Porter Elementary School

Summary:

Porter Elementary School is a public elementary school in Mesa, Arizona, serving 472 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Mesa Unified District, which is ranked 179 out of 288 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Porter Elementary's performance on state assessments is generally below the district and state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 27% to 52%, compared to district averages of 37-45% and state averages of 38-46%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rates ranged from 25% to 34%, compared to district averages of 29-34% and state averages of 30-36%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with some subgroups performing much higher than others. Additionally, the school's spending per student has fluctuated over the years, ranging from $8,598 to $11,183, which is higher than the district average.

When compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Johnson Elementary and Franklin Accelerated Academy - East Campus, Porter Elementary generally performs below these schools in terms of academic proficiency and statewide rankings. The school's performance is also lower than schools in the neighboring Gilbert Unified District, such as Harris Elementary and Val Vista Lakes Elementary, which have higher proficiency rates and statewide rankings.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 1350 S Lindsay Rd
       Mesa, AZ  85204-6229


(480) 472-6700

District: Mesa Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
515th of 904 Arizona Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,898 Help


Students who attend Porter Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Taylor Junior High School
High:    Mesa High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.3 Help
Number of students:  472

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
44.3%
White:
34.7%
African American:
8.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  57.8% Help


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Compare Details Porter Elementary School ranks worse than 57% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks 24th 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 35.46. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (44.3%), White (34.7%), African American (8.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 57.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Porter Elementary School is 14.3, which is the 25th 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 Porter Elementary School is $9,898, which is the 11th highest among 51 elementary schools in the Mesa Unified District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Porter Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Porter Elementary School 515th of 904 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Porter Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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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 Porter Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Porter Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 33.87 739th 1062 30.4%
2010 19.26 963rd 1090 11.7%
2011 26.56 851st 1075 20.8%
2012 40.75 729th 1141 36.1%
2013 33.32 857th 1158 26.0%
2014 38.07 683rd 1079 36.7%
2015 31.27 615th 955 35.6%
2016 35.45 658th 1079 39.0%
2017 41.63 594th 1106 46.3%
2018 43.30 565th 1109 49.1%
2019 42.58 545th 1039 47.5%
2021 53.88 500th 1226 59.2%
2022 27.05 658th 1000 34.2%
2023 39.04 691st 1245 44.5%
2024 35.46 515th 904 43.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Porter Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 58.40 332nd 1027 67.7%
2023 46.38 346th 617 43.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Porter Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 39.29 545th 975 44.1%
2023 46.35 188th 451 58.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Porter Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.43 196th 417 53.0%
2021 51.22 410th 1201 65.9%
2023 24.80 674th 820 17.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Porter Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.08 391st 820 52.3%
2023 31.30 789th 1116 29.3%
2024 41.12 295th 546 46.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Porter Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.30 460th 1023 55.0%
2019 49.79 405th 862 53.0%
2021 59.51 432nd 1219 64.6%
2023 46.79 562nd 1219 53.9%
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Rank History for Foster Care students at Porter Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.25 158th 306 48.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Porter Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.23 624th 1032 39.5%
2019 39.53 468th 850 44.9%
2021 49.53 540th 1220 55.7%
2023 32.21 781st 1216 35.8%
2024 25.35 455th 609 25.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Porter Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 40.52 492nd 895 45.0%
2023 23.41 508th 607 16.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Porter Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.80 525th 911 42.4%
2019 62.72 242nd 709 65.9%
2021 56.11 425th 1198 64.5%
2022 22.96 577th 716 19.4%
2023 35.94 731st 1170 37.5%
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Rank History for Native American students at Porter Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 44.26 289th 654 55.8%
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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Porter Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 90.74 5th 171 97.1%
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Rank History for White students at Porter Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.75 483rd 720 32.9%
2019 18.40 527th 595 11.4%
2021 46.98 611th 1161 47.4%
2022 25.64 662nd 800 17.3%
2023 32.72 717th 1024 30.0%
2024 30.76 353rd 477 26.0%
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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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Enrollment information for Porter Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 697 697
1993 712 9 3 37 1 n/a n/a 0 762
1994 676 8 5 48 8 n/a n/a 0 745
1995 653 14 10 56 4 n/a n/a 0 737
1996 653 14 10 56 4 n/a n/a 0 737
1997 607 18 14 67 8 n/a n/a 0 714
1998 573 18 16 71 11 n/a n/a 0 689
1999 621 29 18 78 9 n/a n/a 0 755
2000 614 40 14 103 10 n/a n/a 0 781
2001 597 25 16 134 16 n/a n/a 0 788
2002 476 37 16 160 18 n/a n/a 0 707
2003 476 37 16 160 18 n/a n/a 0 707
2004 463 42 12 189 23 n/a n/a 0 729
2005 426 45 12 189 21 n/a n/a 0 693
2006 365 29 15 206 25 n/a n/a 0 640
2007 337 39 15 244 27 n/a n/a 0 662
2008 296 29 14 248 25 n/a n/a 0 612
2009 248 36 16 233 25 n/a n/a 0 558
2010 225 42 11 227 16 n/a n/a 0 521
2011 213 39 18 227 28 0 5 0 530
2012 199 30 15 230 16 0 5 0 495
2013 162 37 18 196 18 0 11 0 442
2014 173 44 12 177 19 0 10 0 435
2015 170 30 8 197 13 0 8 0 426
2016 188 27 4 222 18 2 15 0 476
2017 190 25 6 222 19 5 13 0 480
2018 196 30 2 235 20 8 20 0 511
2019 177 37 2 238 17 6 17 0 494
2020 188 29 2 193 13 4 27 0 456
2021 158 23 1 205 10 3 31 0 431
2022 163 41 1 217 13 6 27 0 468
2023 164 40 9 209 17 6 27 0 472

