Mendoza Elementary School

Mendoza Elementary School, a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in MESA, Arizona, one of the schools within Mesa Unified District (4235), instructs 402 students, covering grades pre-K through 6.

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

Demographically, Mendoza Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 60%. Beyond that, the school shows 29% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Maricopa County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Mendoza Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Maricopa County put median household income runs about $89,300, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Mendoza Elementary School is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

Shepherd Junior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mendoza Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. Mendoza Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 18% since 2018, when it stood at 491 (now 402).

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