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Eisenhower Center for Innovation

Q: Is Eisenhower Center for Innovation a good school?

Eisenhower Center for Innovation ranks in the bottom 23.8% of Arizona elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Eisenhower Center for Innovation?

In the 2024-25 school year, 489 students attended Eisenhower Center for Innovation.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Eisenhower Center for Innovation?

Students at Eisenhower Center for Innovation are 69% Hispanic, 10% African American, 8% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 3% Pacific Islander.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

693^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Eisenhower Center for Innovation is an elementary school in Mesa, Arizona that serves 444 students in grades PK-6. It is part of the Mesa Unified District, which is ranked 177 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Eisenhower Center for Innovation has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools, with a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school significantly underperforms the district and state averages on standardized tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 22-30% of Eisenhower students were proficient in English Language Arts and Math, compared to 34-46% for the district and state. Interestingly, the nearby Franklin Accelerated Academy and Edison Elementary significantly outperform Eisenhower on academic measures, despite serving similar demographics.

Eisenhower's ranking and performance has remained stagnant or declined over the past 10 years, with no signs of meaningful improvement. The school spends around $10,000 per student, which is higher than the district average, but this does not seem to translate to improved academic outcomes. Additionally, the school has large achievement gaps for certain student subgroups, raising concerns about equitable access and support. Overall, Eisenhower Center for Innovation appears to be a chronically underperforming school that requires a comprehensive review and overhaul to better serve its students.

489

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,275

Per pupil spending ?

77.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

848 N Mesa Dr
Mesa, AZ 85201-4302

(480) 472-5200

District: Mesa Unified District

Students who attend Eisenhower Center for Innovation usually attend:

Middle:	Kino Junior High School
High:	Westwood High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.1%

African American:

10.4%

White:

8.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2014 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (28% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg39%

Arizona avg40%

693^rd of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

36^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	20.8	693 of 909	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	799 of 912	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	855 of 1245	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.3	964 of 1226	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	910 of 1039	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	914 of 1109	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.1	1017 of 1106	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.0	995 of 1079	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.8	792 of 955	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.6	997 of 1079	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.9	1039 of 1158	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.7	899 of 1141	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.7	768 of 1075	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.1	932 of 1090	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.3	710 of 1062	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.1	503 of 607	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	287 of 289	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	604 of 895	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	37.5	219 of 451	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.0	397 of 975	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	497 of 589	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	859 of 1219	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	915 of 1219	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	801 of 1023	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	68.6	6 of 38	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	40.8	165 of 306	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	364 of 496	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	767 of 1170	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.3	869 of 1198	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	583 of 709	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	695 of 911	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.3	399 of 423	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	26.4	420 of 556	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	667 of 1116	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	622 of 820	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.9	854 of 1216	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	983 of 1220	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	694 of 850	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	864 of 1032	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	6.6	615 of 617	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	428 of 444	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	891 of 1027	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	57.4	79 of 219	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.8	435 of 654	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.9	622 of 820	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	56.2	345 of 1201	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	23.3	353 of 417	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	32.0	730 of 1024	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	1007 of 1161	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Foster Care (2023)84th percentile+53 vs school

Native American (2023)64th percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)51st percentile+20 vs school

Male (2023)30th percentile~ school

White (2023)29th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)24th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2023)24th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2023)17th percentile-14 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile-8 vs school

Homeless (2021)6th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)<1st percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics33%-8 vs state

English Language Arts26%-14 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, August 26, 2015

