Summary:
Schools in ZIP code 85210 include 15 schools—eight elementary schools, six high schools and one alternative school—serving children from elementary through high school. Across 11 schools with reported All Grades results, average proficiency is 42% in ELA and 32% in math, close to state rates of 41% and 33%. But those averages hide a wide divide: school results range from 13% to 71% in ELA and from 9% to 73% in math. The most important finding for families is that results differ sharply from one school to another.
Heritage Academy Gateway leads the reported All Grades results, with 71% in ELA and 73% in math—30 and 40 percentage points above state rates. Franklin Accelerated Academy - Downtown Campus is a strong elementary standout at 66% in ELA and 61% in math; its grade 4 results are higher still, at 77% and 72%. In contrast, Lincoln Elementary School has the lowest reported All Grades results, 13% in ELA and 9% in math, respectively 28 and 24 points below state rates. Heritage Academy also stands out in SchoolDigger’s measures, with a 2025–26 rank of 10 out of 256 Arizona schools and a 5-star rating.
Recent SchoolDigger rankings show mixed movement, not a shared direction: Crismon Elementary School rose 18 percentile points, from the 40th to the 58th percentile, while Lincoln fell from the 10th to the 1st; Mesa Arts Academy dropped 27 points over its listed snapshots. Size and student–teacher ratios do not provide a simple guide to results: Franklin scores strongly with a 20.7 ratio, while Crismon has a lower 15.8 ratio and lower scores; Gateway leads grade 11 results despite a 24.3 ratio. East Valley Academy has a 21% graduation rate and 13% dropout rate, compared with 80% and 5% statewide; its test scores are suppressed. Schools serve different grade spans, so same-grade comparisons are most useful where available.
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