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Burke Basic School

Public, Charter Grades K-6

793^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Burke Basic School is an elementary school in Mesa, Arizona, serving 634 students in kindergarten through grade 6. In 2025–26, 26% of students were proficient in English Language Arts (ELA), compared with 41% statewide, while 14% were proficient in math, compared with 33% statewide. The clearest concern is math: Burke’s result was 19 percentage points below the state rate, a larger shortfall than its 15-point ELA gap.

Burke’s ELA result compares more favorably with nearby K–6 schools than its math result does. Among six schools with reported all-grade scores, including Burke, its 26% in ELA was second-highest and 7 points above the group’s median of 19%; its 14% in math was fourth-highest and 3 points below the median of 17%. Franklin Accelerated Academy - Downtown Campus stands out with 66% in ELA and 61% in math, lifting the nearby averages. Burke’s scores match the supplied figures for the American Basic Schools LLC district in both subjects, but remain below state rates.

SchoolDigger places Burke at the 12th percentile statewide in 2025–26, rank 793 of 900, with one star; it was at the 64th percentile and had three stars in 2018–19. Its ranking has fluctuated in recent years, including a rise from the 10th percentile in 2023–24 to 19th in 2024–25 before falling to 12th. Burke’s reported student–teacher ratio is 18.6, compared with a 16.5 average among nearby schools with reported figures, and its 2022–23 free/reduced-lunch rate was 75%; nearby lunch-rate figures were unavailable for comparison. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well Burke serves English Language Learner students fell from the 99th percentile in 2017–18, when the school overall was at the 59th percentile, to the 8th percentile in 2022–23, when the overall ranking was 16th.

634

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,641

Per pupil spending ?

67.7%

Directly certified for free meals (2023-24) ?

94.2%

Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 1.2% (any vaccine)

131 E Southern Ave
Mesa, AZ 85210-5355

(480) 964-4602

District: American Basic Schools LLC

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.1%

African American:

3.5%

White:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (20% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg20%

Arizona avg37%

793^rd of 900

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 32% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

253^rd of 267American Basic Schools LLC 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
2026	14.7	793 of 900	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	739 of 909	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	819 of 912	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	1052 of 1245	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	705 of 1000	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	835 of 1226	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.0	378 of 1039	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	457 of 1109	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	29.7	732 of 1079	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	24.0	708 of 955	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.0	668 of 1079	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.4	449 of 1158	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.6	494 of 1141	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.1	558 of 1075	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.4	530 of 1090	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.6	477 of 1062	55.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.3	826 of 895	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.4	415 of 451	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	42.1	428 of 975	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	97.9	1 of 155	99.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	8.2	574 of 602	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	1115 of 1219	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	688 of 824	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	815 of 1219	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.9	341 of 862	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	439 of 1023	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	14.1	454 of 500	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.2	380 of 496	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	440 of 486	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	1008 of 1170	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	549 of 716	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	761 of 1198	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.6	184 of 709	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	240 of 911	73.7%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.0	303 of 423	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	444 of 529	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.4	346 of 549	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	439 of 556	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	897 of 1116	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	73.1	156 of 820	81.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	11.4	551 of 591	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	616 of 628	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	937 of 1216	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	852 of 1220	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	367 of 850	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	415 of 1032	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	14.5	962 of 1027	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.0	797 of 820	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	989 of 1201	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	62.4	387 of 1161	66.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2021)67th percentile+35 vs school

Homeless (2021)28th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)9th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)8th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2021)8th percentile-24 vs school

Male (2026)7th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)6th percentile-26 vs school

Female (2024)5th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2023)3rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts26%-15 vs state

Mathematics14%-19 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, August 11, 2011

