Adams Elementary School

Adams Elementary School is an elementary campus of moderately sized scale in MESA, Arizona, operated by Mesa Unified District (4235), hosting 667 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 48% larger than the state mean of about 451.

Across the 81 schools in Mesa Unified District (4235) (55,821 students total), Adams Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Adams Elementary School lists that 59% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder consists of 13% Native American, 12% White, 9% Black, 5% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Adams Elementary School has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

In the surrounding community, Maricopa County reports that median household income runs about $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Adams Elementary School is one.

Guerrero Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 5%: 699 students in 2018 compared to 667 in 2025.

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