The top reported proficiency rate is 33% in English language arts. The lowest is 25% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Field Elementary School
Field Elementary School serves preschool through sixth grade in Mesa, part of the Mesa Unified District. Mesa is a large suburban city, auto-oriented across its broad grid, with a modest downtown core anchored by the Mesa Arts Center and the Valley Metro light rail terminus. The city's enormous footprint means most schools, including this one, sit in residential neighborhoods rather than near a downtown educational hub. The district itself, one of the largest in Arizona, did not appear to have recent major structural changes publicly reported, so a parent would likely find school-level conditions the main variable.
Field is a regular public school without charter or magnet status. Its enrollment draws from the surrounding east Mesa neighborhood, and the student body is diverse: a substantial share identifies as Hispanic, a notable share as White, and smaller groups of Black, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and two or more races students. Data on the share of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals and on the share receiving special education services or English learner support was not available in the source material, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about these dimensions of student support.
On state assessments in the 2024-25 school year, Field’s proficiency rates in both English language arts and math fell below the midpoint among districts in Maricopa County, based on a combined index of all tested subjects and grades. Across individual grade levels, the share of students meeting state standards was roughly in the quarter to low third range. In third grade, for example, about three in ten students were proficient in math and about the same share in ELA. In fourth grade, about a quarter of students were proficient in math and about three in ten in ELA. Fifth grade results were similar, with a bit over a third proficient in ELA and about a quarter in math; fifth grade science results were also in that same range. Sixth graders saw about a third proficient in ELA and a quarter in math. The available multi-year trend data only covers two years, which is not enough to establish a clear trajectory, but the most recent single-year figures across all grades and subjects show a school where a majority of students are not yet meeting state proficiency benchmarks. A parent may want to look into this further with the school or district to understand what academic supports and interventions are in place.
Because Field only serves grades PK through 6, there is no graduation rate to report for this campus. School environment details like discipline rates, staffing ratios, attendance, and chronic absenteeism were not available in the data provided. The school’s website was not included in the source material, so a parent looking for specifics on programs, after-school activities, or school culture would need to contact the school or visit in person.
Housing in this area carries a price tag that is above the national median, and rents also run somewhat above the national typical level, making this a relatively expensive part of the metro area for a family renting or buying. The local housing market has seen a modest softening recently, with values and rents both edging down slightly year over year, though the area remains expensive compared to many parts of the country.
Field Elementary School offers a regular educational program in a standard public school setting in a large, diverse suburban district. The academic picture is one of a school working to raise student performance, with proficiency rates that sit lower than many other schools across Maricopa County. The school’s size is moderate for an elementary building, and its east Mesa location places it within a heavily developed residential stretch of this sprawling city. A family considering this school would want to understand the specific academic support structures and what supplemental programs the school offers, as the available data does not describe those details.
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