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If you had an hour of school board time for Mesquite Elementary School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
439
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CASA GRANDE ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4446)·NCES 040171001027
Mesquite Elementary School
129 N ARIZOLA RD, CASA GRANDE, AZ 85122 · (520) 836-7787 · Pinal County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL439 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of Arizona public elementary schools
- DTest 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
19.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Test scores
AASA 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
20.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . -1.0pp since 2017
Math
16.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . +0.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2017, while math scores have held steady.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 16.0% |
| 2022-23 | 14.0% | 10.0% |
| 2021-22 | 14.0% | 2.0% |
| 2020-21 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 25.0% | 21.0% |
| 2017-18 | 21.0% | 16.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Mesquite Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pinal County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #842 of 1,072 ▲ 96 | #36 of 54 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #895 of 1,072 ▲ 74 | #42 of 54 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 439 | #620 of 1,223 | #34 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #809 of 991 | #39 of 53 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.9% | #342 of 1,007 | #28 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.6% | #690 of 721 | #28 of 29 |
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
439
+120 (+38%) vs 2020
-40% since 2000-01, when it was 735
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 439 | 22 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 449 | 22 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 467 | 24 | 19.5:1 | 85% (396) |
| 2020-21 | 319 | 19 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 446 | 23.5 | 19.0:1 | 85% (378) |
| 2015-16 | 425 | 22 | 19.3:1 | 58% (247) |
| 2010-11 | 642 | 32 | 20.1:1 | 52% (331) |
| 2000-01 | 735 | 37 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mesquite Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (446 to 439); teachers down 6% (23.5 to 22).
About Mesquite Elementary School
Mesquite Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school in CASA GRANDE, Arizona. The school counted 439 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 8.
Mesquite Elementary School falls under Casa Grande Elementary District (4446), which has 13 schools enrolling 6,630 students.
The student body at Mesquite Elementary School is 60% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 19% White, 9% Native American, 5% multiracial, and 5% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 30%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 19.9:1 is based on 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Arizona is 17.0:1, so this school has more students per teacher.
Mesquite Elementary School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 8% of Arizona public elementary schools.
For Pinal County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $80,266, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 155 public schools in the county, enrolling about 63,837, Mesquite Elementary School among them.
The Grande Innovation sits about 0.7 miles from Mesquite Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES assigns Mesquite Elementary School the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 319 (2020-21) to 439 (2024-25). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 16.8:1 to 19.9:1.
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Pinal County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
469,006
Census ACS
Median income
$80,266
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
155
63,837 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Casa Grande Elementary District (4446)
- Cactus Middle SchoolMiddle · 737 students
- Villago Middle SchoolMiddle · 723 students
- McCartney Ranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 668 students
- Casa Grande Middle SchoolMiddle · 648 students
- Palo Verde SchoolElementary · 548 students
- Cottonwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 515 students
Other schools in CASA GRANDE
- Vista Grande High SchoolHigh · 1,943 students
- Casa Grande Union High SchoolHigh · 1,912 students
- Legacy Traditional School - Casa GrandeElementary · 1,486 students
- The Grande InnovationElementary · 833 students
- Cactus Middle SchoolMiddle · 737 students
- Villago Middle SchoolMiddle · 723 students
Other Mesquite Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 2 states are named Mesquite Elementary. Mesquite Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Mesquite Elementary SchoolTUCSON, AZ · 640 students
- Mesquite Elementary SchoolGILBERT, AZ · 584 students
- Mesquite ElementaryYuma, AZ · 568 students
- Mesquite ElementaryPalmdale, CA · 582 students
Nearby schools
- The Grande Innovation0.7 mi · 833
- Path to Potential0.7 mi · 1
- Vista Grande High School1.3 mi · 1,943
- Ironwood School1.4 mi · 481
- Center for Online and Innovative Learning1.4 mi · 332
- Palo Verde School1.5 mi · 548
Frequently asked questions
About Mesquite Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Mesquite Elementary School?
Mesquite Elementary School enrolls approximately 439 students in grades PK-08.
Is Mesquite Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mesquite Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mesquite Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mesquite Elementary School is approximately 19.9:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mesquite Elementary School?
At Mesquite Elementary School, the student body is approximately 19% White, 60% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Mesquite Elementary School public or private?
Mesquite Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Casa Grande Elementary District (4446).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.