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Dobson High School

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Dobson High School ranks 196 th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

196^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 28% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Dobson High School is a public high school located in Mesa, Arizona, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,341 students. The school is part of the Mesa Unified District, which is ranked 177 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Dobson High School's performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally below the state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 31% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in AASA/English Language Arts, compared to 40% statewide and 37% in the Mesa Unified District. The school's performance in AASA/Mathematics and AzSCI/Science for 11th-grade students is also below the state and district averages. Dobson High School's four-year graduation rate has been relatively stable, ranging from 77.5% to 82.1% over the past few years, which is slightly below the state and district averages. The school's dropout rate has also been higher than the state and district averages, ranging from 4.4% to 6.1% in recent years.

Interestingly, the nearby Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Mesa and AAEC Online charter schools have outperformed Dobson High School in academic measures like test scores and graduation rates. In contrast, some of the other nearby public charter schools, such as Intelli-School and Pinnacle Charter High School-Tempe East, have similar or lower performance compared to Dobson High School. The high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at Dobson High School suggests that socioeconomic factors may be playing a significant role in the school's academic performance, and the school's relatively high student-teacher ratio may also be a contributing factor.

2,284

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,071

Per pupil spending ?

54%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1501 W Guadalupe Rd
Mesa, AZ 85202-7575

(480) 472-3000

District: Mesa Unified District

Feeder schools for Dobson High School:

Elementary:	Crismon Elementary School
	Guerrero Elementary School
	Pomeroy Elementary School
	Redbird Elementary School
	More...
	Sirrine Montessori Center
	Summit Academy
	Washington Elementary School
Middle:	Rhodes Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.7%

White:

25.0%

African American:

7.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 26th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓89% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (80%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (22% vs 30% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg26%

Arizona avg30%

196^th of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6High 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	24.8	196 of 271	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	212 of 270	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.5	235 of 469	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.9	229 of 464	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.2	232 of 509	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.5	216 of 285	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	204 of 420	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	32.8	224 of 416	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.2	223 of 406	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.3	192 of 261	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	68.0	137 of 394	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.6	152 of 491	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.2	156 of 471	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	78.1	97 of 397	75.6%	★★★★☆
2010	79.4	88 of 403	78.2%	★★★★☆
2009	80.5	83 of 395	79.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	32.1	123 of 201	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	129 of 301	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.8	128 of 306	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	57 of 122	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.9	118 of 146	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	209 of 238	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	177 of 231	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	68 of 83	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.1	20 of 24	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.7	53 of 258	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	44.6	29 of 312	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	32.7	32 of 45	28.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	153 of 207	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	175 of 200	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	219 of 406	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	237 of 456	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.2	224 of 492	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.6	200 of 247	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	204 of 354	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	39.2	16 of 25	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.6	13 of 116	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	34.6	38 of 130	70.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	143 of 176	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	154 of 170	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	264 of 379	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	270 of 441	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	238 of 479	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.3	157 of 183	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	186 of 311	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	51.6	26 of 60	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.0	72 of 150	52.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	69 of 168	58.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	145 of 180	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	140 of 172	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	231 of 347	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	124 of 168	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	135 of 253	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	178 of 223	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	177 of 219	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	254 of 429	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	240 of 455	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	230 of 492	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.2	190 of 238	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	209 of 370	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	30.7	22 of 44	50.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	49.0	8 of 23	65.2%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	50.4	56 of 125	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	82.3	16 of 199	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	27.1	196 of 282	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.8	191 of 374	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.2	100 of 128	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.9	78 of 255	69.4%	★★★★☆
2021	47.8	82 of 256	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	18 of 68	73.5%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	35.3	28 of 41	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	69 of 129	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	38 of 94	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.0	133 of 172	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.8	166 of 380	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.3	74 of 422	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	43.1	70 of 155	54.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	138 of 178	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	158 of 184	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.6	174 of 371	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.9	220 of 409	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.2	222 of 448	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.6	179 of 217	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	184 of 291	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2023)92nd percentile+42 vs school

Homeless (2023)57th percentile+7 vs school

Military Connected (2022)55th percentile+5 vs school

Migrant (2022)50th percentile~ school

African American (2023)39th percentile-11 vs school

Foster Care (2023)36th percentile-14 vs school

Pacific Islander (2023)32nd percentile-18 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)23rd percentile-27 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-5 vs school

