Step Up School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Mesa, Arizona
Step Up School in Mesa, Arizona enrolled 62 students in 2024-25 with 7.0 full-time teachers, 8.9 students per teacher against the Arizona elementary-school median of 16.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 20% or less of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arizona: 40.4% and 34%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25
63 students in 2022-23, 64 students in 2023-24, 62 students in 2024-25.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 63 | not reported | not reported |
| 2023-24 | 64 | not reported | not reported |
| 2024-25 | 62 | 7.0 | 8.9 |
8.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 97 of every 100 Arizona elementary schools
Among the 1,150 Arizona elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Step Up School enrolled 45 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent63.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
74.2% of students were Hispanic, 21.0% Black, 3.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic74.2%
- Black21.0%
- Two or more races3.2%
- Asian1.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Step Up School scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arizona, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Arizona |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 20% or less | 20% or less | 40.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 10% or less | 20% or less (2021-22) | 34% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Mesa
80 public elementary schools in Mesa report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway Polytechnic Academy | 1,003 | 19.1 | 7.9% |
| Canyon Rim Elementary | 905 | 16.7 | 19.9% |
| Franklin at Brimhall Elementary | 889 | 24.7 | 12.0% |
| Augusta Ranch Elementary | 855 | 14.4 | 21.0% |
| Meridian | 850 | 15.2 | 15.9% |
| Ishikawa Elementary School | 786 | 18.7 | 21.0% |
| Patterson Elementary | 733 | 16.4 | 32.9% |
| Superstition Springs Elementary | 731 | 14.8 | 23.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Step Up School
- Gem Charter SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 76 students (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Eisenhower Center for InnovationThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 489 students, 16.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Compare Step Up School with Gem Charter SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much STEP UP Schools Inc. (4313) spends per student$17,048 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,048
- The largest public schools in ArizonaStep Up School is the number 1,162 by size of 1,211 Arizona elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,162 of 1,211
- Arizona schools by students per teacher8.9 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 16.3 for elementary schools.8.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Step Up School
How many students attend Step Up School?
62 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 63 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Mesa, AZ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Step Up School?
8.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arizona median for elementary schools is 16.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Step Up School a Title I school?
Step Up School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Step Up School do on state tests?
The students tested at Step Up School scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Arizona's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Step Up School in?
STEP UP Schools Inc. (4313), NCES district ID 0400040. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040004003343 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.