Canyon Rim Elementary

Canyon Rim Elementary is a roomy K-5 school in MESA, Arizona, operated by Gilbert Unified District (4239). The school serves 905 students in grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so Canyon Rim Elementary sits 101% bigger than that benchmark.

Canyon Rim Elementary is one of 38 schools operated by Gilbert Unified District (4239), a district that teaches 31,560 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Canyon Rim Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 58%; the rest is composed of 28% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Black. Compared to Maricopa County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Maricopa County put 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 Canyon Rim Elementary is one.

Augusta Ranch Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Canyon Rim Elementary has climbed 12%, going from 808 students in 2018 to 905 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 63% to 58%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.