Enrollment
289
Elementary
DISTRICT 372 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMPHITHEATER UNIFIED DISTRICT (4406)·NCES 040068001031
Mesa Verde Elementary School
1661 W SAGE ST, TUCSON, AZ 85704 · (520) 696-6090 · Pima County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL289 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of Arizona public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
0
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 | 5 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
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AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
45.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -13.0pp since 2017
Math
49.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -16.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 16 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 51.0% | 54.0% |
| 2020-21 | 52.0% | 47.0% |
| 2018-19 | 63.0% | 59.0% |
| 2017-18 | 58.0% | 65.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Mesa Verde Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #262 of 1,072 ▲ 3 | #31 of 154 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #361 of 1,072 ▼ 40 | #47 of 154 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.5pp | #203 of 930 | #28 of 128 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 289 | #892 of 1,223 | #114 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #31 of 991 | #14 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.6% | #449 of 1,007 | #65 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.0% | #285 of 721 | #46 of 102 |
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
289
-21 (-7%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 442
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 289 | 26.8 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 24.6 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 287 | 25 | 11.5:1 | 36% (102) |
| 2020-21 | 310 | 25 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 366 | 23.2 | 15.8:1 | 42% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 378 | 23 | 16.4:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2010-11 | 377 | 23 | 16.4:1 | 9% (33) |
| 2000-01 | 476 | 28 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 442 | 23 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mesa Verde Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (366 to 289); teachers up 16% (23.2 to 26.8).
About Mesa Verde Elementary School
Students in TUCSON, Arizona, attend Mesa Verde Elementary School, a small elementary school. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 289 students. That compares with an average of about 451 students for elementary schools in Arizona.
Amphitheater Unified District (4406) runs Mesa Verde Elementary School along with 21 other schools, enrolling 11,277 students in total.
At Mesa Verde Elementary School, 57% of students are White. The remaining students are 35% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Black, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put Pima County at about 59% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Mesa Verde Elementary School scores 56%.
Mesa Verde Elementary School has 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.8:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Arizona is 17.0:1.
Among Arizona public elementary schools, Mesa Verde Elementary School outscored 65%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
The school's county is Pima County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $70,315, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pima County's 398 public schools enroll about 140,692 students and include Mesa Verde Elementary School.
Lawrence W Cross Middle School is about 1.3 miles from Mesa Verde Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
For locale, NCES codes Mesa Verde Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment decreased 7% over 4 years, reaching 289 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.4:1 to 10.8:1.
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Pima County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,060,490
Census ACS
Median income
$70,315
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
398
140,692 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Amphitheater Unified District (4406)
- Canyon Del Oro High SchoolHigh · 1,758 students
- Ironwood Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,539 students
- Amphitheater High SchoolHigh · 996 students
- Lawrence W Cross Middle SchoolMiddle · 827 students
- Richard B Wilson Jr SchoolElementary · 770 students
- Coronado K-8 SchoolElementary · 561 students
Other schools in TUCSON
- Tucson Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,938 students
- Marana High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
- Sunnyside High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- Desert View High SchoolHigh · 2,102 students
- Pima County Schools Superintendent's Diploma ProgramHigh · 2,058 students
- Catalina Foothills High SchoolHigh · 1,865 students
Other Mesa Verde Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Mesa Verde Elementary. Mesa Verde Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Mesa Verde ElementaryOakdale, CA · 529 students
- MESA VERDE ELEMENTARYFARMINGTON, NM · 445 students
- Mesa Verde Elementary SchoolAMARILLO, TX · 337 students
Nearby schools
- Lawrence W Cross Middle School1.3 mi · 827
- Winifred Harelson Elementary School1.4 mi · 407
- Marion Donaldson Elementary School1.8 mi · 212
- Canyon Del Oro High School2.1 mi · 1,758
- Legacy Traditional School - Northwest Tucson2.2 mi · 1,284
- Butterfield Elementary School2.3 mi · 459
Frequently asked questions
About Mesa Verde Elementary SchoolHow large is Mesa Verde Elementary School?
Mesa Verde Elementary School enrolls approximately 289 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Mesa Verde Elementary School serve?
Mesa Verde Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Mesa Verde Elementary School have?
Mesa Verde Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Mesa Verde Elementary School?
Student demographics at Mesa Verde Elementary School are roughly 57% White, 35% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Mesa Verde Elementary School?
Mesa Verde Elementary School is overseen by Amphitheater Unified District (4406) in Pima County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.