Emerson Elementary School

Emerson Elementary School is one of the sprawling K-5 schools in MESA, Arizona, run under Mesa Unified District (4235), with 717 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so Emerson Elementary School sits 59% larger than that benchmark.

Mesa Unified District (4235) runs 81 schools in total, collectively educating 55,821 students. Emerson Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Emerson Elementary School reports that 55% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 26% White, 6% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% Native American. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Emerson Elementary School has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Emerson Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, census data for Maricopa County shows the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Emerson Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Carson Junior High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Emerson Elementary School has shrank 13%, going from 824 students in 2018 to 717 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.7:1 in 2018 to 19.6:1 in 2025.

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