Mesa Public Schools

Mesa Unified School District No. 4
Location
63 E. Main Street, #101
Mesa, AZ 85201
District information
TypePublic
Motto"Unprecedented Excellence in Education"
Established1946
SuperintendentDr. Andi Fourlis
Budget$532,000,000 (2022-2023)
Students and staff
Students64,500
Other information
Websitehttp://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.

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
Opened 1983 1898,
1909 ("Old Main")
1972 (current building)		 1976 1988 2000 1962
Colors Blue,
Silver		 Purple,
Gold		 Blue,
Red		 Cardinal Red,
Black		 Gold,
Green		 Orange,
Blue
Mascot Mustangs Jackrabbits Toros Mountain Lions Coyotes Warriors
Principal Gabrielle Buckley Kirk Thomas Mike Oliver Steven Tannenbaum Greg Mendez Chris Gilmore
Athletic
conference[4] 		6A 6A 6A 6A 6A 6A
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]

School Carson John C. Fremont Kino Poston Rhodes Shepherd Smith Stapley Taylor
Colors Red,
black,
white		 Purple,
white		 Forest green,
gold		 Teal,
black,
white		 Maroon,
gold		 Gray,
blue		 Navy,
gold		 Vegas gold,
maroon		 Gold,
black
Mascot Cougars Falcons Kolts Panthers Roadrunners Stallions Sidewinders Sabercats Trojans
Principal Tony Elmer Bruce Cosseboom Keiko Dilbeck Michael Rapier Joan Wilson Jill Benza Adam Unrein James Fisher Gina 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
  • Fremont — John C. Fremont
  • Kino — Eusebio Kino
  • Poston — Charles D. Poston, referred to as the "Father of Arizona" due to his efforts lobbying for creation of the territory.
  • Shepherd — Rulon T. Shepherd, a 30-year Mesa superintendent who built the first junior high in Mesa
  • Stapley — Orley. S. Stapley, at one time the largest International Harvester farm equipment dealer in the United States, as well as the owner of the largest mercantile business in Arizona during the 1940s and 1950s; also the namesake of Stapley Drive
  • Taylor — Harvey L. Taylor, former Mesa superintendent and principal

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]

Name Grades Website(s) Details
Crossroads 7 - 12 Official Small school environment
Eagleridge Enrichment Program K - 8 Official Home schooling enrichment program
East Valley Academy 9 - 12 Official Small school environment with more flexible hours and a credit recovery program
Jordan Center for Early Education Preschool Official Preschool with Montessori option available
Red Mountain Center for Early Education Preschool Official Preschool campus
Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies 4 - 8 Official Rigorous curriculum program preparing for advanced courses in high school the top performing school in Arizona.
Mesa Distance Learning Program 6 - 12 Official Computer-based online learning program
Riverview High School 7 - 12 Official Referral-only school for students with discipline issues
SHARP School K - 12 Official Alternative needs program for students with qualifying disabilities
Summit Academy K - 6 Official International Baccalaureate primary years program
Summit Academy 7 - 8 Official International Baccalaureate middle years program
Superstition High School 7 - 12 Official Small school environment

See also

References

  1. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Maricopa County, AZ" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 7 (PDF p. 8/11). Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  2. ^ Cadeau, Chimene (2000-04-05). "Salt River Community has school of its own". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. Schools 6. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ United States. "Mesa Public Schools » Schools". Mpsaz.org. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  4. ^ 2011‐2012 2012‐2013 Conference Placement Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine, Arizona Interscholastic Association, 2010-10-1
  5. ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Dobson High School". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  6. ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Mesa High School". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  7. ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Mountain View High School". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  8. ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Red Mountain High School". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  9. ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Skyline High School". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  10. ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Westwood High School". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  11. ^ United States. "Mesa Public Schools » Schools". Mpsaz.org. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  12. ^ Because the Mesa high schools also were involved with 9th grade athletics, they are in the AIA system: Hendrix's entry
  13. ^ "Powell Junior High School". Aiaonline.org. 2011-03-04. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
  14. ^ "Mesa's Powell Junior High to Close". Myfoxphoenix.com. 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
  15. ^ "Eagles Community Center | Mesa Parks, Recreation & Community Facilities". www.mesaparks.com. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  16. ^ United States. "Mesa Public Schools » Schools". Mpsaz.org. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  17. ^ United States. "Mesa Public Schools » Schools". Mpsaz.org. Retrieved 2012-08-05.