Mesa Public Schools
| Mesa Public Schools | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
|
63 E. Main Street, #101 Mesa, AZ 85201 | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| "Unprecedented Excellence in Education" | |
| Established | 1946 |
| Superintendent | Michael Cowan |
| Budget | $563,410,419 (12-13) |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 64,740 |
| 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. Its approximately 64,000 students enjoy opportunities such as Montessori, International Baccalaureate, dual-language immersion, honors and Advanced Placement courses and Franklin traditional schools.
MPS serves most of the city of Mesa, plus small portions of Tempe and Chandler.
The district includes 55 elementary schools, 9 junior high schools, six comprehensive high schools, and several alternative schools.
The educator Jack Taylor served on the school board for eight years. He was also the mayor of Mesa from 1966 to 1972; thereafter a member, consecutively, of both houses of the Arizona State Legislature; a native of Sonora, Texas, he is interred at Mesa City Cemetery[1]
Schools
High schools
High schools (9-12) as listed by Mesa Public Schools:[2]
| 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 | Maroon, black | Gold, green | Orange, blue |
| Mascot | Mustangs | Jackrabbits | Toros | Mountain Lions | Coyote | Warriors |
| Principal | Tamara Addis | Kirk Thomas | Greg Milbrandt | Jared Ryan | Tom Brennan | Shawn Lynch |
| Athletic conference[3] |
6A | 6A | 6A | 6A | 6A | 6A |
| Enrollment (2010-10-1)[3][4] |
2,629 | 3,513 | 3,176 | 3,401 | 2,649 | 3,108 |
| Website(s) | Official | Official | Official | Official | Official | Official |
Junior high schools
Junior high schools (7-8) as listed by Mesa Public Schools:[5]
| 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 | Todd Roberts | Keiko Dilbeck | Allen Flax | Patricia Christie | Renea Kennedy | Casey Eagleburger | Ken Erickson | 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.[6]
Powell Junior High School (colors red, white, and blue, mascot the Patriots)[7] 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.[8]
Mesa Jr closed at the end of the 2011-2012 school year and was demolished in January 2014 - Plans for new park in 2014 are upcoming Brimhall closed at the end of the 2011-2012 school year - convert to Franklin school
- Name notes
- Fremont — John C. Fremont
- Kino — Eusebio Kino
- Poston-Charles D. Poston
- 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
Elementary schools
Elementary schools (K-6) as listed by Mesa Public Schools:[9]
- Adams
- Anne M. Lindbergh
- Benjamin Franklin
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary - West Campus
- Bush
- Crismon Elementary
- Dilworth Brinton
- Edison
- Eisenhower Center For Innovation
- Entz
- Falcon Hill
- Field
- Franklin at Alma
- Franklin at Brimhall
- Pedro Guerrero Elementary
- Hawthorne
- Hermosa Vista
- Highland Arts
- Holmes
- 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:[10]
| 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 | Special education preschool services |
| Mesa Academy For Advanced Studies | 4 - 8 | Official | Rigorous curriculum program preparing for advanced courses in high school |
| Mesa Distance Learning Program | K - 12 | Official | Computer-based online learning program |
| Riverview High School | 9[?] - 12 | Official | Referral-only school for students with discipline issues |
| SHARP School | 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
- Chandler Unified School District
- Gilbert Public Schools
- Tempe Elementary School District
- Tempe Union High School District
- Mesa Distance Learning Program
References
- ↑ "Jerald Jackson Taylor". apnewsarchive.com. April 3, 1995. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
- ↑ United States. "Mesa Public Schools » Schools". Mpsaz.org. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- 1 2 2011‐2012 2012‐2013 Conference Placement, Arizona Interscholastic Association, 2010-10-1
- ↑ For 2014-15, ninth-grade students were transferred to Dobson, Skyline and Westwood high schools. In 2011-12, Mesa, Mountain View and Red Mountain will welcome ninth-grade students.
- ↑ United States. "Mesa Public Schools » Schools". Mpsaz.org. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- ↑ Because the Mesa high schools also were involved with 9th grade athletics, they are in the AIA system: Hendrix's entry
- ↑ "Powell Junior High School". Aiaonline.org. 2011-03-04. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ↑ "Mesa's Powell Junior High to Close". Myfoxphoenix.com. 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ↑ United States. "Mesa Public Schools » Schools". Mpsaz.org. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- ↑ United States. "Mesa Public Schools » Schools". Mpsaz.org. Retrieved 2012-08-05.