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Kino Junior High School

Q: Is Kino Junior High School a good school?

Kino Junior High School ranks in the bottom 3.0% of Arizona middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Kino Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 805 students attended Kino Junior High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Kino Junior High School?

Students at Kino Junior High School are 79% Hispanic, 8% White, 6% African American, 5% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Kino Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Kino Junior High School usually go on to attend Westwood High School

Public Grades 7-8

520^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 536 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 3% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

Kino Junior High School serves 805 students in grades 7–8 in Mesa, Arizona, as part of Mesa Unified District. Its latest results show low proficiency in English Language Arts (ELA), math, and eighth-grade science. All-grades ELA proficiency is 20%, compared with 39% districtwide and 41% statewide; math is 5%, versus 31% and 33%. The clearest concern is math, where only 5% of students are proficient.

ELA is the school’s strongest tested area relative to its math results, but it remains well below nearby, district, and state levels. Seventh-grade ELA proficiency is 22% and eighth-grade is 16%, compared with nearby-school averages of 44% and 39%; both results are second-lowest among nearby schools, ahead only of Carson Junior High School. Kino is 17 percentage points below the district in each grade and 21 and 23 points below the state, respectively. Seventh-grade math is 6%, below the nearby average of 30%, the district’s 24%, and the state’s 27%. The eighth-grade math score is suppressed, so no comparison is available.

SchoolDigger places Kino in the state’s 3rd percentile for 2025–2026, ranked 520th of 536 schools with 0 stars; it rose from the 1st percentile the prior year but remains below nearby schools with current rankings, including Carson at the 4th percentile. Eighth-grade science has barely improved: it rose from 7% in 2022–2023 to 8% in 2024–2025, while the state increased from 27% to 30%; Kino’s latest result was below all nine nearby schools reporting a score. One notable historical subgroup result is that SchoolDigger’s ranking for how well Kino serves English Language Learner students fell from the 68th percentile in 2020–2021 to the 0th in 2022–2023, while the school’s overall percentile went from 10 to 3. The student-teacher ratio is 20.3, the second-highest among nearby schools with reported figures, and the reported free/reduced-lunch rate is 78%; these figures provide context, not an explanation for results.

805

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,995

Per pupil spending ?

62.5%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

848 N Horne
Mesa, AZ 85203-4806

(480) 472-2400

District: Mesa Unified District

Students who attend Kino Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Westwood High School

Feeder schools for Kino Junior High School:

Elementary:	Edison Elementary School
	Eisenhower Center for Innovation
	Holmes Elementary School
	Kerr Center for Agriscience
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	Lincoln Elementary School
	Lowell Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.3%

White:

7.8%

African American:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (12% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school12%

District avg35%

Arizona avg37%

520^th of 536

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 10Middle Schools in the Mesa Unified District

157^th of 267Mesa 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
2026	8.8	520 of 536	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.8	546 of 552	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	541 of 550	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	826 of 854	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	582 of 605	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	749 of 832	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	581 of 605	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	652 of 711	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.7	597 of 695	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.7	587 of 677	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.6	444 of 521	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.0	531 of 690	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.0	499 of 787	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.6	524 of 772	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.7	413 of 685	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.7	452 of 692	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.6	408 of 663	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	10.9	389 of 400	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	422 of 573	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	124 of 125	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.7	317 of 404	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.0	145 of 145	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	43.2	193 of 606	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	392 of 395	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	384 of 386	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	795 of 806	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	477 of 494	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	707 of 820	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	447 of 466	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	600 of 624	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	45.6	66 of 166	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	330 of 338	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.6	341 of 345	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	323 of 329	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	743 of 760	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	383 of 392	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	712 of 802	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	374 of 387	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	522 of 543	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	40.8	124 of 257	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	12.1	310 of 328	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	336 of 344	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	313 of 320	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	688 of 717	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	353 of 369	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	484 of 503	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	7.8	354 of 370	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.4	375 of 379	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	365 of 370	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	776 of 810	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	466 of 476	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	758 of 818	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	428 of 435	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	533 of 617	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	49.9	7 of 29	75.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	1.9	211 of 211	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.6	426 of 650	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	10.2	153 of 159	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.3	247 of 390	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	38 of 62	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	23.8	77 of 108	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.8	566 of 789	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.2	634 of 675	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	439 of 446	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	669 of 780	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	324 of 337	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	338 of 436	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2021)76th percentile+66 vs school

Foster Care (2021)60th percentile+50 vs school

Homeless (2021)52nd percentile+42 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)29th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2021)28th percentile+18 vs school

Asian (2021)22nd percentile+12 vs school

White (2023)6th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

Native American (2023)4th percentile~ school

African American (2023)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2022)<1st percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)<1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts20%-21 vs state

Mathematics5%-28 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Great Atmosphere and they have proven themselves a good school by getting the Avid Demonstration title that other A/B schools don't have. It is as clear as day that in areas that they can, they will improve Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, January 29, 2019

My son had issues everywhere but kino he does just fine. I'm grateful for kino. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, January 18, 2019

