ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic Elementary

Set in MESA, Arizona, ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic Elementary is a mid-tier elementary campus, operated by ASU Preparatory Academy (91307). It caters to 497 students across grades K through 4.

ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic Elementary is a school of ASU Preparatory Academy (91307), the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Looking at the student body, ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic Elementary records that the largest single group is White at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 35% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 6% Black, 4% Asian. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Maricopa County shows median household income runs about $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an urban site. As a public charter, ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic Elementary runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic Elementary has climbed 35%, going from 369 students in 2018 to 497 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 57% to 42%.

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