Elementary school (grades K-5) · Mesa, AZ

Eagle College Preparatory School- Mesa

Federal NCES profile for Eagle College Preparatory School- Mesa, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 040091203443Charter school
0/100100/10030/100
🌟 Gifted program
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Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Eagle College Preparatory School- Mesa earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Arizona schools.

#7 of 26
elementary schools in Mesa · Resource Index
30
Resource Index · Lower
83.8%
free-lunch eligible
146
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Eagle College Preparatory School- Mesa ranks #7 of 26 elementary schools in Mesa, AZ.

Enrollment

146

Arizona · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

83.8%

vs 48.3% Arizona avg

+73% vs state

What stands out at Eagle College Preparatory School- Mesa

Eagle College Preparatory School- Mesa is a high-poverty, mid-sized charter elementary school in Mesa, Arizona, enrolling 146 students.

Economic need is high: 83.8% of students qualify for free meals, 73% above the Arizona average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

Enrollment of 146 puts it in the smaller third of Arizona schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,064 scored Arizona schools.

Against 62 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #36.

Its student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino (91% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 17/100).

Its district draws 25.2% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Mesa's elementary schools, it stands alongside Legacy Traditional School - East Mesa (1,066 students): Eagle College Preparatory School- Mesa is smaller than that campus by headcount.

Eagle College Prep Mesa Llc. (91939) is a single-school charter district, so Eagle College Preparatory School- Mesa operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Eagle College Preparatory School- Mesa compares

Eagle College Preparatory School- Mesa on the metrics families compare, against Arizona and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Arizona Arizona avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 83.8% ▲ 73% 48.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 146 top 76% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

146
Bigger than 14% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
83.8%
free-lunch eligible - 73% above the Arizona average of 48.3%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Funding equity
$10,754
per pupil, district-wide - below Arizona avg of $13,145
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
5
in-school suspensions + 15 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 13.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 91.1%
White 3.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2.7%
African American 2.1%
Asian 0.7%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 91.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 16.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 16.8, Eagle College Preparatory School- Mesa is less mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Eagle College Prep Mesa Llc. (91939), which includes Eagle College Preparatory School- Mesa.

$10,754
Per student
-18%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,145
-35%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 2.2%
State 72.6%
Federal 25.2%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Similar elementary schools in Mesa

3 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Arizona, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Eagle College Preparatory School- Mesa's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Eagle College Preparatory School- Mesa

How many students attend Eagle College Preparatory School- Mesa?

Eagle College Preparatory School- Mesa has 146 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Mesa, AZ.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Eagle College Preparatory School- Mesa?

83.8% of students at Eagle College Preparatory School- Mesa are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arizona average of 48.3%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Eagle College Preparatory School- Mesa?

The largest demographic group at Eagle College Preparatory School- Mesa is Hispanic or Latino at 91.1% of enrollment, in Mesa, AZ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Eagle College Preparatory School- Mesa?

Eagle College Preparatory School- Mesa has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 1 factor: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Eagle College Preparatory School- Mesa rank among elementary schools in Mesa?

By Resource Investment Index, Eagle College Preparatory School- Mesa ranks #7 of 26 elementary schools in Mesa, AZ. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Mesa on the city page.

Is Eagle College Preparatory School- Mesa a good school?

Eagle College Preparatory School- Mesa earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Arizona schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Eagle College Prep Mesa Llc. (91939)?

None; Eagle College Prep Mesa Llc. (91939) is a single-school charter district, and Eagle College Preparatory School- Mesa is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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