Mesa Public Schools
| Mesa Public Schools | |
|---|---|
| Type and location | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1946 |
| Location | 63 E. Main Street, #101 Mesa, AZ 85201 |
| District Info | |
| Superintendent | Michael Cowan |
| Budget | $602,979,645 (2008-09) |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 69,000(2008-09) |
| Other information | |
| Website | http://www.mpsaz.org/ |
Mesa Public Schools (incorporated as Mesa Unified School District #4) is the unified school district for the city of Mesa, Arizona, United States. With approximately 69,000 students, it is the largest, in terms of student enrollment, unified school district in Arizona.
MPS serves most of the city of Mesa, plus small portions of Tempe and Chandler.
The district includes 57 elementary schools, 11 junior high schools, six comprehensive high schools, and several alternative schools.
[edit] Schools
[edit] High schools
High schools (9-12) as listed by Mesa Public Schools:[1]
| School | Dobson | Mesa | Mountain View | Red Mountain | Skyline | Westwood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opened | 1983 | 1898, 1909 ("Old Main") 1972 (current building) |
1976 | 1988 | 2000 | 1963 |
| Colors | White, blue |
Purple, gold |
Blue, red |
Maroon, black |
Gold, green |
Orange, blue |
| Mascot | Mustangs | Jackrabbits | Toros | Mountain Lions | Coyotes | Warriors |
| Principal | Matthew Gehrman | Jim Souder | Craig Luketich | Gerald Slemmer | Steve Green | Helen Riddle |
| Athletic conference[2] |
5A | 5A | 5A | 5A | 5A | 5A |
| Enrollment (2010-10-1)[2][3] |
3,081 | 3,334 | 3,369 | 3,442 | 2,649 | 2,923 |
| Website(s) | Official | Official | Official | Official | Official | Official |
[edit] Junior high schools
Junior high schools (7-8) as listed by Mesa Public Schools:[4]
| School | Brimhall | Carson | Fremont | Kino | Mesa | Poston | Rhodes | Shepherd | Smith | Stapley | Taylor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colors | Blue, white |
Red, black, white |
Purple, white |
Forest green, gold |
Blue, gold |
Teal, black, white |
Maroon, gold |
Gray, blue |
Navy, gold |
Vegas gold, maroon |
Gold, black |
| Mascot | Bobcats | Cougars | Falcons | Kolts | Eagles | Panthers | Roadrunners | Stallions | Sidewinders | Sabercats | Trojans |
| Principal | Sarah Kiahosseini | Dan Cooper | Patricia Christie | Allen Flax | Catherine McDaniel | Catherine A. Pletchette | Matt Devlin | Eileen Cahoon | Casey Eagleburger | Ken Erickson | Gina Piraino |
| Website(s) | Official | Official | 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.[5]
Powell Junior High School (colors red, white, and blue, mascot the Patriots)[6] 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.[7]
- 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
[edit] Elementary schools
Elementary schools (K-6) as listed by Mesa Public Schools:[8]
- Adams
- Brinton
- Bush
- Crismon
- Edison
- Eisenhower
- Emerson
- Entz
- Falcon Hill
- Field
- Franklin at Alma
- Franklin East
- Franklin Northeast
- Franklin South
- Franklin West
- Guerrero
- Hale
- Hawthorne
- Hermosa Vista
- Highland
- Holmes
- Irving
- Ishikawa
- Jefferson
- Johnson
- Jordan
- Keller
- Kerr
- Las Sendas
- Lehi
- Lincoln
- Lindbergh
- Longfellow
- Lowell
- MacArthur
- Madison
- Mendoza
- O'Connor
- Patterson
- Pomeroy
- Porter
- Red Mountain Ranch
- Redbird
- Robson
- Roosevelt
- Salk
- Sirrine
- Sousa
- Stevenson
- Taft
- Washington
- Webster
- Whitman
- Whittier
- Wilson
- Zaharis
Frost Elementary consolidated with the adjoining Hendrix Junior High in 2010-11 to become the K-8 Summit Academy.
[edit] Alternative school
Alternative schools (named "Focus Schools" by the district) as listed by Mesa Public Schools:[9]
| 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 |
| EMECEC (East Mesa Early Childhood Education Center) |
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 Base (Summit Academy) | K - 6 | Official | |
| Summit Climb (Summit Academy) | 7 - 8 | Official | |
| Superstition High School | 9[?] - 12 | Official | Small school environment |
[edit] See also
- Chandler Unified School District
- Gilbert Public Schools
- Tempe Elementary School District
- Tempe Union High School District
- Mesa Distance Learning Program
[edit] References
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- ^ http://www.mpsaz.org/schools/senior
- ^ a b 2011‐2012 2012‐2013 Conference Placement, Arizona Interscholastic Association, 2010-10-1
- ^ For 2010-11, 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.
- ^ http://www.mpsaz.org/schools/junior
- ^ 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. http://aiaonline.org/schools/school.php?id=386&x=27&y=10. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ^ "Mesa's Powell Junior High to Close". Myfoxphoenix.com. 2010-01-13. http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/education/powell_closing_011310. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ^ http://www.mpsaz.org/schools/elementary
- ^ http://www.mpsaz.org/schools/focus
