Mesa Public Schools

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Mesa Unified School District No. 4
Mesa Public Schools logo.png
Location
63 E. Main Street, #101
Mesa, AZ 85201
District information
Type Public
Motto"Unprecedented Excellence in Education"
Established1946
SuperintendentDr. Andi Fourlis
Budget$532,000,000 (2022-2023)
Students and staff
Students64,500
Other information
Website http://www.mpsaz.org/

Mesa Public Schools (incorporated as Mesa Unified School District #4) is the largest public school district in the state of Arizona, headquartered in Mesa. It has approximately 64,000 students. The district has, in addition to regular programs: Montessori, International Baccalaureate, dual-language immersion, honors and Advanced Placement courses.

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MPS serves most of the city of Mesa, plus small portions of Tempe and Chandler. [1] It also takes students from the Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community. [2]

The district has 82 schools, which includes 55 elementary schools, 9 junior high schools, six comprehensive high schools, and several alternative schools.

Schools

High schools

High schools (9-12) as listed by Mesa Public Schools: [3]

School Dobson Mesa Mountain View Red Mountain Skyline Westwood
Opened19831898,
1909 ("Old Main")
1972 (current building)
1976198820001962
ColorsBlue,
Silver
Purple,
Gold
Blue,
Red
Cardinal Red,
Black
Gold,
Green
Orange,
Blue
MascotMustangsJackrabbitsTorosMountain LionsCoyotesWarriors
PrincipalGabrielle BuckleyKirk ThomasMike OliverSteven TannenbaumGreg MendezChris Gilmore
Athletic
conference [4]
6A6A6A6A6A6A
Enrollment (2020-2021)2,286 [5] 3,460 [6] 3,272 [7] 3,340 [8] 2,389 [9] 3,355 [10]
Website(s) Official Official Official Official Official Official

Junior high schools

Junior high schools (7-8) as listed by Mesa Public Schools: [11]

SchoolCarsonJohn C. FremontKinoPostonRhodesShepherdSmithStapleyTaylor
ColorsRed,
black,
white
Purple,
white
Forest green,
gold
Teal,
black,
white
Maroon,
gold
Gray,
blue
Navy,
gold
Vegas gold,
maroon
Gold,
black
MascotCougarsFalconsKoltsPanthersRoadrunnersStallionsSidewindersSabercatsTrojans
PrincipalTony ElmerBruce CosseboomKeiko DilbeckMichael RapierJoan WilsonJill BenzaAdam UnreinJames FisherGina Piraino
Website(s) Official Official Official Official Official Official Official Official Official

Mesa Public Schools operated two other junior high schools until 2009-2010 school year.

Hendrix Junior High School consolidated with the adjoining Frost Elementary School as the K-8 Summit Academy with an International Baccalaureate Program. Hendrix had the husky as its mascot and used the colors red and gray. [12]

Powell Junior High School (colors red, white, and blue, mascot the Patriots) [13] closed in May 2010. The former campus serves as the Mesa Educational Center, home to the district's Community Education Department, East Valley Academy and Crossroads. [14]

Mesa Jr High closed at the end of the 2011-2012 school year and was demolished in January 2014 - Post demolition, the site was converted into a community center. [15]

Brimhall Jr High closed at the end of the 2011-2012 school year - converted to Franklin school

Name notes

Elementary schools

Elementary schools (K-6) as listed by Mesa Public Schools: [16]

  • Adams
  • Anne M. Lindbergh
  • Benjamin Franklin
  • Benjamin Franklin Elementary - West Campus
  • Barbara Bush
  • Crismon Elementary
  • Dilworth Brinton
  • Edison
  • Eisenhower Center For Innovation
  • Entz
  • Falcon Hill
  • Field
  • Franklin at Alma
  • Franklin at Brimhall
  • Franklin East
  • Franklin West
  • Pedro Guerrero Elementary
  • Hermosa Vista
  • Highland Arts
  • Holmes
  • Hughes
  • Irving
  • James Madison
  • Jefferson
  • John K. Kerr, M. D.
  • John Philip Sousa
  • Keller
  • Las Sendas
  • Lehi
  • Lincoln
  • Longfellow
  • Lowell
  • MacArthur
  • Nathan Hale
  • Patterson
  • Pedro Guerrero
  • Pomeroy
  • Porter
  • Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • Ramón S. Mendoza
  • Red Mountain Ranch
  • Redbird
  • Robson
  • Roosevelt
  • Salk
  • Sandra Day O’Connor
  • Sirrine
  • Stevenson
  • Taft
  • Veora E. Johnson
  • Washington
  • Webster
  • Whitman
  • Whittier
  • Wilson
  • Zaharis
  • Zedo Ishikawa

Frost Elementary consolidated with the adjoining Hendrix Junior High in 2010-11 to become the K-8 Summit Academy.

Alternative school

Alternative schools (named "Focus Schools" by the district) as listed by Mesa Public Schools: [17]

NameGradesWebsite(s)Details
Crossroads7 - 12 Official Small school environment
Eagleridge Enrichment ProgramK - 8 Official Home schooling enrichment program
East Valley Academy9 - 12 Official Small school environment with more flexible hours and a credit recovery program
Jordan Center for Early EducationPreschool Official Preschool with Montessori option available
Red Mountain Center for Early EducationPreschool Official Preschool campus
Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies4 - 8 Official Rigorous curriculum program preparing for advanced courses in high school the top performing school in Arizona.
Mesa Distance Learning Program6 - 12 Official Computer-based online learning program
Riverview High School7 - 12 Official Referral-only school for students with discipline issues
SHARP SchoolK - 12 Official Alternative needs program for students with qualifying disabilities
Summit AcademyK - 6 Official International Baccalaureate primary years program
Summit Academy7 - 8 Official International Baccalaureate middle years program
Superstition High School7 - 12 Official Small school environment

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