Dobson High School is a public high school located in Mesa, Arizona, serving 2,370 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Mesa Unified District, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Dobson High School's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally lower than the state and district averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 26% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 38%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was 18%, compared to the state average of 30%. The school's performance on the ACT assessment for 11th-grade students is also lower than the state and district averages. Dobson High School's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 75.3% in 2020-2021 to 82.6% in 2022-2023, and its dropout rate has varied from 2.9% in 2019-2020 to 6.8% in 2020-2021.
Interestingly, the nearby charter schools, such as Intelli-School, Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center Inc. - Mesa, and AAEC Online, generally outperform Dobson High School on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and graduation rates. Additionally, Dobson High School has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 53.97% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, which may be a contributing factor to the school's lower academic performance.
Students at Dobson High School are 52% Hispanic, 26% White, 8% African American, 7% American Indian, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.
Dobson High School ranks in the bottom 21.5% of Arizona high schools.
In the 2023-24 school year, 2,341 students attended Dobson High School.
Mesa Unified District
Dobson High School is fed by the following schools:Elementary : Crismon Elementary SchoolElementary : Guerrero Elementary SchoolElementary : Pomeroy Elementary SchoolElementary : Redbird Elementary SchoolElementary : Sirrine Montessori CenterElementary : Summit AcademyElementary : Washington Elementary SchoolMiddle : Rhodes Junior High School