Mercury Mine Elementary School

As a reasonably sized elementary-level community in PHOENIX, Arizona, Mercury Mine Elementary School educates 506 students from grades pre-K through 6, overseen by Paradise Valley Unified District (4241).

Mercury Mine Elementary School is one of 42 schools operated by Paradise Valley Unified District (4241), a district that hosts 26,183 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Mercury Mine Elementary School records that 72% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 22% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Mercury Mine Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Maricopa County) records that median household income runs about $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. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Mercury Mine Elementary School is one.

Shea Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 3%: 523 students in 2018 compared to 506 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

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