East Valley Academy

Located at 855 W 8TH AVE, in MESA, Arizona, East Valley Academy is a low-enrollment 9-12 campus that serves 295 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by Mesa Unified District (4235). That puts it 53% smaller than the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 631 students.

Within Mesa Unified District (4235), which oversees 81 schools and 55,821 students, East Valley Academy is one campus in the system.

Demographically, East Valley Academy lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 68% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 13% Native American, 12% White, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 20.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Around the school, Maricopa County reports that median household income runs about $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. East Valley Academy is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

Nearest neighbor: Crossroads at East Valley Academy, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around East Valley Academy.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 6%: 314 students in 2018 compared to 295 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share contracted from 80% to 68%. Class-load math has grew: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the East Valley Academy community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.