Webster Elementary School

Summary:

Webster Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Mesa, Arizona, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 576. The school is part of the Mesa Unified District, which is ranked 179 out of 288 districts in Arizona and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Webster Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of Arizona elementary schools, with a 0-1 star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years. Its proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly lower than the district and state averages, often by 20 percentage points or more. The school also has a very high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 44.44% to 79.86% over the past few years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among its student population. While Webster Elementary's performance is concerning, the school's relatively strong rankings for English Language Learners and homeless/foster care students suggest that with the right resources and strategies, the school may be able to improve outcomes for other subgroups as well.

Nearby schools, such as Arizona Language Schools, Redbird Elementary School, and Curry Elementary School, generally outperform Webster Elementary, particularly in academic proficiency rates. This suggests that there may be opportunities to learn from the practices and approaches of these higher-performing schools to help improve outcomes for the students at Webster Elementary.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 202 N Sycamore
       Mesa, AZ  85201-6150


(480) 472-4860

District: Mesa Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
888th of 912 Arizona Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,239 Help


Students who attend Webster Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Carson Junior High School
High:    Westwood High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.6 Help
Number of students:  576

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
61.5%
White:
13.0%
African American:
10.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  79.9% Help


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Compare Details Webster Elementary School ranks worse than 97.4% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks last among 51 ranked elementary schools in the Mesa Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 8.57. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (61.5%), White (13%), African American (10.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 79.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Webster Elementary School is 13.6, which is the 16th best among 51 elementary schools in the Mesa Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Webster Elementary School is $9,239, which is the 24th highest among 51 elementary schools in the Mesa Unified District.
Schooldigger Rankings:

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

Mesa Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Mesa Unified District 187th of 297 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Webster Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Webster Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 35.42 707th 1062 33.4%
2010 31.97 785th 1090 28.0%
2011 35.31 720th 1075 33.0%
2012 45.85 652nd 1141 42.9%
2013 45.98 657th 1158 43.3%
2014 21.82 898th 1079 16.8%
2015 15.71 837th 955 12.4%
2016 20.30 879th 1079 18.5%
2017 28.80 765th 1106 30.8%
2018 16.10 976th 1109 12.0%
2019 9.70 990th 1039 4.7%
2021 22.37 939th 1226 23.4%
2022 14.08 865th 1000 13.5%
2023 13.41 1153rd 1245 7.4%
2024 8.57 888th 912 2.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Webster Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 34.67 695th 1027 32.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Webster Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 44.93 339th 975 65.2%
2023 27.90 300th 451 33.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Webster Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.60 323rd 417 22.5%
2021 31.86 858th 1201 28.6%
2023 14.36 810th 820 1.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Webster Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.13 747th 820 8.9%
2022 13.50 590th 618 4.5%
2023 17.07 1030th 1116 7.7%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Webster Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 45.32 169th 423 60.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Webster Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.56 939th 1023 8.2%
2019 8.19 826th 862 4.2%
2021 22.14 975th 1219 20.0%
2023 11.67 1176th 1219 3.5%
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Rank History for Foster Care students at Webster Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 47.92 101st 306 67.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Webster Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.90 903rd 1032 12.5%
2019 7.64 826th 850 2.8%
2021 24.30 917th 1220 24.8%
2023 15.77 1093rd 1216 10.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at Webster Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 28.01 506th 620 18.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Webster Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 27.21 752nd 895 16.0%
2023 29.53 464th 607 23.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Webster Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.43 856th 911 6.0%
2019 13.18 668th 709 5.8%
2021 29.58 845th 1198 29.5%
2023 16.18 1088th 1170 7.0%
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Rank History for Native American students at Webster Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.16 309th 654 52.8%
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Rank History for White students at Webster Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.02 613th 720 14.9%
2021 20.90 1021st 1161 12.1%
2022 2.71 794th 800 0.8%
2023 8.21 996th 1024 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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Reviews:
by a citizen
Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Open Quote I was a student there and it was great! This was the first ever school I enjoyed and made real very kind friends... I got very MAD When I had to leave a very nice school the staff and everyone was something I never wanted to leave. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Webster Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 625 14 8 151 87 n/a n/a 15 900
1989 697 16 10 149 106 n/a n/a -18 960
1990 750 18 20 151 106 n/a n/a -107 938
1991 700 24 16 161 93 n/a n/a -27 967
1992 668 21 13 158 94 n/a n/a 0 954
1993 579 37 11 192 95 n/a n/a 0 914
1994 444 41 9 175 100 n/a n/a 0 769
1995 451 36 8 214 84 n/a n/a 0 793
1996 451 36 8 214 84 n/a n/a 0 793
1997 425 40 6 249 99 n/a n/a 0 819
1998 382 49 7 279 94 n/a n/a 0 811
1999 377 50 12 333 91 n/a n/a 0 863
2000 339 52 19 400 107 n/a n/a 0 917
2001 302 57 20 353 120 n/a n/a 0 852
2002 217 44 25 440 103 n/a n/a 0 829
2003 217 44 25 440 103 n/a n/a 0 829
2004 206 64 23 492 94 n/a n/a 0 879
2005 199 57 24 548 87 n/a n/a 0 915
2006 192 61 32 536 104 n/a n/a 0 925
2007 176 63 33 577 89 n/a n/a 0 938
2008 164 78 36 601 82 n/a n/a 0 961
2009 147 66 28 569 84 n/a n/a 0 894
2010 144 48 31 546 80 n/a n/a 0 849
2011 145 43 15 457 65 0 8 0 733
2012 126 40 12 438 61 0 4 0 681
2013 125 37 9 440 62 0 6 0 679
2014 110 39 10 397 60 1 11 0 628
2015 113 24 3 369 50 0 7 0 566
2016 93 39 3 379 63 2 16 0 595
2017 131 43 4 350 43 6 15 0 592
2018 150 50 6 379 55 6 20 0 666
2019 141 52 8 389 55 2 16 0 663
2020 154 51 6 359 53 7 42 0 672
2021 90 52 6 342 48 6 32 0 576
2022 96 71 1 377 57 4 33 0 639
2023 75 62 3 354 57 6 19 0 576

