Redbird Elementary School

Summary:

Redbird Elementary School is a public elementary school in Mesa, Arizona, serving 455 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Mesa Unified District, which is ranked 264 out of 540 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

Redbird Elementary consistently performs significantly below state and district averages in academic proficiency. In the 2022-2023 school year, only 7-23% of Redbird students were proficient in English Language Arts and 2-10% were proficient in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 41-45% and 31-43%, respectively. The school has ranked in the bottom 20% of Arizona elementary schools over the past several years, placing it among the lowest-performing in the state. Redbird's student population is predominantly minority, with 60-65% Hispanic, 8-14% African American, and 8-9% Native American students, and 80-81% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

While Redbird Elementary has a relatively high per-student spending of $8,204 to $10,836, this does not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes. The school's performance has been declining, with proficiency rates decreasing from the 2020-2021 school year to the 2022-2023 school year. Nearby schools within the same district, such as Crismon Elementary School and Franklin West Elementary, have higher proficiency rates and statewide rankings, suggesting that factors beyond just district-level resources and policies may be contributing to Redbird's underperformance.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 1020 S Extension Rd
       Mesa, AZ  85210-3420


(480) 472-1200

District: Mesa Unified District

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,722 Help


Students who attend Redbird Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Rhodes Junior High School
High:    Dobson High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.7 Help
Number of students:  455

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
60.0%
African American:
14.5%
American Indian:
8.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  80.9% Help


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Compare Details Redbird Elementary School is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.89. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (60%), African American (14.5%), American Indian (8.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 80.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Redbird Elementary School is 14.7. 32 elementary schools in the Mesa Unified District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Redbird Elementary School is $8,722. 31 elementary schools in the Mesa Unified District spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Redbird Elementary School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Mesa Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Mesa Unified District 179th of 288 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Redbird Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Redbird Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 28.83 805th 1062 24.2%
2010 29.05 824th 1090 24.4%
2011 35.49 718th 1075 33.2%
2012 40.79 727th 1141 36.3%
2013 30.59 893rd 1158 22.9%
2014 25.43 846th 1079 21.6%
2015 18.09 803rd 955 15.9%
2016 25.94 798th 1079 26.0%
2017 30.07 751st 1106 32.1%
2018 21.17 886th 1109 20.1%
2019 17.19 873rd 1039 16.0%
2021 16.72 1076th 1226 12.2%
2022 10.77 927th 1000 7.3%
2023 9.89 1221st 1245 1.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Redbird Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 29.05 788th 1027 23.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Redbird Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 47.24 260th 975 73.3%
2023 20.75 380th 451 15.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Redbird Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.09 377th 417 9.6%
2021 27.17 983rd 1201 18.2%
2023 13.66 814th 820 0.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Redbird Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.93 628th 820 23.4%
2022 14.70 580th 618 6.1%
2023 12.37 1085th 1116 2.8%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Redbird Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.68 202nd 423 52.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Redbird Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.23 898th 1023 12.2%
2019 17.43 725th 862 15.9%
2021 17.40 1077th 1219 11.6%
2023 9.38 1198th 1219 1.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Redbird Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.36 749th 1032 27.4%
2019 18.31 701st 850 17.5%
2021 18.61 1050th 1220 13.9%
2023 11.15 1179th 1216 3.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Redbird Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 32.93 641st 895 28.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Redbird Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.49 659th 911 27.7%
2019 21.17 588th 709 17.1%
2021 21.47 1035th 1198 13.6%
2023 15.15 1103rd 1170 5.7%
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Rank History for Native American students at Redbird Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 35.23 421st 654 35.6%
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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Redbird Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 22.09 143rd 171 16.4%
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Rank History for White students at Redbird Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 23.00 989th 1161 14.8%
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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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Enrollment information for Redbird Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 823 20 18 81 13 n/a n/a -60 895
1989 848 24 21 84 13 n/a n/a -55 935
1990 850 36 22 88 14 n/a n/a -156 854
1991 747 27 29 90 16 n/a n/a -44 865
1992 718 32 24 89 10 n/a n/a 0 873
1993 635 49 20 147 10 n/a n/a 0 861
1994 548 54 17 189 13 n/a n/a 0 821
1995 522 47 15 263 34 n/a n/a 0 881
1996 522 47 15 263 34 n/a n/a 0 881
1997 520 52 18 289 30 n/a n/a 0 909
1998 436 63 4 307 38 n/a n/a 0 848
1999 391 72 14 319 46 n/a n/a 0 842
2000 391 71 12 331 49 n/a n/a 0 854
2001 282 75 8 266 30 n/a n/a 0 661
2002 234 61 13 351 45 n/a n/a 0 704
2003 234 61 13 351 45 n/a n/a 0 704
2004 212 53 16 339 50 n/a n/a 0 670
2005 188 61 16 379 45 n/a n/a 0 689
2006 141 49 12 421 32 n/a n/a 0 655
2007 111 44 12 452 37 n/a n/a 0 656
2008 93 67 9 441 42 n/a n/a 0 652
2009 95 59 7 437 42 n/a n/a 0 640
2010 101 47 9 417 36 n/a n/a 0 610
2011 87 37 10 385 37 0 2 0 558
2012 76 34 9 419 37 0 2 0 577
2013 81 29 8 435 34 0 5 0 592
2014 82 34 6 428 40 1 14 0 605
2015 72 29 15 409 30 0 10 0 565
2016 71 26 2 356 18 17 10 0 500
2017 66 26 4 375 24 16 15 0 526
2018 73 42 5 342 23 19 17 0 521
2019 75 33 5 328 22 13 27 0 503
2020 83 36 4 268 23 13 23 0 450
2021 58 34 2 279 33 12 12 0 430
2022 59 64 3 273 40 10 22 0 471
2023 38 66 2 273 39 15 22 0 455

