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What's the one class at Imagine East Mesa Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
611
Elementary
STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST MESA CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INC. (87401)·NCES 040042502527
Imagine East Mesa Elementary
9701 E SOUTHERN AVE, MESA, AZ 85209 · (480) 355-6830 · Maricopa County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL611 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Arizona public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
25 FTE teachers
STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 88 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 6% smaller than its 6th grade class (88).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
30.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -18.0pp since 2017
Math
31.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -26.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 18 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 26 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 20.0% |
| 2018-19 | 49.0% | 51.0% |
| 2017-18 | 48.0% | 57.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Imagine East Mesa Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #506 of 1,072 ▲ 26 | #337 of 646 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #634 of 1,072 ▼ 112 | #405 of 646 ▼ 64 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #261 of 930 | #154 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 611 | #302 of 1,223 | #235 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #951 of 991 | #594 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.9% | #238 of 1,007 | #167 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #547 of 721 | #350 of 456 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
611
+11 (+2%) vs 2020
+3% since 2010-11, when it was 596
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 611 | 25 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 585 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 628 | N/A | N/A | 60% (375) |
| 2020-21 | 600 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 670 | N/A | N/A | 55% (368) |
| 2015-16 | 639 | N/A | N/A | 57% (364) |
| 2010-11 | 596 | N/A | N/A | 49% (292) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Imagine East Mesa Elementary.
About Imagine East Mesa Elementary
Among the schools in MESA, Arizona, is Imagine East Mesa Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. It educates 611 students in kindergarten through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in Arizona is about 451 students.
Imagine East Mesa Elementary is a school in East Mesa Charter Elementary School Inc. (87401).
Imagine East Mesa Elementary has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 46%. Beyond that, enrollment is 40% White, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. In Maricopa County overall, about 31% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 62% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Imagine East Mesa Elementary operates with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 24.4:1. On average, elementary schools in Arizona have 17.0:1, compared with 24.4:1 here.
allk12 grades Imagine East Mesa Elementary a B. The grade compares the school only with Arizona public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Among Maricopa County residents, the median household income is $89,300, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Besides Imagine East Mesa Elementary, Maricopa County has 1,351 other public schools.
Imagine East Mesa Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Imagine East Mesa Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large. Imagine East Mesa Elementary is one of the charter schools in Arizona.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 600 to 611.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Maricopa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,559,748
Census ACS
Median income
$89,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,352
725,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MESA
- Mountain View High SchoolHigh · 3,421 students
- Red Mountain High SchoolHigh · 3,379 students
- Mesa High SchoolHigh · 3,233 students
- Westwood High SchoolHigh · 3,135 students
- Dobson High SchoolHigh · 2,284 students
- Desert Ridge HighHigh · 2,103 students
Nearby schools
- Imagine East Mesa Middle0.0 mi · 140
- Superstition High School0.7 mi · 54
- Skyline High School0.7 mi · 1,995
- Stevenson Elementary School0.8 mi · 725
- Patterson Elementary1.3 mi · 733
- Desert Ridge High1.5 mi · 2,103
Frequently asked questions
About Imagine East Mesa ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Imagine East Mesa Elementary?
Imagine East Mesa Elementary enrolls approximately 611 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Imagine East Mesa Elementary serve?
Imagine East Mesa Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Imagine East Mesa Elementary?
Approximately 24.4:1 students per teacher at Imagine East Mesa Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Imagine East Mesa Elementary?
Student demographics at Imagine East Mesa Elementary are roughly 40% White, 46% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Imagine East Mesa Elementary?
Imagine East Mesa Elementary is overseen by East Mesa Charter Elementary School Inc. (87401) in Maricopa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.