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Whitman Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

747^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Whitman Elementary School serves pre-K through grade 6 and has 569 students in Mesa, Arizona, as part of Mesa Unified District. In 2025–26, 29% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA) and 23% in math, both below state and district results. The key takeaway is that Whitman is close to the average for its same-district peers, but its proficiency remains well below state and district levels.

Compared with seven nearby same-district schools, Whitman ranked second in ELA proficiency and third in math, with results almost exactly at the peer averages: 29% versus 29% in ELA, and 23% versus 23% in math. Against the broader group of 10 nearby schools, its ELA result was below their 33% average, as was its math result compared with their 26% average. Statewide and district comparisons are less favorable: ELA trails the district by 10 percentage points and the state by 12, while math trails by 8 and 10 points. Results vary by grade, too: grade 4 math was 18%, compared with 40% statewide and tied for the lowest among six same-district schools with reported results; grade 5 ELA was 24%, below all six reported peers. SchoolDigger’s statewide subgroup rankings show a contrasting pattern: its measure for how well Whitman serves students with low socioeconomic status reached the 37th percentile in 2025–26, versus 17th overall, while its Special Education ranking fell from the 72nd percentile in 2020–21 to the 8th in 2022–23.

Whitman’s grade 5 science proficiency rose from 21% in 2022–23 to 26% in 2024–25, after dipping to 18%; its gap with the state narrowed from 13 points to 8 points over that period. SchoolDigger ranks Whitman 747th of 900 Arizona schools, at the 17th percentile with 1 star; its overall percentile has fluctuated, falling from 30 in 2015–16 to 17 in 2025–26. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio of 19.6 was tied for the highest among nearby schools with reported ratios, compared with a 16.9 average among same-district peers; its free/reduced-lunch rate was 76.9% in 2022–23. ELA and math trends cannot be assessed from the single year supplied, and subgroup rankings are from different years.

569

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,674

Per pupil spending ?

62.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

1829 N Grand
Mesa, AZ 85201-1706

(480) 472-5000

District: Mesa Unified District

Students who attend Whitman Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Carson Junior High School
High:	Westwood High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.7%

American Indian:

14.9%

White:

9.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (26% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg35%

Arizona avg37%

747^th of 900

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

43^rd of 50Elementary 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	17.2	747 of 900	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.6	664 of 909	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	770 of 912	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	844 of 1245	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.6	788 of 1000	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	791 of 1226	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.9	790 of 1039	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	678 of 1109	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.1	602 of 1106	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.5	753 of 1079	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	23.6	712 of 955	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.6	830 of 1079	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.9	978 of 1158	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.5	915 of 1141	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.6	940 of 1075	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.0	885 of 1090	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.1	750 of 1062	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	46.1	317 of 607	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.5	341 of 895	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	37.3	445 of 620	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	62.6	49 of 975	95.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	479 of 589	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	870 of 1219	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	842 of 1219	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.2	743 of 862	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	632 of 1023	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	30.0	224 of 306	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	313 of 500	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.0	350 of 496	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	321 of 486	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	717 of 1170	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.7	571 of 716	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.0	666 of 1198	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.6	508 of 709	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.3	409 of 911	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	78.5	8 of 102	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	32.7	261 of 423	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	33.8	332 of 529	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.5	362 of 549	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.7	479 of 556	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	734 of 1116	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.5	572 of 618	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	45.7	425 of 820	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	488 of 626	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	587 of 628	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	818 of 1216	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.3	775 of 830	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	746 of 1220	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.2	672 of 850	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	651 of 1032	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	56.5	219 of 617	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.2	356 of 444	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	714 of 1027	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.1	178 of 219	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.2	388 of 654	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.5	14 of 62	77.4%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	20.7	166 of 171	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.5	753 of 820	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	56.5	340 of 1201	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	28.2	305 of 417	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	37.6	640 of 1024	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.1	670 of 800	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.0	703 of 1161	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2021)95th percentile+59 vs school

Homeless (2023)92nd percentile+60 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)65th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2023)48th percentile+16 vs school

White (2023)38th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)37th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile+20 vs school

Asian (2021)28th percentile-7 vs school

Foster Care (2021)27th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-5 vs school

Native American (2023)19th percentile-13 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2023)8th percentile-24 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)3rd percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts29%-12 vs state

Mathematics23%-10 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Wednesday, August 5, 2015

