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Sequoia Pathfinder Academy at Eastmark

Q: Is Sequoia Pathfinder Academy at Eastmark a good school?

Sequoia Pathfinder Academy at Eastmark ranks 195 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

195^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Sequoia Pathfinder Academy at Eastmark is a public charter elementary school serving grades K-8 in Mesa, Arizona, with 340 students enrolled. This high-performing school consistently exceeds state averages in academic assessments, particularly in core subjects like English Language Arts and Science.

Sequoia Pathfinder Academy at Eastmark stands out for its strong academic performance across grade levels and student subgroups. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 72% of 4th-grade students and 72% of 6th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, significantly higher than the state averages of 46% and 41%, respectively. The school also excels in Science, with 62% of 5th-grade students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 34%. Additionally, Sequoia Pathfinder Academy at Eastmark performs well for special education students, ranking 79 out of 820 Arizona elementary schools in the 2022-2023 school year.

When compared to nearby schools, such as ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic Elementary and American Leadership Academy Mesa K-6, Sequoia Pathfinder Academy at Eastmark generally outperforms them in academic assessments. The school's consistent high performance, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years, makes it a standout educational institution in the Mesa, Arizona area.

294

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,240

Per pupil spending ?

22.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4850 W. Eastmark Parkway
Mesa, AZ 85212

(480) 351-8070

District: Edkey Inc. - Pathfinder Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.1%

Hispanic:

27.2%

Two or more races:

10.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2017 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (59% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Arizona elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2017

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg60%

Arizona avg39%

195^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 8 pts since 2017

From top 13% (2017) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Edkey Inc. - Pathfinder Academy

51^st of 289Edkey Inc. - Pathfinder Academy 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	195 of 909	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	262 of 912	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	85.8	173 of 1245	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	226 of 1000	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	81.0	229 of 1226	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	291 of 1039	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	60.6	406 of 1109	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	86.3	144 of 1106	87.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	52.6	180 of 289	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	432 of 895	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	32.6	241 of 316	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	67.2	170 of 620	72.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	53 of 589	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	68.1	164 of 602	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	88.4	111 of 1219	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	67.7	223 of 824	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	82.9	193 of 1219	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	58.1	337 of 862	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	429 of 1023	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	69.6	273 of 1170	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	241 of 1198	79.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	59.5	357 of 1116	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	327 of 618	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	165 of 626	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	55.9	252 of 628	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.4	243 of 1216	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	60.2	294 of 830	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.9	283 of 1220	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	88.6	71 of 850	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	67.0	330 of 1032	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	42.3	97 of 145	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.9	74 of 239	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	67.4	121 of 617	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	42.6	281 of 444	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	71.1	190 of 1027	81.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	79.9	79 of 820	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	47.7	478 of 1201	60.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	209 of 465	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	265 of 486	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	79.8	152 of 1024	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.3	287 of 800	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.9	223 of 1161	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	62.3	203 of 595	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.5	435 of 720	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2025)91st percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2023)90th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)80th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2023)77th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)68th percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-23 vs school

African American (2022)38th percentile-40 vs school

Military Connected (2023)33rd percentile-53 vs school

Asian (2023)24th percentile-62 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Science62%+28 vs state

English Language Arts62%+22 vs state

Mathematics54%+14 vs state

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Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Amazing and kind staff. They have been amazing with my son. The Spanish immersion program has been awesome for my child 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	6950 E Williams Field Rd	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	ASU Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 727-5700	497	39	12.7		208 (41.9%)	29 (5.8%)	173 (34.8%)	18 (3.6%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	57 (11.5%)	69.4	259^th of 909 public elementary schools	71.5%		70.5	244^th of 912 public elementary schools	73.2%	15	50.0	60.0					59.0	49.0							$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Sequoia Pathfinder Academy at Eastmark

What is the racial makeup of Sequoia Pathfinder Academy at Eastmark?

Students at Sequoia Pathfinder Academy at Eastmark are 56% White, 27% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

Is Sequoia Pathfinder Academy at Eastmark a good school?

Sequoia Pathfinder Academy at Eastmark ranks 195^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Sequoia Pathfinder Academy at Eastmark in?

Edkey Inc. - Pathfinder Academy

How many students attend Sequoia Pathfinder Academy at Eastmark?

In the 2024-25 school year, 294 students attended Sequoia Pathfinder Academy at Eastmark.

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