Mesa Arts Academy

Mesa Arts Academy offers a rigorous K - 8 academic program that emphasizes the arts and technology. We have discovered that by integrating the arts and technology into our academic program we create a more hands-on learning environment that better fits the learning styles of our diverse population of students. To accomplish this, we employ only Arizona certified teachers in areas and seek out partnerships with volunteer agencies, schools of higher learning and community businesses. A variety of artists from the community work with our students creating a positive climate that celebrates the gifts of each student. Recently, the Arizona Charter School Association rated Mesa Arts Academy as one of the top three schools in Arizona for increasing student achievement and the Arizona Department of Education honored us with the 2011 Math Excellence Award.

Our classrooms are enriched with numerous volunteers from partnerships with Mesa Community College, ASU, and the Volunteer Center. Federal grants provide an aide in every classroom to assist the teacher and students. The Grant Woods - Mesa Branch offers after-school care onsite, as well as the National Free and Reduced breakfast and lunch program to those who qualify.

Our school day is extended by an hour to allow us to both have a rigorous academic program and still have time to devote to our arts programs. Our art classes vary by grade level, with younger children taking a variety of art classes, including Drama, Musical Theatre, Dance and Visual Arts. Older children select from elective classes, including Beginning and Advanced Art, Guitar, Dance, Photography, Yearbook, Drama, Service Learning, Multimedia, and Musical Theatre. Parents are required to be active participants in this process with a daily requirement to check and sign “home-school binders” and a mandate that they contribute a minimum of 50 hours of family participation each year.

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Attention Mesa Arts Alumni!
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Average salary of all teachers employed in budget year 2019 $56,083
Average salary of all teachers employed in prior year 2018 $50,057
Increase in average teacher salary from the prior year 2018 $6,026
Percentage increase 12.0%

HOURS
Office Hours
7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. School Days

Bell Schedule
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Wednesdays
7:30 a.m. – 2:15 p. m.

Breakfast Served
6:45 a.m. - 7:20 a.m.

Location of
Public Meetings

Pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.02, the Mesa Arts Academy School Board hereby states that all notices of the meetings of the Mesa Arts Academy School Board and any of its committees and subcommittees will be posted in the Mesa Arts Academy School Office, located at 221 West 6th Avenue, Mesa, Arizona. This location is open to the public Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. except for school holidays. Such notices will indicate the date, time, and place of the meeting and will include an agenda or information concerning the manner in which the public may obtain an agenda for the meeting.

STUDENT APPLICATIONS

CONTACT MAA

ADDRESS

Fill out the form below for inquiries on registration and general questions regarding the Mesa Arts Academy

221 W. 6th Avenue
Mesa, AZ, 85210
Phone: (480) 844-3965
Fax: (480) 844-0205
Email: maa@clubzona.org