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Entz Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 62 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 93 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 26% smaller than its 6th grade class (93).
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingWhat this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 9 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 55.0% | 54.0% |
| 2021-22 | 59.0% | 58.0% |
| 2020-21 | 54.0% | 50.0% |
| 2018-19 | 58.0% | 62.0% |
| 2017-18 | 60.0% | 69.0% |
Where Entz Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #136 of 1,072 ▲ 50 | #111 of 646 ▲ 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #159 of 1,072 ▲ 84 | #131 of 646 ▲ 65 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #340 of 930 | #207 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 567 | #376 of 1,223 | #290 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #622 of 991 | #385 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.5% | #393 of 1,007 | #269 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.9% | #287 of 721 | #179 of 456 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 567 | 31.5 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 592 | 34.5 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 507 | 33.6 | 15.1:1 | 36% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 546 | 38 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 717 | 38.2 | 18.8:1 | 50% (358) |
| 2015-16 | 717 | 36 | 19.9:1 | 54% (386) |
| 2010-11 | 667 | 35 | 19.1:1 | 44% (293) |
| 2000-01 | 750 | 34 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (717 to 567); teachers down 18% (38.2 to 31.5).
About Entz Elementary School
Entz Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in MESA, Arizona. It teaches 567 students in pre-K through 6. That is 26% larger than the average of about 451 students for elementary schools in Arizona.
The 81 schools in Mesa Unified District (4235) enroll 55,821 students altogether, Entz Elementary School among them.
Of every 100 students at Entz Elementary School, about 58 are White. After that, the student body is 28% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. Among Maricopa County residents, the White share is about 59%. The diversity index for Entz Elementary School is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.0:1. The average for elementary schools in Arizona is 17.0:1, so this school has more students per teacher.
American Community Survey estimates for Maricopa County show that the median household earns about $89,300 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Maricopa County, 1,352 public schools serve about 725,139 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, O'Connor Elementary School, is about 0.9 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment increased 4% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 18.0:1, from 14.4:1.
The allk12 page for Entz Elementary School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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