📍 855 W 8th Ave, Mesa, Maricopa County, 85210
East Valley Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Mesa, Maricopa County. The school has 307 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mesa Unified District (4235) school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
East Valley Academy enrolls 307 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Hispanic or Latino, 11% White and 7.8% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 230 | 75% |
| White | 33 | 11% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 24 | 7.8% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 4.2% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
183 of the school's 307 students (60%) 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.
East Valley Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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.
East Valley Academy is one of 78 schools in Mesa Unified District (4235), based in MESA, Arizona. The district serves 55,821 students district-wide and employs 3,554 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 307 students, East Valley Academy is smaller than the district average of about 716 students per school.
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