The handling of bullying is near non-existent. They say they have 0 tolerance, but when does the 0 tolerance start? After the 100th time it has been reported? They couldn't even spell my child's name right for the whole year, you know how many times my son got accomplishment rewards with his name misspelled? Then on many occasions they would call him my daughter, paperwork had "she" instead of "he". Also, when I had to call him in because he was sick, not only did they not know who I was calling in about I was asked many times who I was. I am not sure how many ways you can say mother. I am not sure how this school has been able to stay functioning. 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 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	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
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	62.2%	56 (9.8%)	36 (6.3%)	368 (64.7%)	2 (0.4%)	85 (14.9%)	5 (0.9%)	17 (3.0%)	17.2	747^th of 900 public elementary schools	17.0%		22.6	664^th of 909 public elementary schools	27.0%	83	26.0	40.0	24.0	25.0			29.0	23.0	18.0	32.0	18.0			23.0	$8,674	$954	$71	$1,978	$7,513	$136	$7,650
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	68.4%	53 (11.8%)	22 (4.9%)	294 (65.3%)	2 (0.4%)	57 (12.7%)	4 (0.9%)	18 (4.0%)	22.9	653^rd of 900 public elementary schools	27.4%		20.9	691^st of 909 public elementary schools	24.0%	38		29.0	43.0	26.0			26.0		18.0	35.0				16.0	$8,967	$642	$239	$1,522	$7,881	$206	$8,087
Sequoia Lehi Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	2345 N Horne	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Edkey Inc. - Pathfinder Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 397-9890	114	11	10.8	—	71 (62.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (20.2%)	1 (0.9%)	9 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.8%)								(n/a)		71.0					47.0							41.0	$14,623	$2,576	$419	$5,571	$7,263	$4,365	$11,628
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	61.6%	39 (8.0%)	51 (10.4%)	338 (69.1%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.5%)	13 (2.7%)	29 (5.9%)	20.6	695^th of 900 public elementary schools	22.8%		20.8	693^rd of 909 public elementary schools	23.8%	2	20.0	43.0	20.0	30.0			28.0	21.0	34.0					21.0	$10,275	$1,148	$344	$2,640	$8,268	$515	$8,783
Lehi Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2555 N Stapley Dr	Mesa	85203	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-5504	398	25	15.9	63.6%	62 (15.6%)	17 (4.3%)	272 (68.3%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (8.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.8%)	15.1	785^th of 900 public elementary schools	12.8%					(n/a)	27.0	29.0	25.0				25.0	27.0		20.0				18.0	$9,817	$961	$92	$2,014	$8,518	$246	$8,764
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	58.3%	91 (17.2%)	12 (2.3%)	380 (72.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.6%)	9.9	865^th of 900 public elementary schools	3.9%		21.3	687^th of 909 public elementary schools	24.4%	178		28.0	16.0	25.0			22.0		20.0	15.0				12.0	$8,813	$855	$152	$1,863	$7,438	$367	$7,805
MacArthur Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1435 E McLellan Rd	Mesa	85203	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-7800	545	30	18.1	20.4%	362 (66.4%)	11 (2.0%)	142 (26.1%)	5 (0.9%)	7 (1.3%)	6 (1.1%)	12 (2.2%)	68.3	260^th of 900 public elementary schools	71.1%		69.2	260^th of 909 public elementary schools	71.4%		46.0	61.0	51.0	57.0			54.0	40.0	57.0	60.0	56.0			53.0	$7,581	$49	$01	$99	$7,345	$186	$7,531
Emerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	415 N Westwood	Mesa	85201	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-4700	717	37	19.6	52.0%	187 (26.1%)	46 (6.4%)	397 (55.4%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (3.9%)	17 (2.4%)	40 (5.6%)	16.2	763^rd of 900 public elementary schools	15.2%		15.2	782^nd of 909 public elementary schools	14.0%	19	17.0	30.0	30.0	23.0			25.0	21.0	28.0	34.0	17.0			24.0	$7,225	$625	$52	$1,302	$6,147	$402	$6,548
Concordia Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	142 N Date	Mesa	85201	Maricopa County	Concordia Charter School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 461-0555	106	7	15.1	71.7%	13 (12.3%)	6 (5.7%)	75 (70.8%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (0.9%)	8 (7.5%)								(n/a)							35.0							25.0	$9,568	$00	$1,565	$1,565	$7,956	$47	$8,002
Whittier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	733 N Longmore	Mesa	85201	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-4900	443	27	16.7	57.3%	82 (18.5%)	15 (3.4%)	254 (57.3%)	11 (2.5%)	51 (11.5%)	3 (0.7%)	27 (6.1%)	19.9	708^th of 900 public elementary schools	21.3%					(n/a)	27.0	29.0					22.0	33.0						15.0	$9,937	$1,080	$81	$2,240	$8,275	$501	$8,776

Frequently Asked Questions about Whitman Elementary School

What district is Whitman Elementary School in?

Mesa Unified District

Is Whitman Elementary School a good school?

Whitman Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.0% of Arizona elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Whitman Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Carson Junior High School
High : Westwood High School

What is the racial makeup of Whitman Elementary School?

Students at Whitman Elementary School are 65% Hispanic, 15% American Indian, 10% White, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Whitman Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 569 students attended Whitman Elementary School.

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