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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Guerrero Elementary School right now?
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Enrollment
424
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MESA UNIFIED DISTRICT (4235)·NCES 040497001981
Guerrero Elementary School
463 S ALMA SCHOOL RD, MESA, AZ 85210 · (480) 472-9220 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 43 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 15% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 15% smaller than its 6th grade class (65).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
15.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . -2.0pp since 2017
Math
2.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -28.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 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 2 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 28 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 15.0% | 2.0% |
| 2022-23 | 2.0% | 8.0% |
| 2021-22 | 16.0% | 11.0% |
| 2020-21 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 20.0% | 22.0% |
| 2017-18 | 17.0% | 30.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Guerrero Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.0% | #1,024 of 1,072 ▼ 69 | #630 of 646 ▼ 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #991 of 1,072 ▲ 41 | #605 of 646 ▲ 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #648 of 1,223 | #476 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #563 of 991 | #342 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.1% | #794 of 1,007 | #521 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.1% | #194 of 721 | #123 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
424
-17 (-4%) vs 2020
-36% since 2000-01, when it was 658
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 424 | 24.5 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 27 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 436 | 31.6 | 13.8:1 | 82% (357) |
| 2020-21 | 441 | 27 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 574 | 30.1 | 19.1:1 | 96% (550) |
| 2015-16 | 664 | 34 | 19.5:1 | 96% (639) |
| 2010-11 | 538 | 29 | 18.6:1 | 94% (508) |
| 2000-01 | 658 | 29 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Guerrero Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (574 to 424); teachers down 19% (30.1 to 24.5).
About Guerrero Elementary School
Guerrero Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in MESA, Arizona. Enrollment is 424 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 6.
Federal data list 81 schools in Mesa Unified District (4235), with 55,821 students enrolled.
The student body at Guerrero Elementary School is 80% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 8% Black, 5% White, and 4% Native American. Among people living in Maricopa County, the Hispanic share is about 31%. The school's diversity index is 34%, meaning two students picked at random have a 34% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 24.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 17.3:1. That is close to the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona.
Census estimates describe Maricopa County this way: the median household income is $89,300, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Guerrero Elementary School, Maricopa County has 1,351 other public schools.
The school nearest to Guerrero Elementary School is Crossroads at East Valley Academy, at a distance of about 0.6 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 17 students since 2020-21, to 424.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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 Mesa Unified District (4235)
- Mountain View High SchoolHigh · 3,421 students
- Red Mountain High SchoolHigh · 3,379 students
- Mesa High SchoolHigh · 3,233 students
- Westwood High SchoolHigh · 3,135 students
- Dobson High SchoolHigh · 2,284 students
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
Other schools in MESA
- Mountain View High SchoolHigh · 3,421 students
- Red Mountain High SchoolHigh · 3,379 students
- Mesa High SchoolHigh · 3,233 students
- Westwood High SchoolHigh · 3,135 students
- Dobson High SchoolHigh · 2,284 students
- Desert Ridge HighHigh · 2,103 students
Other Guerrero Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Guerrero Elementary. Guerrero Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Guerrero Elementary SchoolEL PASO, TX · 342 students
Nearby schools
- Crossroads at East Valley Academy0.6 mi · 19
- Mesa Center for Success0.6 mi · 52
- East Valley Academy0.6 mi · 295
- EVIT - East Valley Institute of Technology0.7 mi · 300
- Paul Revere Academy0.7 mi · 58
- Redbird Elementary School0.8 mi · 484
Frequently asked questions
About Guerrero Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Guerrero Elementary School?
Guerrero Elementary School enrolls approximately 424 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Guerrero Elementary School serve?
Guerrero Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Guerrero Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Guerrero Elementary School is approximately 17.3:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Guerrero Elementary School?
At Guerrero Elementary School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 80% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Guerrero Elementary School public or private?
Guerrero Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mesa Unified District (4235).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.