Guerrero Elementary School

Guerrero Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary campus in MESA, Arizona, part of Mesa Unified District (4235). The school enrolls 424 students in grades pre-K through 6.

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

Looking at the student body, Guerrero Elementary School lists that nearly all students (80%) are Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 8% Black, 5% White, 4% Native American. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.3:1. The state averages about 17.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Maricopa County) reports that median household earnings sit near $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Guerrero Elementary School is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

The closest other public school is Crossroads at East Valley Academy, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Guerrero Elementary School operates from a downtown location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Guerrero Elementary School has contracted 26%, going from 574 students in 2018 to 424 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 4% to 8% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 today.

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