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Which teacher or staff member at Don Mensendick School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
558
Elementary
DISTRICT 613 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GLENDALE ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4271)·NCES 040342000270
Don Mensendick School
5535 N 67TH AVE, GLENDALE, AZ 85301 · (623) 237-4006 · Maricopa County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL558 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of Arizona public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 58 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 86 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 33% smaller than its 8th grade class (86).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
2.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . -18.0pp since 2017
Math
14.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -8.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 2 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 18 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 8 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 2.0% | 14.0% |
| 2022-23 | 17.0% | 13.0% |
| 2021-22 | 18.0% | 16.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 9.0% |
| 2018-19 | 21.0% | 22.0% |
| 2017-18 | 20.0% | 22.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Don Mensendick School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #884 of 1,072 ▲ 20 | #547 of 646 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 2.0% | #1,042 of 1,072 ▼ 109 | #630 of 646 ▼ 54 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.0pp | #187 of 930 | #112 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 558 | #398 of 1,223 | #307 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #831 of 991 | #526 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.4% | #783 of 1,007 | #513 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.4% | #69 of 721 | #40 of 456 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
558
-51 (-8%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 616
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 17.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 558 | 27.5 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 553 | 27.5 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 589 | 22 | 26.8:1 | 87% (512) |
| 2020-21 | 609 | 35 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 891 | 38 | 23.4:1 | 95% (845) |
| 2015-16 | 1,009 | 43 | 23.5:1 | 96% (970) |
| 2010-11 | 833 | 43 | 19.4:1 | 95% (793) |
| 2000-01 | 739 | 29 | 25.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 616 | 32 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Don Mensendick School.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (891 to 558); teachers down 28% (38 to 27.5).
About Don Mensendick School
Don Mensendick School runs as a medium-sized elementary school in GLENDALE, Arizona. Enrollment is 558 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 8. Against the 451-student average for elementary schools in Arizona, enrollment here is 24% higher.
Don Mensendick School is one school in a 14-school district, Glendale Elementary District (4271), which enrolls 8,580 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Don Mensendick School, at 79%. Smaller groups are 12% Black, 4% White, and 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of Maricopa County is roughly 31% Hispanic. Don Mensendick School's diversity index is 35%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 20.3:1. This ratio sits 3.3 above the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona.
allk12 grades Don Mensendick School a D. The grade compares the school only with Arizona public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Maricopa County census figures show that the median household income is $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 1,352 public schools in Maricopa County, enrolling about 725,139 students in all.
William C Jack School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Don Mensendick School holds at least 8 other public schools.
Federal data place Don Mensendick School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 8% from 2020-21, when Don Mensendick School had 609 students, to 2024-25, when it had 558. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.4:1 in 2020-21, and 20.3:1 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Maricopa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,559,748
Census ACS
Median income
$89,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,352
725,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Glendale Elementary District (4271)
- Horizon SchoolElementary · 856 students
- Challenger Middle SchoolElementary · 839 students
- William C Jack SchoolElementary · 811 students
- Bicentennial South SchoolElementary · 729 students
- Harold W Smith SchoolElementary · 719 students
- Desert SpiritElementary · 682 students
Other schools in GLENDALE
- Mountain Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,823 students
- Sandra Day O'Connor High SchoolHigh · 2,658 students
- Copper Canyon High SchoolHigh · 2,182 students
- Apollo High SchoolHigh · 2,152 students
- Independence High SchoolHigh · 1,907 students
- Ironwood High SchoolHigh · 1,804 students
Nearby schools
- William C Jack School0.1 mi · 811
- Academy of Math and Science Camelback0.6 mi · 1,063
- Bicentennial South School0.8 mi · 729
- Challenger Middle School1.0 mi · 839
- Desert Sands Academy of Mass Communication & Journalism1.1 mi · 510
- Harold W Smith School1.1 mi · 719
Frequently asked questions
About Don Mensendick SchoolHow large is Don Mensendick School?
Don Mensendick School enrolls approximately 558 students in grades KG-08.
Is Don Mensendick School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Don Mensendick School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Don Mensendick School have?
Don Mensendick School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
How diverse is Don Mensendick School?
Don Mensendick School reports a student body of 4% White, 79% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Don Mensendick School public or private?
Don Mensendick School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Glendale Elementary District (4271).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.