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What advice would you give to incoming students at Jefferson Elementary School?
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Enrollment
554
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MESA UNIFIED DISTRICT (4235)·NCES 040497001070
Jefferson Elementary School
120 S JEFFERSON AVE, MESA, AZ 85208 · (480) 472-8700 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL554 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
33 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 | 56 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 79 | 14% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 24% smaller than its 6th grade class (79).
Student demographics
42%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
27.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . -4.0pp since 2017
Math
21.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -22.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 4 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 22 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 36.0% | 32.0% |
| 2018-19 | 40.0% | 46.0% |
| 2017-18 | 31.0% | 43.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Jefferson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #729 of 1,072 ▼ 163 | #455 of 646 ▼ 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #734 of 1,072 ▼ 30 | #456 of 646 ▼ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.0pp | #79 of 930 | #46 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 554 | #404 of 1,223 | #311 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #509 of 991 | #305 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.4% | #720 of 1,007 | #469 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.2% | #208 of 256 | #108 of 138 |
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
554
+78 (+16%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 917
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 554 | 32.8 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 576 | 37 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 556 | 31.8 | 17.5:1 | 73% (405) |
| 2020-21 | 476 | 33 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 537 | 32.1 | 16.8:1 | 86% (461) |
| 2015-16 | 530 | 30 | 17.7:1 | 88% (467) |
| 2010-11 | 542 | 29 | 18.7:1 | 88% (476) |
| 2000-01 | 805 | 47 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 917 | 40 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (537 to 554); teachers up 2% (32.1 to 32.8).
About Jefferson Elementary School
In MESA, Arizona, Jefferson Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. It reported 554 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. By comparison, elementary schools in Arizona enroll about 451 students on average.
Across its 81 schools, Mesa Unified District (4235) enrolls 55,821 students. Jefferson Elementary School is one of those schools.
More than half of the students at Jefferson Elementary School are Hispanic (74%). The next largest groups are 16% White, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. In Maricopa County overall, about 31% of residents are Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Jefferson Elementary School scores 42%.
Staffing at Jefferson Elementary School comes to 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.9:1. That is in line with the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona.
In the surrounding county, Maricopa County, median household income comes to about $89,300, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 1,352, with about 725,139 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, East Valley High School, is about 0.6 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Under the NCES locale system, Jefferson Elementary School is City: Large.
Enrollment rose by 16% across 4 years, from 476 in 2020-21 to 554 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 14.4:1 in 2020-21 to 16.9:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Jefferson Elementary schools
143 other US public schools in 31 states are named Jefferson Elementary. Jefferson Elementary School is the 19th largest of the 144.
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolWINSLOW, AZ · 378 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolJefferson, GA · 1,011 students
- Jefferson ElementaryRiverside, CA · 886 students
- Jefferson ElementaryLennox, CA · 716 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolCharleston, IL · 698 students
Nearby schools
- East Valley High School0.6 mi · 150
- S H A R P1.3 mi · 45
- Fremont Junior High School1.4 mi · 822
- Red Mountain High School1.6 mi · 3,379
- Salk Elementary School1.6 mi · 494
- Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies1.7 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Jefferson Elementary School?
Jefferson Elementary School enrolls approximately 554 students in grades PK-06.
Is Jefferson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jefferson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Jefferson Elementary School?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Jefferson Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jefferson Elementary School?
At Jefferson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 16% White, 74% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Jefferson Elementary School public or private?
Jefferson Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mesa Unified District (4235).
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