Native American (2023)22nd percentile-28 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2023)19th percentile-31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)17th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-9 vs state

Mathematics23%-7 vs state

Science12%-7 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 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 11th 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
Dobson High School	Public	9-12	1501 W Guadalupe Rd	Mesa	85202	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-3000	2,284	113	20.1		570 (25.0%)	171 (7.5%)	1,227 (53.7%)	51 (2.2%)	153 (6.7%)	24 (1.1%)	88 (3.9%)	24.8	196^th of 271 public high schools	27.7%		20.4	212^th of 270 public high schools	21.5%	16				31.0				23.0		12.0	$7,071	$273	$26	$572	$6,261	$510	$6,771
EVIT - Dobson High School	Public	9-12	1501 W Guadalupe Rd	Mesa	85202	Maricopa County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 461-4000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)												$00			$00
Riverview High School	Public	7-12	1501 W Guadalupe Rd	Mesa	85202	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(480) 472-5363	14	5	2.8		2 (14.3%)	1 (7.1%)	7 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)								(n/a)
Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Mesa	Public, Charter	9-12	1440 S Longmore	Mesa	85202	Maricopa County	Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center INC.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 222-3999	97	6	16.1		58 (59.8%)	2 (2.1%)	28 (28.9%)	7 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				46.0								$00			$00
AAEC Online	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	1440 S Longhorn	Mesa	85202	Maricopa County	Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center INC.	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 222-3999	51	7	7.2		33 (64.7%)	1 (2.0%)	13 (25.5%)	2 (3.9%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)				62.0								$00			$00
Great Hearts Academies - Chandler Prep	Public, Charter	6-12	1951 N Alma School Rd	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Chandler Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 899-9181	716	53	13.6		345 (48.2%)	36 (5.0%)	148 (20.7%)	123 (17.2%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	56 (7.8%)	98	10^th of 271 public high schools	96.3%		98	9^th of 270 public high schools	96.7%	1	72.0	82.0	78.0	81.0	63.0	66.0	76.0	84.0	67.0	77.0	$10,158	$210	$77	$496	$6,107	$3,764	$9,871
Kaizen Education Foundation dba El Dorado High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2200 N Arizona Ave Ste 17	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Kaizen Education Foundation dba El Dorado High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 726-9536	184	13	14.1		25 (13.6%)	35 (19.0%)	111 (60.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)								(n/a)											$11,674	$1,995	$1,057	$5,047	$3,873	$4,748	$8,621
International Commerce High School MCG	Public, Charter	9-12	1855 S Country Club Dr	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	Humanities and Sciences Academy of the United Stat	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(480) 317-5900	50	4	14.2		14 (28.0%)	3 (6.0%)	26 (52.0%)	3 (6.0%)	4 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
AZ Compass Prep School	Public, Charter	7-12	2020 N Arizona Ave Ste G62	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	AZ Compass Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 287-5588	267	19	14.4		28 (10.5%)	70 (26.2%)	82 (30.7%)	4 (1.5%)	64 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.1%)								(n/a)											$12,337	$1,588	$457	$3,633	$4,478	$5,814	$10,292
James Madison Preparatory School	Public, Charter	6-12	5815 S McClintock Dr	Tempe	85283	Maricopa County	James Madison Preparatory School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 345-2306	130				81 (62.3%)	4 (3.1%)	33 (25.4%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.9%)	91.3	20^th of 271 public high schools	92.6%		95.9	14^th of 270 public high schools	94.8%	6				79.0				55.0		65.0		$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Dobson High School

How many students attend Dobson High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,284 students attended Dobson High School.

What district is Dobson High School in?

Mesa Unified District

What schools feed into Dobson High School?

Dobson High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Crismon Elementary School
Elementary : Guerrero Elementary School
Elementary : Pomeroy Elementary School
Elementary : Redbird Elementary School
Elementary : Sirrine Montessori Center
Elementary : Summit Academy
Elementary : Washington Elementary School
Middle : Rhodes Junior High School

What is the racial makeup of Dobson High School?

Students at Dobson High School are 54% Hispanic, 25% White, 7% African American, 7% American Indian, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Dobson High School a good school?

Dobson High School ranks 196^th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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