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Mesa Unified District

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63 East Main Street
Mesa, AZ 85201
Maricopa County
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PH: (480) 472-0200
FAX: (480) 472-0489

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Grades PK-12
70,309 students
89 schools

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AIMS Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading

78% (2011)

74% (2010)

74% (2009)

72% (2008)

74% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 76% in 2011.

Writing

79% (2009)

72% (2008)

81% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 79% in 2009.

Math

71% (2011)

67% (2010)

75% (2009)

75% (2008)

77% (2007)
The state average for Math was 68% in 2011.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 4

Reading

77% (2011)

74% (2010)

76% (2009)

72% (2008)

71% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 75% in 2011.

Science

61% (2011)

61% (2010)

58% (2009)

53% (2008)
The state average for Science was 60% in 2011.

Writing

82% (2009)

66% (2008)

80% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 83% in 2009.

Math

67% (2011)

67% (2010)

79% (2009)

79% (2008)

80% (2007)
The state average for Math was 65% in 2011.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 5

Reading

81% (2011)

74% (2010)

76% (2009)

71% (2008)

75% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 79% in 2011.

Writing

55% (2011)

74% (2010)

80% (2009)

59% (2008)

64% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 55% in 2011.

Math

66% (2011)

60% (2010)

77% (2009)

75% (2008)

78% (2007)
The state average for Math was 63% in 2011.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 6

Reading

85% (2011)

82% (2010)

74% (2009)

76% (2008)

75% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 81% in 2011.

Writing

59% (2011)

74% (2010)

88% (2009)

73% (2008)

80% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 56% in 2011.

Math

68% (2011)

64% (2010)

76% (2009)

77% (2008)

75% (2007)
The state average for Math was 59% in 2011.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 7

Reading

84% (2011)

81% (2010)

76% (2009)

73% (2008)

72% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 82% in 2011.

Writing

54% (2011)

77% (2010)

87% (2009)

65% (2008)

81% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 53% in 2011.

Math

67% (2011)

66% (2010)

80% (2009)

77% (2008)

76% (2007)
The state average for Math was 61% in 2011.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 8

Reading

74% (2011)

78% (2010)

73% (2009)

69% (2008)

69% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 71% in 2011.

Science

70% (2011)

68% (2010)

63% (2009)

56% (2008)
The state average for Science was 63% in 2011.

Writing

89% (2009)

73% (2008)

73% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 86% in 2009.

Math

60% (2011)

67% (2010)

71% (2009)

68% (2008)

70% (2007)
The state average for Math was 54% in 2011.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

Grade 10

Reading

84% (2011)

82% (2010)

81% (2009)

79% (2008)

80% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 78% in 2011.

Science

53% (2011)

44% (2010)
The state average for Science was 42% in 2011.

Writing

73% (2011)

76% (2010)

78% (2009)

71% (2008)

77% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 68% in 2011.

Math

72% (2011)

71% (2010)

81% (2009)

79% (2008)

81% (2007)
The state average for Math was 60% in 2011.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2010-2011

About the Tests

In 2010-2011 Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) was used to test students in reading and mathematics in grades 3 through 8 and 10, writing in grades 5, 6, 7, and 10, and in science in grades 4, 8 and 10.
AIMS is a standards-based test, which means that it measures how well students have mastered Arizona's learning standards.
Students must pass the grade 10 AIMS in order to graduate.
The goal is for all students to meet or exceed state standards on the test.

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Teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
	This District
Students per certified teacher	19

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Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
White	52%	45%
Hispanic	37%	41%
Black	4%	6%
American Indian or Alaska Native	4%	6%
Asian	2%	3%
Unspecified	1%	n/a

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Student Subgroups

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
	This District	State Average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program	48%	51%
English language learners	13%	14%

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Home Languages of English Learners

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
Language	This District	State Average
Spanish	93%	81%
English	3%	12%
Other Non-Indian	1%	1%
Vietnamese	<1%	<1%
Filipino	<1%	<1%
Arabic	<1%	<1%
Navajo	<1%	2%
Russian	<1%	<1%
Mandarin	<1%	<1%
Other Indian	<1%	<1%
Cantonese	<1%	<1%
German	<1%	<1%
Korean	<1%	<1%
Thai	<1%	<1%
Japanese	<1%	<1%
Hopi	<1%	<1%
Portuguese	<1%	<1%
Polish	<1%	<1%
Yugoslavian	<1%	<1%
Papago (Tohono O'odham)	<1%	<1%
Cambodian	<1%	<1%
Tagalog	<1%	<1%
Greek	<1%	<1%
Apache (Whiteriver)	<1%	<1%
French	<1%	<1%
Romanian	<1%	<1%
Hungarian	<1%	<1%
Czechoslovakian	<1%	<1%
Punjabi	<1%	<1%
Somali	<1%	<1%
Ukrainian	<1%	<1%
Dutch	<1%	<1%
Laotian	<1%	<1%

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Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$6,908	$7,051

Source: NCES, 2006-2007
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	61%	56%
Support services	8%	9%
Administration	9%	13%
Other expenditures	21%	22%

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