Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies

Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies is a low-enrollment combined-grade school in MESA, Arizona, overseen by Mesa Unified District (4235). The school educates 379 students in grades 4 through 9. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 550 students each, so Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies sits 31% below that benchmark.

Mesa Unified District (4235) comprises 81 schools with combined enrollment of 55,821 students; Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies lists that 64% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies records 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.5:1. The state averages around 21.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Maricopa County) records that the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, 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 Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies is one.

Salk Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies has edged down 13%, going from 438 students in 2018 to 379 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 76% to 64%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 21.3:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 today.

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