📍 44 e 5th St, Mesa, Maricopa County, 85201
Step Up School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mesa, Maricopa County. The school has 63 pupils enrolled. It is part of the STEP UP Schools Inc. (4313) school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. It operates as a public charter school.
Step Up School enrolls 63 students across grades K–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Hispanic or Latino, 14% Black or African American and 7.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 47 | 75% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 14% |
| White | 5 | 7.9% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 3.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
59 of the school's 63 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Step Up School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-40.
Step Up School is one of 1 schools in STEP UP Schools Inc. (4313), based in MESA, Arizona. The district serves 62 students district-wide. With 63 students, Step Up School is close to the district average of about 62 students per school.