Franklin Accelerated Academy - Brimhall Campus, Mesa AZ

Original Research by School Decision on Franklin Accelerated Academy - Brimhall Campus

Franklin Accelerated Academy - Brimhall Campus is a public elementary school in east Mesa serving pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. It operates as a regular public school within the Mesa Unified District, the largest school district in the city. The school enrolls a large student body for its grade band. Demographically, the student population is predominantly white, with a substantial Hispanic minority and small shares of Asian, Black, and multiracial students. Federal meal eligibility data and special education and English learner counts were not reported in the available data, so a family considering the school may want to ask the school directly about those figures.

Academically, the school records strong proficiency rates on Arizona’s state assessments. In math, proficiency across the tested grades (three through six) is consistently high, and in English language arts, the results are also strong, with some variation by grade. Fifth-grade science proficiency is similarly high. When compared against other elementary schools in Maricopa County, the school’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades sits in the top quarter of the county, a notably strong position. The school's name includes "Accelerated Academy," which may suggest an accelerated or enriched curriculum, but the available data do not provide program-specific details, so a parent should confirm the instructional model directly with the school.

The school is located in Mesa, a large and sprawling suburban city that is the third-largest in Arizona. The city is auto-oriented, with wide arterial roads and strip commercial development dominating most of the landscape. East Mesa, where the school sits, is newer and more suburban than the older western side, and the area continues to see residential growth. Downtown Mesa, about a fifteen-minute drive west, offers a compact walkable core with the Mesa Arts Center, local shops, and light rail service to Tempe and Phoenix. Major local employers include Boeing’s helicopter facility near Falcon Field, Banner Health, and the city government. The school itself sits on a residential street in a neighborhood of single-family homes, a setting typical of east Mesa’s suburban fabric.

As an elementary school within a large district, Franklin Accelerated Academy - Brimhall Campus does not have a graduation rate to report, and chronic absenteeism data were not provided. The district itself has no publicly reported major recent changes to note. The school’s combination of high academic proficiency and a large, predominantly suburban student body makes it a strong option for families seeking a conventional public elementary school with consistent test results. Families interested in the precise nature of the "accelerated" program or in the school’s support for students receiving free or reduced-price meals, special education services, or English learner instruction should follow up with the school office for those specifics.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 376%

School 76% · District 19% · ▲ 57 pts above district

▲ 32 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

Grade 483%

School 83% · District 24% · ▲ 59 pts above district

▲ 39 pts above state median · ▲ 36 pts above county median

Grade 589%

School 89% · District 15% · ▲ 74 pts above district

▲ 47 pts above state median · ▲ 43 pts above county median

Grade 680%

School 80% · District 13% · ▲ 67 pts above district

▲ 44 pts above state median · ▲ 40 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 360%

School 60% · District 17% · ▲ 43 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 481%

School 81% · District 27% · ▲ 54 pts above district

▲ 34 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

Grade 573%

School 73% · District 19% · ▲ 54 pts above district

▲ 32 pts above state median · ▲ 29 pts above county median

Grade 683%

School 83% · District 43% · ▲ 40 pts above district

▲ 40 pts above state median · ▲ 38 pts above county median

Science

Grade 571%

School 71% · District 33% · ▲ 38 pts above district

▲ 34 pts above state median · ▲ 32 pts above county median

This schoolMesa Unified District (4235), same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.