This school was repurposed in 2013-2014. It was a much needed transformation. The leadership and teachers are caring and dedicated and my child is growing and has learned so much! 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th 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
Eisenhower Center for Innovation	Public	PK, KG-6	848 N Mesa Dr	Mesa	85201	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-5200	489	29	16.8		39 (8.0%)	51 (10.4%)	338 (69.1%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.5%)	13 (2.7%)	29 (5.9%)	20.8	693^rd of 909 public elementary schools	23.8%		14.1	799^th of 912 public elementary schools	12.4%	106	22.0	27.0	24.0	30.0	22.0	44.0				$10,275	$1,148	$344	$2,640	$8,268	$515	$8,783
Step Up School	Public, Charter	K-8	44 E 5th St	Mesa	85201	Maricopa County	STEP UP Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 344-2600	62	7	8.8		0 (0.0%)	13 (21.0%)	46 (74.2%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)								(n/a)											$00			$00
Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	545 N Horne	Mesa	85203	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-5300	528	31	17.1		91 (17.2%)	12 (2.3%)	380 (72.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.6%)	21.3	687^th of 909 public elementary schools	24.4%		15.9	765^th of 912 public elementary schools	16.1%	78		39.0	17.0	40.0		25.0			19.0	$8,813	$855	$152	$1,863	$7,438	$367	$7,805
Kerr Center for Agriscience	Public	K-8	125 E McLellan Rd	Mesa	85201	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-5100	450	32	14.0		53 (11.8%)	22 (4.9%)	294 (65.3%)	2 (0.4%)	57 (12.7%)	4 (0.9%)	18 (4.0%)	20.9	691^st of 909 public elementary schools	24.0%		9.4	878^th of 912 public elementary schools	3.7%	187			35.0	25.0	22.0	27.0	34.0		22.0	$8,967	$642	$239	$1,522	$7,881	$206	$8,087
SLAM Arizona Inc.	Public, Charter	K-8	305 E Main Street	Mesa	85201	Maricopa County	SLAM Arizona Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(702) 431-6260	59				3 (5.1%)	16 (27.1%)	39 (66.1%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Heritage Academy Pinnacle	Public, Charter	K-8	32 S Center St	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	Heritage Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(623) 537-3535	124	8	15.5		74 (59.7%)	3 (2.4%)	32 (25.8%)	2 (1.6%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	10 (8.1%)								(n/a)		74.0
Whitman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1829 N Grand	Mesa	85201	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-5000	569	29	19.6		56 (9.8%)	36 (6.3%)	368 (64.7%)	2 (0.4%)	85 (14.9%)	5 (0.9%)	17 (3.0%)	22.6	664^th of 909 public elementary schools	27.0%		15.6	770^th of 912 public elementary schools	15.6%	106	33.0	31.0	21.0	25.0	37.0	25.0	34.0		26.0	$8,674	$954	$71	$1,978	$7,513	$136	$7,650
Michael T. Hughes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	630 N Hunt Dr	Mesa	85203	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-7500	480	34	14.3		77 (16.0%)	28 (5.8%)	329 (68.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.6%)	5 (1.0%)	18 (3.8%)	15.6	772^nd of 909 public elementary schools	15.1%		20.1	697^th of 912 public elementary schools	23.6%	75		28.0		27.0		22.0		21.0		$9,847	$894	$152	$1,941	$8,089	$711	$8,800
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		145 (38.9%)	13 (3.5%)	173 (46.4%)	6 (1.6%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (7.0%)	82.4	136^th of 909 public elementary schools	85.0%		85.6	120^th of 912 public elementary schools	86.8%	16	58.0	71.0	74.0	56.0	58.0	70.0	76.0	48.0	48.0	$7,582	$29	$19	$76	$7,360	$174	$7,534
Concordia Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	142 N Date	Mesa	85201	Maricopa County	Concordia Charter School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 461-0555	106	7	15.1		13 (12.3%)	6 (5.7%)	75 (70.8%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (0.9%)	8 (7.5%)								(n/a)										$9,568	$00	$1,565	$1,565	$7,956	$47	$8,002

Frequently Asked Questions about Eisenhower Center for Innovation

Is Eisenhower Center for Innovation a good school?

Eisenhower Center for Innovation ranks in the bottom 23.8% of Arizona elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Eisenhower Center for Innovation attend?

Students who attend Eisenhower Center for Innovation usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kino Junior High School
High : Westwood High School

How many students attend Eisenhower Center for Innovation?

In the 2024-25 school year, 489 students attended Eisenhower Center for Innovation.

What district is Eisenhower Center for Innovation in?

Mesa Unified District

What is the racial makeup of Eisenhower Center for Innovation?

Students at Eisenhower Center for Innovation are 69% Hispanic, 10% African American, 8% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 3% Pacific Islander.

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