Imagine East Mesa Elementary

Summary:

Imagine East Mesa Elementary is a public charter elementary school serving 628 students in grades K-6 in Mesa, Arizona. The school is part of the East Mesa Charter Elementary School Inc. district, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Imagine East Mesa Elementary has a relatively diverse student population, with 45.22% White, 42.68% Hispanic, and smaller percentages of other racial groups. This diversity is higher than some nearby schools, such as Sousa Elementary (51.56% White) and Boulder Creek Elementary (54.41% White). However, the school's academic performance, as measured by state assessments, is generally lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with relatively strong performance for Hispanic students but weaker performance for White, multi-racial, and special education students.

Imagine East Mesa Elementary has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 25.36% to 59.71% over the past few years. This is higher than some nearby schools, such as Augusta Ranch Elementary (28.96%). The school's statewide ranking has also steadily declined over the past several years, from a high of 340 out of 1079 Arizona elementary schools in 2015-2016 to a low of 582 out of 904 in 2023-2024, suggesting that its academic performance may be struggling to keep pace with other schools in the state.


Detail:

Public, Charter K-6

 9701 E Southern Ave
       Mesa, AZ  85209-3769


(480) 355-6830

District: East Mesa Charter Elementary School Inc.

SchoolDigger Rank:
581st of 912 Arizona Elementary Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  n/a Help
Number of students:  585

Racial breakdown:

White:
44.8%
Hispanic:
44.1%
Two or more races:
4.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  59.7% Help


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Compare Details Imagine East Mesa Elementary ranks worse than 63.7% of elementary schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.54. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (44.8%), Hispanic (44.1%), two or more races (4.6%). (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Imagine East Mesa Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Imagine East Mesa Elementary 581st of 912 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Imagine East Mesa Elementary in the ranking list.)

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East Mesa Charter Elementary School Inc.:

SchoolDigger ranks East Mesa Charter Elementary School Inc. 208th of 297 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Imagine East Mesa Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Imagine East Mesa Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 45.02 600th 1062 43.5%
2010 53.70 494th 1090 54.7%
2011 40.89 646th 1075 39.9%
2012 52.61 538th 1141 52.8%
2013 49.92 594th 1158 48.7%
2014 60.59 431st 1079 60.1%
2015 43.03 477th 955 50.1%
2016 66.65 340th 1079 68.5%
2017 65.20 366th 1106 66.9%
2018 62.56 390th 1109 64.8%
2019 48.05 494th 1039 52.5%
2021 36.13 710th 1226 42.1%
2022 21.37 738th 1000 26.2%
2023 41.10 653rd 1245 47.6%
2024 29.54 581st 912 36.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Imagine East Mesa Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 46.19 513th 1027 50.0%
2022 12.42 437th 444 1.6%
2023 25.59 534th 617 13.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Imagine East Mesa Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 46.71 286th 975 70.7%
2023 37.98 218th 451 51.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Imagine East Mesa Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 47.59 481st 1201 60.0%
2023 28.30 614th 820 25.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Imagine East Mesa Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.18 263rd 820 67.9%
2022 20.19 532nd 618 13.9%
2023 44.84 567th 1116 49.2%
2024 38.10 318th 556 42.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Imagine East Mesa Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.20 420th 1023 58.9%
2019 43.62 455th 862 47.2%
2021 40.09 657th 1219 46.1%
2023 32.79 762nd 1219 37.5%
2024 12.63 540th 602 10.3%
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Rank History for Foster Care students at Imagine East Mesa Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 46.60 121st 306 60.5%
2022 55.01 12th 25 52.0%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Imagine East Mesa Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 58.99 39th 101 61.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Imagine East Mesa Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.86 345th 1032 66.6%
2019 36.83 491st 850 42.2%
2021 34.18 741st 1220 39.3%
2022 21.68 662nd 830 20.2%
2023 45.87 588th 1216 51.6%
2024 31.60 418th 628 33.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at Imagine East Mesa Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 33.80 468th 620 24.5%
2022 24.18 229th 270 15.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Imagine East Mesa Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 24.24 786th 895 12.2%
2023 50.57 283rd 607 53.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Imagine East Mesa Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.55 348th 911 61.8%
2019 47.78 338th 709 52.3%
2021 32.32 788th 1198 34.2%
2022 24.99 554th 716 22.6%
2023 45.00 585th 1170 50.0%
2024 48.36 222nd 486 54.3%
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Rank History for Native American students at Imagine East Mesa Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 46.87 229th 654 65.0%
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Rank History for White students at Imagine East Mesa Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.88 363rd 720 49.6%
2019 29.39 455th 595 23.5%
2021 38.50 739th 1161 36.3%
2022 12.70 744th 800 7.0%
2023 23.88 834th 1024 18.6%
2024 5.48 473rd 486 2.7%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Arizona Department of Education

