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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 85215

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School

473

Students

Top rankedK-8 STEM Academy at Red Mountain Ranch252^nd of 909 Arizona elementary schools

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Summary:

The 85215 zip code area of Mesa, Arizona is home to two elementary schools: Legacy Traditional School - Mesa and Red Mountain Ranch Elementary. Based on the available data, Red Mountain Ranch Elementary appears to be the standout school in this area, consistently outperforming the district and state averages on standardized test scores across multiple grade levels and subject areas.

Red Mountain Ranch Elementary has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks in the top 30% of Arizona elementary schools, while Legacy Traditional School - Mesa has a lower 2-star rating. Additionally, Red Mountain Ranch Elementary has a more favorable student-teacher ratio of 17.7, compared to the ratio for Legacy Traditional School - Mesa, which is not provided. In 5th grade science, Red Mountain Ranch Elementary scored 37% proficient in 2024-2025, compared to 37% at Legacy Traditional School - Mesa and 34% statewide.

While the data does not include information on the schools' free/reduced lunch rates, which could provide insight into the socioeconomic demographics of the student populations, the overall academic performance data suggests that Red Mountain Ranch Elementary is the stronger-performing school in the 85215 zip code area. Parents and families in this area may want to consider Red Mountain Ranch Elementary as a top choice for their children's elementary education.

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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 (2023)	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th 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
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	24.9%	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

Cities Near Zip Code 85215

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mesa	0.78 mi	164	47^th
Gilbert	6.42 mi	81	19^th
Scottsdale	7.68 mi	62	12^th
Apache Junction	9.2 mi	15	86^th
Phoenix	9.25 mi	494	57^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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