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Falcon Hill Elementary School

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Falcon Hill Elementary School ranks 472 nd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

472^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Falcon Hill Elementary School is a public elementary school in Mesa, Arizona, serving 541 students in grades PK-6 and part of the Mesa Unified District. While the school has consistently ranked in the middle to lower range of Arizona elementary schools over the past decade, it faces several challenges that set it apart from its nearby counterparts.

Falcon Hill Elementary's test scores are generally below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics 5-10 percentage points lower than the averages. The school also has notable disparities in performance across different student subgroups, with the school's rankings for female, male, Hispanic, and special education students particularly low, often in the bottom 50% of Arizona elementary schools. In contrast, the school performs better for African American and multi-racial students.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Red Mountain Ranch Elementary, Zaharis Elementary, and Mendoza Elementary, generally outperform Falcon Hill Elementary across various metrics, including test scores and overall school rankings. Additionally, the two nearby charter schools, Cambridge Academy East and Pathfinder Academy, have mixed performance compared to Falcon Hill, with Pathfinder Academy significantly outperforming the school.

544

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,634

Per pupil spending ?

45.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1645 N Sterling
Mesa, AZ 85207-2922

(480) 472-8600

District: Mesa Unified District

Students who attend Falcon Hill Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Fremont Junior High School
High:	Red Mountain High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.4%

Hispanic:

31.8%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 33rd percentile in 2024 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 48th (2025) from a 33rd-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

Arizona avg38%

472^nd of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^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	39.7	472 of 909	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	614 of 912	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	636 of 1245	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	644 of 1000	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.2	515 of 1226	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	435 of 1039	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	395 of 1109	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.9	477 of 1106	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.8	450 of 1079	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.9	415 of 955	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.3	389 of 1079	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.9	270 of 1158	76.7%	★★★★☆
2012	72.6	295 of 1141	74.1%	★★★★☆
2011	80.4	199 of 1075	81.5%	★★★★☆
2010	75.4	259 of 1090	76.2%	★★★★☆
2009	77.0	244 of 1062	77.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	61.5	114 of 289	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.4	321 of 895	64.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.5	505 of 975	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	472 of 589	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	453 of 602	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.9	648 of 1219	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	574 of 824	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.9	497 of 1219	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.9	404 of 862	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.8	353 of 1023	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	30.9	196 of 306	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	35.8	733 of 1170	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	648 of 1198	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	602 of 911	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	33.0	248 of 423	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	299 of 549	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	716 of 1116	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.3	283 of 820	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	388 of 626	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.7	536 of 628	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.9	648 of 1216	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	624 of 830	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.1	529 of 1220	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.2	414 of 850	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	452 of 1032	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	39.9	411 of 617	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.1	133 of 444	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	59.2	323 of 1027	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	46.0	251 of 654	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.1	729 of 820	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.5	423 of 1201	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	118 of 417	71.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	420 of 465	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	477 of 486	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	737 of 1024	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	723 of 800	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	46.0	626 of 1161	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	421 of 595	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.1	405 of 720	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2021)62nd percentile+4 vs school

African American (2022)61st percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)48th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2021)41st percentile-17 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2023)37th percentile-12 vs school

Foster Care (2021)36th percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)33rd percentile-16 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile-28 vs school

Special Education (2023)11th percentile-38 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Science40%+6 vs state

