Summary:
ZIP code 85233 has seven schools: four elementary schools, one middle school, one high school and one alternative school, with results reported across elementary through high school grades. Across the seven schools, the average all-grades results are 48% in English language arts (ELA) and 41% in math, compared with state figures of 41% and 33%. Five schools are above the state figure in each subject, but results vary substantially across the area—families should compare individual schools and, where possible, the grade their child will enter.
Playa del Rey Elementary School has the strongest all-grades results, with 59% in ELA and 53% in math—18 and 20 percentage points above the state, respectively. Its results also exceed the other six schools’ averages by 13 points in ELA and 14 points in math. At the other end, Oak Tree Elementary reports 40% in ELA and 30% in math, 1 and 3 points below the state. Still, Oak Tree’s 5th-grade science result is 50%, tied with EDUPRIZE SCHOOL Gilbert for the highest among schools reporting that grade, and 16 points above the state. EDUPRIZE also stands out in 8th grade, with 65% in both ELA and math.
SchoolDigger statewide percentile rankings rose from 2023–24 to 2025–26 at four of five schools with comparable histories: Mesquite Junior High School rose 17 points, Playa del Rey 14, Gilbert Elementary School 7 and Islands Elementary School 2; Oak Tree fell 4. These are ranking changes, not evidence that proficiency scores rose. Grade-level results can also change the picture: EDUPRIZE’s 7th-grade math is 21%, while Mesquite Junior High reports 33%; the state figure is 27%. Ratios do not neatly track results: Oak Tree’s is 11.7, versus 12.0 at Playa del Rey, and both schools’ results differ sharply. Free/reduced-lunch figures are not reported. Mesquite High School offers a separate positive measure, with a 91% graduation rate, compared with 80% statewide.
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