The Mesa Ranch School was a

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, that was established in 1902 by H. David Evans, a

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education who arrived in Arizona in 1899.Louis C. Hughes (1916): ''Arizona, prehistoric, aboriginal, pioneer, modern; the nation's youngest commonwealth within a land of ancient culture''. p. 58. Chicago: The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co. It was designed to offer students from the eastern seaboard a western ranch lifestyle in a "dry and equable climate". Modeled as western equivalent of

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, the Evans School was a college preparatory academy for 20 boys ages 15–18.Porter Sergeant (1922) ''A Handbook of American Private Schools: An Annual Survey,'' 7th Edition. pp. 136–137. Cambridge, MA: The Cosmos Press. Life at the school was described as "simple, even rough, the boys living each in his own cabin, keeping horses and making camping trips." In the mountains near Flagstaff the school maintained a summer tutoring camp.Porter E. Sergeant (1915) A Handbook Of The Best Private Schools Of The United States And Canada An Annual Publication, 1st Edition. p. 86. Boston: Porter Sergeant. The Mesa Campus was located 2½ miles SE of downtown Mesa on El Rancho Bonito near the modern intersection of Stapley Dr and Southern Ave. In 1922 the school was renamed the Mesa Ranch School, a name it retained until it was destroyed by fire in 1943.

Notable alumni

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{{authority control Ranch schools Defunct schools in Arizona Educational institutions established in 1902 Fires in Arizona High schools in Mesa, Arizona Burned school buildings in the United States 1902 establishments in Arizona Territory

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