 of 830	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	89.8	105 of 1220	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	74.5	195 of 850	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	270 of 1032	73.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	85.9	24 of 444	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	71.6	183 of 1027	82.2%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	99.2	1 of 654	99.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	65.5	177 of 820	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	61.6	253 of 1201	78.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	233 of 465	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	219 of 486	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.9	262 of 1024	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	83 of 800	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	83.5	121 of 1161	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.1	123 of 595	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.8	247 of 720	65.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Native American (2021)100th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2023)95th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+12 vs school

Asian (2021)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)86th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2021)83rd percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)78th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics60%+24 vs state

Science59%+25 vs state

English Language Arts58%+18 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, January 22, 2019

VERY bad problem with bullying, and the particular teacher we had joined in the fun with the bullies. This school claims to have a strict policy, but that could not be further from the truth. The director failed to take all my claims of bullying by students and a teacher seriously. 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
American Leadership Academy Mesa K-6	Public, Charter	K-6	4507 S Mountain Rd	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 420-2110	403	32	12.7		247 (61.3%)	13 (3.2%)	98 (24.3%)	7 (1.7%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.9%)	78.4	173^rd of 909 public elementary schools	81.0%		76	194^th of 912 public elementary schools	78.7%	21	53.0	65.0	53.0	60.0			83.0	56.0	61.0	42.0		59.0		$7,594	$68	$353	$489	$4,986	$2,187	$7,173
Meridian	Public	PK, KG-6	3900 S Mountain Rd	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 497-4032	850	56	15.2		530 (62.4%)	24 (2.8%)	229 (26.9%)	11 (1.3%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (5.6%)	71.8	236^th of 909 public elementary schools	74.0%		68.1	264^th of 912 public elementary schools	71.1%	28	58.0	72.0	56.0	50.0			67.0	56.0	46.0	40.0		46.0		$7,565	$17	$10	$44	$7,374	$164	$7,537
Gateway Polytechnic Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	5149 S Signal Butte Rd	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-7440	1,003	53	19.1		671 (66.9%)	22 (2.2%)	217 (21.6%)	30 (3.0%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (5.7%)	58.1	333^rd of 909 public elementary schools	63.4%		68.7	258^th of 912 public elementary schools	71.7%	75	49.0	57.0	41.0	36.0			55.0	58.0	47.0	40.0		39.0		$5,828	$229		$458	$5,008	$591	$5,599
Sequoia Pathfinder Academy at Eastmark	Public, Charter	K-8	4850 W. Eastmark Parkway	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Edkey Inc. - Pathfinder Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 351-8070	294	15	20.2		165 (56.1%)	7 (2.4%)	80 (27.2%)	12 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.2%)	76.4	195^th of 909 public elementary schools	78.5%		68.3	262^nd of 912 public elementary schools	71.3%	67	41.0	72.0	63.0	72.0			44.0	56.0	61.0			62.0		$8,240	$276	$73	$626	$4,897	$2,994	$7,891
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
Silver Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9737 E Toledo Ave	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-7443	1,384	65	21.4		907 (65.5%)	51 (3.7%)	263 (19.0%)	43 (3.1%)	14 (1.0%)	5 (0.4%)	101 (7.3%)	73.5	220^th of 909 public elementary schools	75.8%		65.3	280^th of 912 public elementary schools	69.3%	60	55.0	66.0	56.0	60.0			54.0	67.0	54.0	35.0		50.0		$5,648	$142		$285	$4,861	$645	$5,506
Canyon Rim Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3045 S Canyon Rim	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 984-3216	905	54	16.6		526 (58.1%)	34 (3.8%)	257 (28.4%)	13 (1.4%)	5 (0.6%)	6 (0.7%)	64 (7.1%)	78.2	176^th of 909 public elementary schools	80.6%		81.5	152^nd of 912 public elementary schools	83.3%	24	60.0	66.0	47.0	75.0			67.0	58.0	47.0	69.0		46.0		$8,142	$339	$06	$684	$7,567	$231	$7,797
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
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
Boulder Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8045 E Portobello Ave	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 507-1404	461	36	12.6		243 (52.7%)	23 (5.0%)	158 (34.3%)	7 (1.5%)	8 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.1%)	50	386^th of 909 public elementary schools	57.5%		56.3	352^nd of 912 public elementary schools	61.4%	34	31.0	62.0	42.0	50.0			44.0	54.0	31.0	43.0		31.0		$9,569	$470	$681	$1,621	$8,508		$8,418

Frequently Asked Questions about American Leadership Academy Mesa K-6

Is American Leadership Academy Mesa K-6 a good school?

American Leadership Academy Mesa K-6 ranks 173^rd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is American Leadership Academy Mesa K-6 in?

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What is the racial makeup of American Leadership Academy Mesa K-6?

Students at American Leadership Academy Mesa K-6 are 61% White, 24% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend American Leadership Academy Mesa K-6?

In the 2024-25 school year, 403 students attended American Leadership Academy Mesa K-6.

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