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Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Open Quote They continually lose their best teachers to REAL schools and overcharge on all Field Trips. Plus my son mentioned things were very odd during the AIMS testing. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Imagine East Mesa Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2006 247 25 12 93 9 n/a n/a 0 386
2007 297 31 16 132 9 n/a n/a 0 485
2008 193 26 101 158 11 n/a n/a 0 489
2009 304 29 19 155 10 n/a n/a 0 517
2010 348 28 21 161 10 n/a n/a 0 568
2011 367 39 2 159 14 0 15 0 596
2012 406 52 5 171 12 1 14 0 661
2013 385 51 10 185 7 1 25 0 664
2014 373 42 17 182 7 1 25 0 647
2015 335 30 13 208 6 1 26 0 619
2016 346 28 16 215 6 2 26 0 639
2017 311 25 16 238 10 5 28 0 633
2018 332 20 16 261 10 4 27 0 670
2019 317 23 12 266 5 5 29 0 657
2020 317 16 12 274 4 4 27 0 654
2021 293 25 9 236 4 4 29 0 600
2022 304 18 8 250 9 6 28 0 623
2023 284 27 7 268 9 6 27 0 628
2024 262 15 7 258 10 6 27 0 585

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Imagine East Mesa Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2006 386 n/a n/a 37.6
2007 485 n/a n/a 27
2008 489 n/a n/a 35
2009 517 n/a n/a 25.5
2010 568 n/a n/a 38.4
2011 596 n/a n/a 49
2012 661 n/a n/a 54.6
2013 664 n/a n/a 52.3
2014 647 n/a n/a 58.7
2015 619 n/a n/a 55.1
2016 639 n/a n/a 57
2017 633 n/a n/a 58.8
2018 670 n/a n/a 54.9
2019 657 n/a n/a 54.9
2020 654 n/a n/a 56.9
2021 600 n/a n/a n/a
2022 623 n/a n/a 25.4
2023 628 n/a n/a 59.7
2024 585 n/a n/a n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Imagine East Mesa Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2006 386 n/a n/a 37.6
2007 485 n/a n/a 27
2008 489 n/a n/a 35
2009 517 n/a n/a 25.5
2010 568 n/a n/a 38.4
2011 596 n/a n/a 49
2012 661 n/a n/a 54.6
2013 664 n/a n/a 52.3
2014 647 n/a n/a 58.7
2015 619 n/a n/a 55.1
2016 639 n/a n/a 57
2017 633 n/a n/a 58.8
2018 670 n/a n/a 54.9
2019 657 n/a n/a 54.9
2020 654 n/a n/a 56.9
2021 600 n/a n/a n/a
2022 623 n/a n/a 25.4
2023 628 n/a n/a 59.7
2024 585 n/a n/a n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Imagine East Mesa Elementary

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $872 (9.5%) $77 (0.8%) $1,821 (19.8%) $5,286 (57.4%) $2,973 (32.3%) $8,260 (89.7%) $9,208
2020 $396 (4.6%) $1,125 (13.2%) $1,918 (22.4%) $4,516 (52.8%) $2,510 (29.4%) $7,026 (82.2%) $8,548

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Imagine East Mesa Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
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Post pandemic (2022-2023)
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Ranks 494th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 653rd of 1245 Elementary schools
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Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students657628
 4.4%
African American2327
 17.4%
American Indian59
 80%
Asian127
 41.7%
Hispanic266268
 0.8%
Pacific Islander56
 20%
White317284
 10.4%
Two or More Races2927
 6.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients54.9%59.7%
 4.8%


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Imagine East Mesa Elementary ranks 581st of 912 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 585 students attended Imagine East Mesa Elementary.

Students at Imagine East Mesa Elementary are 45% White, 44% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% American Indian, 1% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.


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