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 Webster Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 900 39.0 23.0 n/a
1989 960 42.0 22.8 n/a
1990 938 42.5 22.0 n/a
1991 967 41.0 23.5 n/a
1992 954 43.5 21.9 n/a
1993 914 42.5 21.5 n/a
1994 769 38.0 20.2 n/a
1995 793 41.7 19.0 n/a
1996 793 41.7 19.0 n/a
1997 819 44.4 18.4 n/a
1998 811 45.4 17.9 n/a
1999 863 46.3 18.6 n/a
2000 917 45.9 20.0 n/a
2001 852 48.0 17.8 n/a
2002 829 43.1 19.2 82.3
2003 829 43.1 19.2 82.3
2004 879 43.7 20.1 97.8
2005 915 46.7 19.6 96.5
2006 925 52.3 17.7 98.4
2007 938 52.3 17.9 78.8
2008 961 52.3 18.4 80
2009 894 52.4 17.1 74.6
2010 849 49.3 17.2 85.9
2011 733 44.7 16.3 88.3
2012 681 41.0 16.5 88.5
2013 679 38.2 17.7 88.4
2014 628 33.5 18.7 90.8
2015 566 38.0 14.8 72.6
2016 595 34.0 17.5 91.6
2017 592 37.3 15.8 91.4
2018 666 37.8 17.5 88.9
2019 663 41.3 16.0 84.9
2020 672 48.3 13.8 78.9
2021 576 42.6 13.5 n/a
2022 639 42.0 15.2 44.4
2023 576 42.3 13.6 79.9

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 Webster Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 900 39.0 23.0 n/a
1989 960 42.0 22.8 n/a
1990 938 42.5 22.0 n/a
1991 967 41.0 23.5 n/a
1992 954 43.5 21.9 n/a
1993 914 42.5 21.5 n/a
1994 769 38.0 20.2 n/a
1995 793 41.7 19.0 n/a
1996 793 41.7 19.0 n/a
1997 819 44.4 18.4 n/a
1998 811 45.4 17.9 n/a
1999 863 46.3 18.6 n/a
2000 917 45.9 20.0 n/a
2001 852 48.0 17.8 n/a
2002 829 43.1 19.2 82.3
2003 829 43.1 19.2 82.3
2004 879 43.7 20.1 97.8
2005 915 46.7 19.6 96.5
2006 925 52.3 17.7 98.4
2007 938 52.3 17.9 78.8
2008 961 52.3 18.4 80
2009 894 52.4 17.1 74.6
2010 849 49.3 17.2 85.9
2011 733 44.7 16.3 88.3
2012 681 41.0 16.5 88.5
2013 679 38.2 17.7 88.4
2014 628 33.5 18.7 90.8
2015 566 38.0 14.8 72.6
2016 595 34.0 17.5 91.6
2017 592 37.3 15.8 91.4
2018 666 37.8 17.5 88.9
2019 663 41.3 16.0 84.9
2020 672 48.3 13.8 78.9
2021 576 42.6 13.5 n/a
2022 639 42.0 15.2 44.4
2023 576 42.3 13.6 79.9

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 Webster 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 $193 (1.8%) $22 (0.2%) $408 (3.7%) $7,928 (72.5%) $2,789 (25.5%) $10,717 (98.0%) $10,932
2020 $802 (9.5%) $854 (10.1%) $2,458 (29.0%) $7,334 (86.6%) n/a $6,810 (80.4%) $8,466
2021 $802 (7.9%) $84 (0.8%) $1,688 (16.6%) $8,641 (84.9%) $654 (6.4%) $9,295 (91.3%) $10,181
2022 $530 (5.7%) $96 (1.0%) $1,157 (12.5%) $8,288 (89.7%) $325 (3.5%) $8,613 (93.2%) $9,239

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Webster Elementary School

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)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 990th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 1153rd of 1245 Elementary schools
 2.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students663576
 13.1%
African American5262
 19.2%
American Indian5557
 3.6%
Asian83
 62.5%
Hispanic389354
 9%
Pacific Islander26
 200%
White14175
 46.8%
Two or More Races1619
 18.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients84.9%79.9%
 5.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Webster Elementary School

In the 2022-23 school year, 576 students attended Webster Elementary School.

Students who attend Webster Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carson Junior High School
High : Westwood High School

Students at Webster Elementary School are 61% Hispanic, 13% White, 11% African American, 10% American Indian, 3% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

Webster Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.6% of Arizona elementary schools.


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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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