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Redbird Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 895 34.5 25.9 n/a
1989 935 37.2 25.1 n/a
1990 854 35.5 24.0 n/a
1991 865 32.5 26.6 n/a
1992 873 36.0 24.2 n/a
1993 861 36.5 23.6 n/a
1994 821 34.5 23.8 n/a
1995 881 38.0 23.2 n/a
1996 881 38.0 23.2 n/a
1997 909 39.1 23.2 n/a
1998 848 41.5 20.4 n/a
1999 842 37.4 22.5 n/a
2000 854 38.6 22.1 n/a
2001 661 32.8 20.2 n/a
2002 704 34.2 20.6 72.4
2003 704 34.2 20.6 72.4
2004 670 32.0 20.9 90.1
2005 689 32.0 21.5 92.2
2006 655 34.7 18.9 98.6
2007 656 35.5 18.5 77.4
2008 652 34.8 18.7 80.1
2009 640 35.1 18.2 78.4
2010 610 32.8 18.5 86.6
2011 558 31.9 17.4 90.7
2012 577 31.2 18.4 89.4
2013 592 33.5 17.6 91.9
2014 605 32.3 18.7 90.7
2015 565 32.0 17.6 77.2
2016 500 30.0 16.6 88.6
2017 526 28.8 18.2 87.8
2018 521 27.7 18.7 82.7
2019 503 24.9 20.1 80.9
2020 450 28.7 15.6 74.9
2021 430 28.7 14.9 n/a
2022 471 28.6 16.4 34.2
2023 455 30.8 14.7 80.9

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 Redbird Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 895 34.5 25.9 n/a
1989 935 37.2 25.1 n/a
1990 854 35.5 24.0 n/a
1991 865 32.5 26.6 n/a
1992 873 36.0 24.2 n/a
1993 861 36.5 23.6 n/a
1994 821 34.5 23.8 n/a
1995 881 38.0 23.2 n/a
1996 881 38.0 23.2 n/a
1997 909 39.1 23.2 n/a
1998 848 41.5 20.4 n/a
1999 842 37.4 22.5 n/a
2000 854 38.6 22.1 n/a
2001 661 32.8 20.2 n/a
2002 704 34.2 20.6 72.4
2003 704 34.2 20.6 72.4
2004 670 32.0 20.9 90.1
2005 689 32.0 21.5 92.2
2006 655 34.7 18.9 98.6
2007 656 35.5 18.5 77.4
2008 652 34.8 18.7 80.1
2009 640 35.1 18.2 78.4
2010 610 32.8 18.5 86.6
2011 558 31.9 17.4 90.7
2012 577 31.2 18.4 89.4
2013 592 33.5 17.6 91.9
2014 605 32.3 18.7 90.7
2015 565 32.0 17.6 77.2
2016 500 30.0 16.6 88.6
2017 526 28.8 18.2 87.8
2018 521 27.7 18.7 82.7
2019 503 24.9 20.1 80.9
2020 450 28.7 15.6 74.9
2021 430 28.7 14.9 n/a
2022 471 28.6 16.4 34.2
2023 455 30.8 14.7 80.9

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 Redbird Elementary School

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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 $235 (2.2%) $22 (0.2%) $492 (4.7%) $7,522 (71.5%) $2,734 (26.0%) $10,256 (97.5%) $10,514
2020 $841 (10.3%) $731 (8.9%) $2,413 (29.4%) $6,856 (83.6%) n/a $6,632 (80.8%) $8,204
2021 $880 (8.1%) $232 (2.1%) $1,992 (18.4%) $7,627 (70.4%) $2,097 (19.4%) $9,724 (89.7%) $10,836
2022 $674 (7.7%) $160 (1.8%) $1,507 (17.3%) $7,396 (84.8%) $493 (5.7%) $7,889 (90.4%) $8,722

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Redbird Elementary School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
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Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 873rd of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 1221st of 1245 Elementary schools
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students503455
 9.5%
African American3366
 100%
American Indian2239
 77.3%
Asian52
 60%
Hispanic328273
 16.8%
Pacific Islander1315
 15.4%
White7538
 49.3%
Two or More Races2722
 18.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients80.9%80.9%
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Students who attend Redbird Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rhodes Junior High School
High : Dobson High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 455 students attended Redbird Elementary School.

Students at Redbird Elementary School are 60% Hispanic, 15% African American, 9% American Indian, 8% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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