Summary:
Schools in ZIP code 85205 include seven schools—five elementary and two middle schools—serving grades from pre-K through 8; six are in Mesa Unified District, and one is a charter school. Across the seven schools, average reported proficiency is 50% in English language arts (ELA) and 46% in math, compared with state figures of 41% and 33%. The most important finding is the wide difference in results among nearby school options.
Self Development Charter School stands out at 76% in both ELA and math, leading the next-highest school, Entz Elementary, by 14 points in ELA and 8 points in math. Entz leads the other six schools, with 62% ELA and 68% math, and is above state results in every reported grade from 3rd through 6th in both subjects. At the other end, O’Connor Elementary has the lowest results, at 30% ELA and 22% math—11 points below the state in each. SchoolDigger rates Self Development 5 stars and places it at the 96th percentile statewide; Entz earns 4 stars and the 87th percentile, while O’Connor is at the 39th percentile with 2 stars.
SchoolDigger’s average statewide percentile ranking for these schools rose from 59 in 2023–24 to 65 in 2025–26, a 6-point increase; Entz had the largest net gain, rising 16 points, from the 71st to the 87th percentile. This is a ranking trend, not evidence that test scores improved over time. Grade-level results can also shift within a school: Fremont’s 7th-grade ELA is 7 points below the state, while its 8th-grade ELA is 6 points above; Shepherd is 5 points above in 7th-grade ELA but 1 point below in 8th. Enrollment and student–teacher ratios alone do not identify the stronger school: Entz is 15 points above similarly sized Bush Elementary in ELA and 16 points above in math, despite its higher ratio (18.0 versus 15.1). Because grade spans differ and ELA and math results cover one year, grade-specific results are especially useful when comparing schools for a particular grade; free/reduced-lunch rates are not reported.
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