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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 1.1% 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

546^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 552 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 1% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

Kino Junior High School is a public middle school located in Mesa, Arizona, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 825 students. The school is part of the Mesa Unified District, which is ranked 177 out of 289 districts in Arizona and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of the Mesa Unified District, Kino Junior High School has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Arizona middle schools over the past 10 years, with rankings ranging from 444 out of 521 schools in 2014-2015 to 541 out of 550 schools in 2023-2024. The school has received 0 or 1 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger during this time period. Kino Junior High School's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is significantly below the district and state averages, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science all less than half the district and state averages in 2024-2025.

When comparing Kino Junior High School to nearby schools within the same district, the performance gap is significant. For example, Franklin Junior High School, located just 5.8 miles away, consistently ranks in the top 5% of Arizona middle schools and outperforms Kino Junior High School by a wide margin in test scores and other metrics. Despite the school's consistently low performance, the data suggests that there may be pockets of success, such as the relatively higher performance of Native American and Migrant students compared to other subgroups, indicating potential areas for targeted interventions and support.

805

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,995

Per pupil spending ?

77.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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
	More...
	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 — 15th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (11% vs 33% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg29%

Arizona avg33%

546^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 10Middle 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	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
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
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
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

Native American (2023)4th percentile~ school

African American (2023)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st 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 (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts18%-23 vs state

Science8%-22 vs state

Mathematics6%-22 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 (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 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th 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
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		63 (7.8%)	45 (5.6%)	638 (79.3%)	4 (0.5%)	37 (4.6%)	4 (0.5%)	14 (1.7%)	7.8	546^th of 552 public middle schools	1.1%		8	541^st of 550 public middle schools	1.6%	5		19.0	17.0		6.0	5.0	8.0	$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		301 (38.5%)	35 (4.5%)	384 (49.1%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (2.7%)	10 (1.3%)	29 (3.7%)	26.8	361^st of 552 public middle schools	34.6%		19.9	426^th of 550 public middle schools	22.5%	65		36.0	29.0		25.0	16.0	26.0	$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		151 (16.0%)	63 (6.7%)	557 (58.9%)	12 (1.3%)	109 (11.5%)	14 (1.5%)	40 (4.2%)	9.3	534^th of 552 public middle schools	3.3%		10	524^th of 550 public middle schools	4.7%	10		20.0	17.0		8.0	10.0	10.0	$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		229 (25.2%)	39 (4.3%)	565 (62.2%)	10 (1.1%)	20 (2.2%)	10 (1.1%)	35 (3.9%)	19.1	435^th of 552 public middle schools	21.2%		20.7	416^th of 550 public middle schools	24.4%	19		35.0	26.0		17.0	8.0	19.0	$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		594 (66.1%)	10 (1.1%)	190 (21.1%)	5 (0.6%)	64 (7.1%)	3 (0.3%)	33 (3.7%)	63.5	161^st of 552 public middle schools	70.8%		62.4	165^th of 550 public middle schools	70.0%	4		50.0	42.0		46.0	50.0	41.0	$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		78 (13.0%)	48 (8.0%)	384 (64.1%)	6 (1.0%)	50 (8.3%)	7 (1.2%)	26 (4.3%)	12.1	510^th of 552 public middle schools	7.6%		14.1	485^th of 550 public middle schools	11.8%	25		25.0	20.0		9.0	13.0	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		187 (20.3%)	127 (13.8%)	465 (50.4%)	19 (2.1%)	49 (5.3%)	29 (3.1%)	47 (5.1%)	21.5	407^th of 552 public middle schools	26.3%		26.7	361^st of 550 public middle schools	34.4%	46	27.0	34.0	33.0	14.0	18.0	17.0	23.0		$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) 472-8990	288	16	18.4		179 (62.2%)	3 (1.0%)	82 (28.5%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.2%)	97.9	14^th of 552 public middle schools	97.5%		97.8	16^th of 550 public middle schools	97.1%	2		91.0	89.0		71.0	70.0	77.0	$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		247 (38.1%)	41 (6.3%)	278 (42.9%)	19 (2.9%)	20 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (6.3%)	35.7	297^th of 552 public middle schools	46.2%		33.4	315^th of 550 public middle schools	42.7%	18		45.0	33.0		30.0	24.0	25.0	$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)		71.0	45.0						$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Kino Junior High School

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

Is Kino Junior High School a good school?

Kino Junior High School ranks in the bottom 1.1% of Arizona middle schools.

What district is Kino Junior High School in?

Mesa Unified District

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.

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