Don Mensendick School

Don Mensendick School, a mid-sized elementary school in GLENDALE, Arizona, part of Glendale Elementary District (4271), hosts 558 students, covering grades K through 8. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so Don Mensendick School sits 24% larger than that benchmark.

Within Glendale Elementary District (4271), which oversees 14 schools and 8,580 students, Don Mensendick School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Don Mensendick School records that 79% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest looks like 12% Black, 4% White, 2% Asian. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.3:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, 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 roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Don Mensendick School is one campus in the mix.

William C Jack School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 37%: 891 students in 2018 compared to 558 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 23.4:1 in 2018 to 20.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.