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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 85205

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1,403

Students

Top rankedShepherd Junior High School244^th of 552 Arizona middle schools

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Shepherd Junior High School up 31 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 85205 zip code area of Mesa, Arizona is home to two strong-performing middle schools: Fremont Junior High School and Shepherd Junior High School. Both schools have consistently maintained 3-star ratings from SchoolDigger and outperform the Mesa Unified District and state averages on several key metrics.

Fremont Junior High School has ranked in the top half of Arizona middle schools over the past 3 years, demonstrating particular strength in 8th grade Math and English Language Arts proficiency. Shepherd Junior High School has also improved its statewide ranking, moving from the bottom third to the top half, and excels in 7th and 8th grade English Language Arts. However, Shepherd lags behind in 8th grade Math proficiency compared to Fremont and the district/state averages.

While Shepherd Junior High has a higher per-student spending of $8,537 compared to $6,870 at Fremont Junior High, this funding difference does not appear to translate to significantly better overall outcomes. This suggests that factors beyond just funding, such as teaching quality, school leadership, and curriculum, may play a more important role in driving student performance at these middle schools in the 85205 zip code area.

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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 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th 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
Fremont Junior High School	Public	7-8	1001 N Power Rd	Mesa	85205	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-8300	822	46	17.9		397 (48.3%)	37 (4.5%)	309 (37.6%)	11 (1.3%)	23 (2.8%)	8 (1.0%)	37 (4.5%)	42	259^th of 552 public middle schools	53.1%		42.6	267^th of 550 public middle schools	51.5%	8	37.0	43.0	30.0	34.0	30.0	$6,870	$437	$21	$895	$6,024	$387	$6,412
Shepherd Junior High School	Public	4-8	1407 N Alta Mesa Dr	Mesa	85205	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-1800	581	28	20.6		361 (62.1%)	16 (2.8%)	162 (27.9%)	4 (0.7%)	9 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.5%)	45.9	244^th of 552 public middle schools	55.8%		40.2	275^th of 550 public middle schools	50.0%	31	48.0	46.0	29.0	26.0	34.0	$8,537	$420	$61	$900	$7,489	$568	$8,057

Cities Near Zip Code 85205

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mesa	0.49 mi	169	47^th
Gilbert	4.28 mi	83	19^th
Scottsdale	8.27 mi	66	12^th
Apache Junction	8.91 mi	15	86^th
Chandler	9.63 mi	77	24^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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