Ishikawa Elementary School

As a high-enrollment primary school in MESA, Arizona, Ishikawa Elementary School educates 786 students from grades pre-K through 6, one of the schools within Mesa Unified District (4235). That puts it 74% larger than the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 451 students.

Across the 81 schools in Mesa Unified District (4235) (55,821 students total), Ishikawa Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Ishikawa Elementary School logs that 63% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 24% Hispanic, 6% Native American, 5% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Ishikawa Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Maricopa County indicate median household earnings sit near $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ishikawa Elementary School is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

The closest other public school is Stapley Junior High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ishikawa Elementary School.

Ishikawa Elementary School operates from a metropolitan location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 8%: 853 students in 2018 compared to 786 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 21.0:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 in 2025.

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