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Franklin Accelerated Academy - East Campus

Public Grades PK, KG-6

34^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Franklin Accelerated Academy - East Campus is an exceptional elementary school located in Mesa, Arizona, serving 546 students in grades PK-6. This school has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in the state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 10 school years and reaching as high as 32nd out of 912 Arizona elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year.

The school's students demonstrate exceptional academic performance, with significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts (up to 84% proficient) and Mathematics (up to 82% proficient) compared to the Mesa Unified District and the state of Arizona. Franklin Accelerated Academy - East Campus is particularly noteworthy for its ability to support the academic success of diverse student populations, including those from underrepresented backgrounds. The school's rankings for African American, Hispanic, and low-socioeconomic status students are consistently in the top 10-20% of Arizona elementary schools.

When compared to nearby schools in the Mesa Unified District, such as Lindbergh Elementary School, Robson Elementary School, and Lowell Elementary School, Franklin Accelerated Academy - East Campus significantly outperforms its peers in academic proficiency rates and statewide rankings. The school's exceptional performance across various metrics suggests that it has implemented effective strategies, such as strong teacher quality, targeted interventions, and a focus on personalized learning, that have contributed to its success.

518

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,997

Per pupil spending ?

41.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1753 E 8th Ave
Mesa, AZ 85204-3617

(480) 472-6500

District: Mesa Unified District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.4%

White:

39.6%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 90th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (75% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Arizona elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 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 school75%

District avg38%

Arizona avg38%

34^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	34 of 909	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	32 of 912	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	72 of 1245	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	49 of 1000	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	91.1	107 of 1226	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	48 of 1039	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	81 of 1109	92.7%	★★★★★
2017	92.6	66 of 1106	94.0%	★★★★★
2016	91.7	71 of 1079	93.4%	★★★★★
2015	87.7	95 of 955	90.1%	★★★★★
2014	91.8	46 of 1079	95.7%	★★★★★
2013	90.2	34 of 1158	97.1%	★★★★★
2012	89.5	34 of 1141	97.0%	★★★★★
2011	93.1	23 of 1075	97.9%	★★★★★
2010	91.4	43 of 1090	96.1%	★★★★★
2009	88.1	67 of 1062	93.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	96.0	6 of 607	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	64.7	151 of 895	83.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	73.5	86 of 451	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	48.8	237 of 975	75.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	57 of 589	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	39 of 602	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	67 of 1219	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	81.4	91 of 824	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	85.8	157 of 1219	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	86.5	77 of 862	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	81 of 1023	92.1%	★★★★★

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	47.0	111 of 306	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	90.9	34 of 496	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	53 of 486	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	156 of 1170	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	118 of 716	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	84.2	105 of 1198	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	87.5	68 of 709	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	76 of 911	91.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	7 of 549	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	34 of 556	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	89.5	57 of 1116	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	87.8	41 of 618	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	16 of 820	98.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	25 of 626	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	31 of 628	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	82 of 1216	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	11 of 830	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	92.5	69 of 1220	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	31 of 850	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	70 of 1032	93.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	85.8	33 of 617	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	44.6	273 of 444	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.3	508 of 1027	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	48.9	78 of 171	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	91.8	23 of 820	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	12 of 145	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	81.6	59 of 1201	95.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	95.7	3 of 465	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	3 of 486	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	7 of 1024	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	2 of 800	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	92.0	16 of 1161	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	5 of 595	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	17 of 720	97.6%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)99th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2023)99th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)97th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)90th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)81st percentile-13 vs school

Foster Care (2021)64th percentile-28 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)54th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics78%+41 vs state