Burke Basic School really cares about the children's education. They understand each child learns at a different pace and place their children accordingly! They have the children's educational success as a top priority! They encourage each child to do their best! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				AASA English Language Arts (2026)							AASA Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 English Language Arts All Grades	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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
Burke Basic School	Public, Charter	K-6	131 E Southern Ave	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	American Basic Schools LLC	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 964-4602	634	34	18.6	—	12 (1.9%)	22 (3.5%)	590 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	14.7	793^rd of 900 public elementary schools	11.9%		17.6	739^th of 909 public elementary schools	18.7%	54	26.0	34.0	27.0	18.0			26.0	19.0						14.0	94.2%	1.2%	$10,641	$00	$1,550	$1,550	$6,332	$2,759	$9,091
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	930 S Sirrine	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-6400	572	36	16.0	65.6%	37 (6.5%)	14 (2.4%)	503 (87.9%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	6.1	895^th of 900 public elementary schools	0.6%		14	805^th of 909 public elementary schools	11.4%	90			16.0	16.0			13.0			13.0				9.0	93.1%	8.6%	$9,863	$714	$837	$1,551	$8,567		$8,312
Mesa Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	221 W 6th Ave	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 844-3965	227	8	28.3	64.3%	25 (11.0%)	13 (5.7%)	176 (77.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.8%)								(n/a)							32.0							22.0	75%	5%	$14,303	$809	$1,806	$2,615	$9,256	$2,432	$11,689
Holmes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	948 S Horne	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-5600	536	34	15.7	64.7%	28 (5.2%)	14 (2.6%)	473 (88.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)								(n/a)							10.0		35.0					18.0	91.5%	8.5%	$11,265	$667	$906	$1,572	$10,069		$9,693
New Horizon School for the Performing Arts	Public, Charter	K-6	446 E Broadway Rd	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	New Horizon School for the Performing Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 655-7444	119	10	11.9	56.3%	17 (14.3%)	7 (5.9%)	92 (77.3%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$33,234	$1,645	$4,515	$6,160	$20,031	$7,043	$27,074
Franklin Accelerated Academy - Downtown Campus	Public	PK, KG-6	236 S Sirrine	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-5400	373	18	20.7	45.6%	145 (38.9%)	13 (3.5%)	173 (46.4%)	6 (1.6%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (7.0%)	83	129^th of 900 public elementary schools	85.7%		82.4	136^th of 909 public elementary schools	85.0%	7	55.0	77.0	72.0	61.0			66.0	48.0	72.0	61.0	63.0			61.0	94%	6%	$8,607	$690	$645	$1,335	$7,632		$7,272
Redbird Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1020 S Extension Rd	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-1200	484	30	16.1	64.0%	54 (11.2%)	58 (12.0%)	293 (60.5%)	4 (0.8%)	47 (9.7%)	7 (1.4%)	21 (4.3%)	9.5	869^th of 900 public elementary schools	3.4%		16.3	761^st of 909 public elementary schools	16.3%	108		24.0		22.0			19.0		18.0					11.0	88.9%	11.1%	$10,462	$827	$955	$1,782	$9,067		$8,680
Mesa Center for Success	Public	PK, KG-8	855 W 8th Ave	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-3800	52	8	6.5	59.6%	22 (42.3%)	6 (11.5%)	17 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.8%)								(n/a)																	$38,291	$5,758	$211	$5,969	$31,543	$779	$32,322
Lowell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	920 E Broadway Rd	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-1400	441	28	15.5	63.0%	34 (7.7%)	16 (3.6%)	372 (84.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.8%)	15.7	775^th of 900 public elementary schools	13.9%		11.2	853^rd of 909 public elementary schools	6.2%	78		25.0		34.0			24.0		22.0					17.0	98.3%	0%	$11,190	$1,059	$703	$1,762	$9,372	$57	$9,429
Lindbergh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	930 S Lazona Dr	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-6300	442	29	15.2	65.4%	43 (9.7%)	15 (3.4%)	354 (80.1%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.0%)	4 (0.9%)	15 (3.4%)								(n/a)		26.0					19.0		26.0					15.0	91.4%	5.7%	$11,106	$741	$681	$1,422	$9,782		$9,684

Frequently Asked Questions about Burke Basic School

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Burke Basic School ranks in the bottom 11.9% of Arizona elementary schools.

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American Basic Schools LLC

How many students attend Burke Basic School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 634 students attended Burke Basic School.

What is the racial makeup of Burke Basic School?

Students at Burke Basic School are 93% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% White, 1% American Indian.

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