Highland Arts Elementary

Set in MESA, Arizona, Highland Arts Elementary is an average-sized K-5 school, part of Mesa Unified District (4235). It works with 648 students across grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 44% larger than the state mean of about 451.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Highland Arts Elementary logs that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 27% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% multiracial. Compared to Maricopa County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.0:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Maricopa County) logs that median household earnings sit near $89,300, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Highland Arts Elementary is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

Nearest neighbor: Mountain View High School, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Highland Arts Elementary.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Highland Arts Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 18% since 2018, when it stood at 793 (now 648). The White share of enrollment declined from 66% to 58% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.7:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.