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 Porter Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1992 697 31.0 22.4 n/a
1993 762 33.0 23.1 n/a
1994 745 34.0 21.9 n/a
1995 737 39.2 18.8 n/a
1996 737 39.2 18.8 n/a
1997 714 36.5 19.6 n/a
1998 689 35.3 19.5 n/a
1999 755 33.3 22.7 n/a
2000 781 36.3 21.5 n/a
2001 788 38.1 20.7 n/a
2002 707 38.0 18.6 41.2
2003 707 38.0 18.6 41.2
2004 729 37.4 19.5 56.8
2005 693 37.9 18.3 55
2006 640 38.1 16.8 61.7
2007 662 37.5 17.7 54.7
2008 612 37.0 16.5 56
2009 558 33.5 16.7 57.3
2010 521 31.3 16.6 71.4
2011 530 32.2 16.4 71.3
2012 495 29.9 16.5 72.3
2013 442 27.5 16.0 73.5
2014 435 26.5 16.4 68.7
2015 426 26.0 16.3 62.2
2016 476 29.0 16.4 66.8
2017 480 31.8 15.0 71.7
2018 511 28.1 18.1 65
2019 494 28.7 17.1 65.8
2020 456 25.9 17.5 59.6
2021 431 24.3 17.7 n/a
2022 468 28.1 16.6 30.3
2023 472 33.0 14.3 57.8

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 Porter Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1992 697 31.0 22.4 n/a
1993 762 33.0 23.1 n/a
1994 745 34.0 21.9 n/a
1995 737 39.2 18.8 n/a
1996 737 39.2 18.8 n/a
1997 714 36.5 19.6 n/a
1998 689 35.3 19.5 n/a
1999 755 33.3 22.7 n/a
2000 781 36.3 21.5 n/a
2001 788 38.1 20.7 n/a
2002 707 38.0 18.6 41.2
2003 707 38.0 18.6 41.2
2004 729 37.4 19.5 56.8
2005 693 37.9 18.3 55
2006 640 38.1 16.8 61.7
2007 662 37.5 17.7 54.7
2008 612 37.0 16.5 56
2009 558 33.5 16.7 57.3
2010 521 31.3 16.6 71.4
2011 530 32.2 16.4 71.3
2012 495 29.9 16.5 72.3
2013 442 27.5 16.0 73.5
2014 435 26.5 16.4 68.7
2015 426 26.0 16.3 62.2
2016 476 29.0 16.4 66.8
2017 480 31.8 15.0 71.7
2018 511 28.1 18.1 65
2019 494 28.7 17.1 65.8
2020 456 25.9 17.5 59.6
2021 431 24.3 17.7 n/a
2022 468 28.1 16.6 30.3
2023 472 33.0 14.3 57.8

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 Porter 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 $163 (1.5%) $23 (0.2%) $349 (3.1%) $8,239 (73.7%) $2,757 (24.7%) $10,997 (98.3%) $11,183
2020 $1,058 (12.3%) $410 (4.8%) $2,525 (29.4%) $7,384 (85.9%) n/a $7,131 (82.9%) $8,598
2021 $1,041 (10.6%) $74 (0.8%) $2,157 (21.9%) $8,235 (83.8%) $476 (4.8%) $8,711 (88.6%) $9,827
2022 $574 (5.8%) $40 (0.4%) $1,187 (12.0%) $8,924 (90.2%) $361 (3.6%) $9,285 (93.8%) $9,898

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Porter 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 545th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 691st of 1245 Elementary schools
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Student Body

Number of students
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Change (%)
Total Students494472
 4.5%
African American3740
 8.1%
American Indian1717
Asian29
 350%
Hispanic238209
 12.2%
Pacific Islander66
White177164
 7.3%
Two or More Races1727
 58.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients65.8%57.8%
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Students who attend Porter Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Taylor Junior High School
High : Mesa High School

Porter Elementary School ranks 515th of 904 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 472 students attended Porter Elementary School.

Students at Porter Elementary School are 44% Hispanic, 35% White, 8% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 2% Asian, 1% 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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