English Language Arts38%~ state avg

Mathematics36%~ state avg

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Monday, June 10, 2024

Excellent school with an excellent staff. Our children came from a failing school and they immediately identified what they needed and the interventions got them right on track. 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 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th 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
Falcon Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1645 N Sterling	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-8600	544	34	16.2		307 (56.4%)	12 (2.2%)	173 (31.8%)	5 (0.9%)	9 (1.7%)	6 (1.1%)	32 (5.9%)	39.7	472^nd of 909 public elementary schools	48.1%		26.8	614^th of 912 public elementary schools	32.7%	142	38.0	38.0	34.0	44.0			49.0	34.0	40.0	23.0			40.0		$9,634	$874	$25	$1,772	$8,552	$184	$8,736
Salk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7029 E Brown Rd	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-8400	494	31	15.9		140 (28.3%)	44 (8.9%)	253 (51.2%)	7 (1.4%)	15 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.7%)	14.9	788^th of 909 public elementary schools	13.3%		18.8	725^th of 912 public elementary schools	20.5%	63		24.0		25.0			30.0		21.0						$8,686	$962	$47	$1,971	$7,558	$119	$7,677
Pathfinder Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2906 N Boulder Canyon	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Edkey Inc. - Pathfinder Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 986-7071	554	30	18.4		473 (85.4%)	2 (0.4%)	54 (9.7%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	85.4	113^th of 909 public elementary schools	87.6%		91.1	66^th of 912 public elementary schools	92.8%	47	58.0	82.0	58.0	69.0	65.0	65.0	70.0	75.0	65.0	58.0	67.0	73.0	44.0	54.0	$6,678	$129	$272	$530	$4,199	$2,079	$6,278
Las Sendas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3120 N Red Mtn	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-8725	645	37	17.2		486 (75.3%)	6 (0.9%)	112 (17.4%)	10 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	25 (3.9%)	93.5	46^th of 909 public elementary schools	94.9%		93.1	50^th of 912 public elementary schools	94.5%	4	79.0	77.0	60.0	79.0			83.0	81.0	72.0	76.0			56.0		$7,040	$145	$06	$296	$6,527	$363	$6,890
Mendoza Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5831 E McLellan Rd	Mesa	85205	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-2000	402	25	15.9		242 (60.2%)	12 (3.0%)	117 (29.1%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	22 (5.5%)	45.3	432^nd of 909 public elementary schools	52.5%		50.6	404^th of 912 public elementary schools	55.7%	28	50.0	39.0	35.0	49.0			38.0	37.0	42.0	24.0			50.0		$10,864	$841	$142	$1,824	$9,496	$385	$9,881
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	120 S Jefferson Ave	Mesa	85208	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-8700	554	33	16.8		91 (16.4%)	28 (5.1%)	409 (73.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	17.3	744^th of 909 public elementary schools	18.2%		17.5	747^th of 912 public elementary schools	18.1%	3	19.0	23.0	16.0	24.0			28.0	25.0	46.0	18.0			18.0		$10,586	$1,087	$228	$2,402	$8,875	$395	$9,271
K-8 STEM Academy at Red Mountain Ranch	Public	PK, KG-8	6650 E Raftriver St	Mesa	85215	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-7900	473	30	15.7		301 (63.6%)	15 (3.2%)	103 (21.8%)	8 (1.7%)	5 (1.1%)	5 (1.1%)	36 (7.6%)	70	252^nd of 909 public elementary schools	72.3%		70.2	247^th of 912 public elementary schools	72.9%	5	56.0	52.0	51.0	59.0	56.0		65.0	58.0	48.0	55.0			37.0		$8,641	$360	$05	$725	$8,008	$268	$8,276
Zaharis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9410 E McKellips Rd	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 308-7200	721	40	18.1		546 (75.7%)	10 (1.4%)	121 (16.8%)	6 (0.8%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.2%)	79	165^th of 909 public elementary schools	81.8%		72.6	222^nd of 912 public elementary schools	75.7%	57	59.0	62.0	63.0	58.0			49.0	64.0	69.0	48.0			56.0		$7,143	$148	$04	$301	$6,763	$227	$6,990
Cambridge Academy East	Public, Charter	K-8	9412 E Brown Rd	Mesa	85207	Maricopa County	Cambridge Academy East Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 641-2828	242	10	24.2		157 (64.9%)	8 (3.3%)	69 (28.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)								(n/a)		41.0													$5,899	$485	$300	$1,270	$3,894	$1,220	$5,114
Bush Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4925 E Ingram St	Mesa	85205	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-8500	524	35	15.1		353 (67.4%)	9 (1.7%)	122 (23.3%)	7 (1.3%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.2%)	60.1	320^th of 909 public elementary schools	64.8%		51.8	393^rd of 912 public elementary schools	56.9%	73	47.0	47.0	46.0	57.0			53.0	39.0	55.0	53.0			36.0		$9,394	$653	$39	$1,346	$8,400	$301	$8,701

Frequently Asked Questions about Falcon Hill Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Falcon Hill Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Falcon Hill Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fremont Junior High School
High : Red Mountain High School

How many students attend Falcon Hill Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 544 students attended Falcon Hill Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Falcon Hill Elementary School?

Students at Falcon Hill Elementary School are 56% White, 32% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Falcon Hill Elementary School in?

Mesa Unified District

Is Falcon Hill Elementary School a good school?

Falcon Hill Elementary School ranks 472^nd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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