The top reported proficiency rate is 25% in Math. The lowest is 24% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Lindbergh Elementary School
Lindbergh Elementary School serves students from preschool through sixth grade in Mesa, Arizona, as part of the Mesa Unified District, the largest school district in the city. The school occupies a campus in a residential area of central Mesa, a large, sprawling suburban city that is auto-oriented and composed primarily of single-family neighborhoods, strip commercial corridors, and aerospace-industrial nodes. The surrounding housing market in this part of Mesa is moderately priced relative to the broader metropolitan area, with home values that have declined slightly in the recent period and rents that have also softened. The area is well within the orbit of Mesa’s extensive grid of wide arterial roads, and daily life depends on driving.
Lindbergh is a regular public school with an enrollment that is heavily concentrated in one demographic group. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with smaller shares of white students and a mix of other racial and ethnic identities. The enrollment spans the full pre-kindergarten through sixth grade band, with a moderate-sized student population that creates a typical elementary school scale. Data on the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch was not available, nor were counts of students with individualized education programs or English learner classifications, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about its support for special populations and the economic circumstances of its families.
On state assessments, Lindbergh’s proficiency rates are notably low. In math, the share of students scoring proficient in third grade was modest, and it was lower still in fourth grade. In English language arts, third-grade proficiency was similarly modest, with fourth grade slightly higher and sixth grade just above where third grade stood. The results for fifth grade in both math and English language arts, as well as for fifth-grade science, were suppressed in the available data, so a clear picture for that grade level is not accessible. Compared to other elementary schools across Maricopa County, Lindbergh’s combined proficiency across all tested subjects and grades falls in the bottom quartile among districts. This is a clear signal that academic attainment is a challenge at this school, and any parent considering Lindbergh should look into what interventions, tutoring, or academic supports are available and how the school is working to move these numbers.
Because Lindbergh is a pre-K through sixth grade school, there is no graduation rate to evaluate, and data on chronic absenteeism was not available, so the full picture of student engagement beyond test scores is incomplete.
The district itself has not shown notable recent parent-relevant changes based on publicly available information, so the school operates within a stable district context without major recent upheavals or reforms to report.
For a family, Lindbergh Elementary presents as a deeply diverse neighborhood school in a large, established district, set within a car-dependent city with a strong aerospace and manufacturing employment base. The academic proficiency numbers are the central concern, well below the typical range for the county, and a parent should prioritize understanding the school’s approach to closing that gap before enrolling. The school’s grade span through sixth grade means students will need to transition to a separate middle school afterward, which is typical for the district.
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