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Redbird Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

761^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Redbird Elementary School is a public elementary school in Mesa, Arizona, serving 483 students in grades PK-6. The school 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. Unfortunately, Redbird Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Arizona elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 761 out of 909 schools and a 1-star rating.

Redbird Elementary's academic performance is a significant concern, as the school consistently underperforms compared to district and state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 23% of 4th graders and 33% of 6th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 44% and 43% for the district, respectively. The math proficiency rates are even lower, with only 19% of 4th graders and 22% of 6th graders meeting or exceeding standards, compared to 40% and 32% for the district. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Arizona elementary schools for female, male, Hispanic, and special education students.

One potential factor contributing to Redbird Elementary's underperformance is the high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 80.88% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. This is significantly higher than the district and state averages. In comparison, nearby schools in the Mesa Unified District, such as Crismon Elementary and Adams Elementary, generally outperform Redbird Elementary in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics, as well as lower percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

484

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,722

Per pupil spending ?

80.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1020 S Extension Rd
Mesa, AZ 85210-3420

(480) 472-1200

District: Mesa Unified District

Students who attend Redbird Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Rhodes Junior High School
High:	Dobson High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.5%

African American:

12.0%

White:

11.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2014 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (24% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg40%

Arizona avg39%

761^st of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

40^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	16.3	761 of 909	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	1221 of 1245	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	927 of 1000	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	1076 of 1226	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	873 of 1039	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	886 of 1109	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.1	751 of 1106	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	25.9	798 of 1079	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.1	803 of 955	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.4	846 of 1079	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.6	893 of 1158	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.8	727 of 1141	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.5	718 of 1075	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.0	824 of 1090	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.8	805 of 1062	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.9	641 of 895	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.7	380 of 451	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.2	260 of 975	73.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	9.4	1198 of 1219	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	1077 of 1219	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	725 of 862	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	898 of 1023	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	15.2	1103 of 1170	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	1035 of 1198	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	588 of 709	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	659 of 911	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.7	202 of 423	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	12.4	1085 of 1116	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	580 of 618	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	628 of 820	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	11.1	1179 of 1216	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	1050 of 1220	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	701 of 850	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	749 of 1032	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.0	788 of 1027	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	35.2	421 of 654	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.1	143 of 171	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.7	814 of 820	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	983 of 1201	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	377 of 417	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	23.0	989 of 1161	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2021)52nd percentile+40 vs school

Native American (2021)36th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2021)28th percentile+16 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)23rd percentile+11 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)16th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)16th percentile+14 vs school

White (2021)15th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2023)6th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2023)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2023)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-16 vs state

Mathematics20%-14 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
Redbird Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1020 S Extension Rd	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-1200	484	30	16.1		54 (11.2%)	58 (12.0%)	293 (60.5%)	4 (0.8%)	47 (9.7%)	7 (1.4%)	21 (4.3%)	16.3	761^st of 909 public elementary schools	16.3%					(n/a)		23.0		33.0		19.0		22.0		$8,722	$674	$160	$1,507	$7,396	$493	$7,889
Mesa Center for Success	Public	PK, KG-8	855 W 8th Ave	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-3802	52	8	6.5		22 (42.3%)	6 (11.5%)	17 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.8%)								(n/a)
Guerrero Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	463 S Alma School Rd	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-9220	424	25	17.3		22 (5.2%)	36 (8.5%)	341 (80.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)								(n/a)						27.0				$9,465	$1,135	$108	$2,377	$7,985	$237	$8,222
Mesa Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	221 W 6th Ave	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 844-3965	227	8	28.3		25 (11.0%)	13 (5.7%)	176 (77.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.8%)								(n/a)											$00			$00
Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	738 S Longmore	Mesa	85202	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-4300	667	37	18.2		83 (12.4%)	61 (9.1%)	394 (59.1%)	3 (0.4%)	84 (12.6%)	7 (1.0%)	35 (5.2%)	18.1	729^th of 909 public elementary schools	19.8%		11.6	845^th of 912 public elementary schools	7.3%	116		25.0	28.0	30.0	21.0		30.0			$8,921	$904	$192	$2,000	$7,604	$221	$7,825
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	930 S Sirrine	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-6400	572	36	16.0		37 (6.5%)	14 (2.4%)	503 (87.9%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	14	805^th of 909 public elementary schools	11.4%		12.9	824^th of 912 public elementary schools	9.6%	19		20.0		28.0		20.0		22.0		$8,849	$800	$58	$1,659	$7,498	$493	$7,991
Burke Basic School	Public, Charter	K-6	131 E Southern Ave	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	American Basic Schools LLC	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 964-4602	634	34	18.6		12 (1.9%)	22 (3.5%)	590 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	17.6	739^th of 909 public elementary schools	18.7%		13.1	819^th of 912 public elementary schools	10.2%	80		42.0	21.0	28.0		14.0		17.0			$00			$00
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Redbird Elementary School

What district is Redbird Elementary School in?

Mesa Unified District

What schools do graduates of Redbird Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Redbird Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rhodes Junior High School
High : Dobson High School

What is the racial makeup of Redbird Elementary School?

Students at Redbird Elementary School are 61% Hispanic, 12% African American, 11% White, 10% American Indian, 4% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Redbird Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 484 students attended Redbird Elementary School.

Is Redbird Elementary School a good school?

Redbird Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.3% of Arizona elementary schools.

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