Johnson Elementary School

Set in MESA, Arizona, Johnson Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary campus, overseen by Mesa Unified District (4235). It hosts 562 students across grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 25% bigger than the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 451 students.

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

Demographically, Johnson Elementary School lists that 50% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 35% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Johnson Elementary School shows 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Maricopa County put median household earnings sit near $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Johnson Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Irving Elementary School, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Johnson Elementary School has ticked down 3%, going from 580 students in 2018 to 562 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 60% to 50%. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Johnson Elementary School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.