This school doesn't pay attention to thier students concerns about teachers. Also, in the eight grade one of the girls is sharing (HEAD LICE) and Kino hasn't done anything about it. Close Quote

by a teacher
Sunday, November 4, 2012

This site is very out of date. For one, we are no longer a 7-9 grade school. It went to 7-8 grade 2 years ago which explains the decline in enrollment in 2010 and 2011. This year, our enrollment doubled due to the closure of Mesa Jr. and Brimhall Jr. Highs. The lack of upkeep makes the school look bad. Who's dropping the ball here? Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				AASA English Language Arts (2026)				AASA Mathematics (2026)				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	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 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts All Grades	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics All Grades	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
Kino Junior High School	Public	7-8	848 N Horne	Mesa	85203	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-2400	805	40	20.3	62.5%	63 (7.8%)	45 (5.6%)	638 (79.3%)	4 (0.5%)	37 (4.6%)	4 (0.5%)	14 (1.7%)	8.8	520^th of 536 public middle schools	3.0%		7.8	546^th of 552 public middle schools	1.1%	26		22.0	16.0	20.0		6.0		5.0	$6,995	$500	$39	$1,040	$6,041	$415	$6,456
Poston Junior High School	Public	7-9	2433 E Adobe St	Mesa	85213	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-2100	782	40	19.5	42.7%	301 (38.5%)	35 (4.5%)	384 (49.1%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (2.7%)	10 (1.3%)	29 (3.7%)	29.9	330^th of 536 public middle schools	38.4%		26.8	361^st of 552 public middle schools	34.6%	31		38.0	34.0	36.0		26.0	17.0	21.0	$7,415	$371	$57	$798	$6,292	$695	$6,987
Carson Junior High School	Public	7-9	525 N Westwood	Mesa	85201	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-2900	946	50	18.7	58.1%	151 (16.0%)	63 (6.7%)	557 (58.9%)	12 (1.3%)	109 (11.5%)	14 (1.5%)	40 (4.2%)	9.6	513^th of 536 public middle schools	4.3%		9.3	534^th of 552 public middle schools	3.3%	21		18.0	15.0	17.0		12.0	11.0	11.0	$6,542	$470	$142	$1,083	$5,177	$752	$5,929
Taylor Junior High School	Public	7-9	705 S 32nd St	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-1500	908	46	19.6	51.3%	229 (25.2%)	39 (4.3%)	565 (62.2%)	10 (1.1%)	20 (2.2%)	10 (1.1%)	35 (3.9%)	18.9	418^th of 536 public middle schools	22.0%		19.1	435^th of 552 public middle schools	21.2%	17		36.0	24.0	30.0		17.0	8.0	13.0	$7,417	$458	$84	$1,000	$6,512	$363	$6,875
Stapley Junior High School	Public	7-9	3250 E Hermosa Vista Dr	Mesa	85213	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-2700	899	46	19.4	22.2%	594 (66.1%)	10 (1.1%)	190 (21.1%)	5 (0.6%)	64 (7.1%)	3 (0.3%)	33 (3.7%)	64.2	148^th of 536 public middle schools	72.4%		63.5	161^st of 552 public middle schools	70.8%	13		55.0	39.0	47.0		45.0	48.0	46.0	$6,541	$52	$85	$190	$6,053	$351	$6,404
Rhodes Junior High School	Public	7-9	1860 S Longmore	Mesa	85202	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-2300	599	32	18.7	55.9%	78 (13.0%)	48 (8.0%)	384 (64.1%)	6 (1.0%)	50 (8.3%)	7 (1.2%)	26 (4.3%)	15	464^th of 536 public middle schools	13.4%		12.1	510^th of 552 public middle schools	7.6%	46		30.0	22.0	26.0		14.0	10.0	12.0	$8,139	$797	$35	$1,629	$6,848	$459	$7,307
Connolly Middle School	Public	6-8	2002 E Concorda Dr	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 967-8933	923	59	15.6	51.2%	187 (20.3%)	127 (13.8%)	465 (50.4%)	19 (2.1%)	49 (5.3%)	29 (3.1%)	47 (5.1%)	26.3	363^rd of 536 public middle schools	32.3%		21.5	407^th of 552 public middle schools	26.3%	44	31.0	35.0	38.0	34.0	16.0	20.0	27.0	21.0		$00			$00
Franklin Junior High School	Public	7-9	4949 E Southern Ave	Mesa	85206	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-2600	288	16	18.4	18.8%	179 (62.2%)	3 (1.0%)	82 (28.5%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.2%)	97	17^th of 536 public middle schools	96.8%		97.9	14^th of 552 public middle schools	97.5%	3		87.0	86.0	87.0		70.0	68.0	69.0	$6,931	$20	$09	$49	$6,045	$857	$6,902
Mesquite Junior High School	Public	6-8	130 W Mesquite St	Gilbert	85233	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 926-1433	648	43	15.2	36.6%	247 (38.1%)	41 (6.3%)	278 (42.9%)	19 (2.9%)	20 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (6.3%)	49.6	217^th of 536 public middle schools	59.5%		35.7	297^th of 552 public middle schools	46.2%	80		47.0	42.0	44.0		33.0	35.0	33.0	$7,437	$561	$473	$1,595	$6,507		$6,403
New School for the Arts Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	1216 E Apache Blvd	Tempe	85281	Maricopa County	New School for the Arts Middle School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 481-9235	75			—	35 (46.7%)	6 (8.0%)	21 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (14.7%)								(n/a)		46.0	52.0	50.0				18.0		$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Kino Junior High School

What is the racial makeup of Kino Junior High School?

Students at Kino Junior High School are 79% Hispanic, 8% White, 6% African American, 5% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

Is Kino Junior High School a good school?

Kino Junior High School ranks in the bottom 3.0% of Arizona middle schools.

What district is Kino Junior High School in?

Mesa Unified District

How many students attend Kino Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 805 students attended Kino Junior High School.

What high school do graduates of Kino Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Kino Junior High School usually go on to attend Westwood High School

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