Brinton Elementary

Brinton Elementary is one of the mid-sized elementary schools in MESA, Arizona, one of the schools within Mesa Unified District (4235), with 495 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6.

Within Mesa Unified District (4235), which oversees 81 schools and 55,821 students, Brinton Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Brinton Elementary logs that the most-represented group is White (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder comes out to 40% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Brinton Elementary reports 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Brinton Elementary higher than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Maricopa County put median household income runs about $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Brinton Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Imagine Prep Superstition is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Brinton Elementary.

Brinton Elementary operates from an inner-city location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 9%: 543 students in 2018 compared to 495 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 56% to 44% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.