English Language Arts76%+36 vs state

Science60%+26 vs state

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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
Franklin Accelerated Academy - East Campus	Public	PK, KG-6	1753 E 8th Ave	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-6500	518	28	18.7		205 (39.6%)	20 (3.9%)	256 (49.4%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.4%)	95	34^th of 909 public elementary schools	96.3%		94.8	32^nd of 912 public elementary schools	96.5%	2	76.0	75.0	70.0	84.0	82.0	79.0	71.0	81.0	60.0	$7,997	$115	$18	$248	$7,752	$111	$7,864
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		43 (9.7%)	15 (3.4%)	354 (80.1%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.0%)	4 (0.9%)	15 (3.4%)	13.4	819^th of 909 public elementary schools	9.9%		12.5	830^th of 912 public elementary schools	9.0%	11	21.0	24.0		25.0	26.0	23.0				$8,627	$646	$120	$1,411	$7,700	$161	$7,861
Robson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2122 E Pueblo Ave	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-6600	397	30	13.4		83 (20.9%)	22 (5.5%)	246 (62.0%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.8%)	3 (0.8%)	26 (6.5%)	21.7	678^th of 909 public elementary schools	25.4%		22.1	665^th of 912 public elementary schools	27.1%	13	20.0	37.0	29.0	37.0	24.0	31.0		19.0	27.0	$9,878	$750	$162	$1,663	$8,771	$194	$8,966
Longfellow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	345 S Hall	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-6526	440	28	15.4		36 (8.2%)	19 (4.3%)	366 (83.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.1%)	9 (2.0%)	27.2	592^nd of 909 public elementary schools	34.9%		9.4	876^th of 912 public elementary schools	3.9%	284	31.0	38.0			33.0	32.0				$9,423	$980	$94	$2,054	$8,078	$272	$8,350
Keller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1445 E Hilton Ave	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-6171	581	39	15.0		91 (15.7%)	27 (4.6%)	411 (70.7%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.4%)	9 (1.5%)	20 (3.4%)	16.5	758^th of 909 public elementary schools	16.6%		14.1	797^th of 912 public elementary schools	12.6%	39	22.0	35.0		20.0						$11,743	$1,221	$73	$2,515	$9,199	$1,250	$10,449
EAGLE College Preparatory School- Mesa	Public, Charter	K-8	1619 E Main St	Mesa	85203	Maricopa County	EAGLE College Prep Mesa LLC.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 638-0802	146	9	16.2		5 (3.4%)	3 (2.1%)	133 (91.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$00			$00
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		34 (7.7%)	16 (3.6%)	372 (84.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.8%)	11.2	853^rd of 909 public elementary schools	6.2%		17.4	750^th of 912 public elementary schools	17.8%	103	21.0	23.0	21.0	22.0	20.0					$10,021	$779	$218	$1,777	$8,735	$288	$9,023
Holmes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	948 S Horne	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-5556	536	34	15.7		28 (5.2%)	14 (2.6%)	473 (88.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)								(n/a)				21.0		27.0				$8,402	$561	$157	$1,278	$7,504	$180	$7,684
Harris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1820 S Harris Dr	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 545-7060	383	35	10.8		98 (25.6%)	36 (9.4%)	211 (55.1%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.7%)	6 (1.6%)	15 (3.9%)	22.9	657^th of 909 public elementary schools	27.7%		22.9	651^st of 912 public elementary schools	28.6%	6	20.0		30.0	32.0	29.0		22.0	28.0	32.0	$10,597	$1,146	$621	$2,912	$9,082		$8,830
Porter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1350 S Lindsay Rd	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-6700	453	27	16.7		161 (35.5%)	28 (6.2%)	213 (47.0%)	5 (1.1%)	20 (4.4%)	4 (0.9%)	22 (4.9%)	30.6	559^th of 909 public elementary schools	38.5%		35.2	517^th of 912 public elementary schools	43.3%	42	24.0	31.0	34.0	36.0			33.0	27.0	41.0	$9,898	$574	$40	$1,187	$8,924	$361	$9,285

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Accelerated Academy - East Campus

Is Franklin Accelerated Academy - East Campus a good school?

Yes! Franklin Accelerated Academy - East Campus is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 34^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools.

How many students attend Franklin Accelerated Academy - East Campus?

In the 2024-25 school year, 518 students attended Franklin Accelerated Academy - East Campus.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Accelerated Academy - East Campus?

Students at Franklin Accelerated Academy - East Campus are 49% Hispanic, 40% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American, 1% American Indian.

What district is Franklin Accelerated Academy - East Campus in?

Mesa Unified District

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