Patterson Elementary

Patterson Elementary operates as a large elementary school in MESA, Arizona, run under Mesa Unified District (4235). Current enrollment sits at 733 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 63% bigger than the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 451 students.

Within Mesa Unified District (4235), which oversees 81 schools and 55,821 students, Patterson Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Patterson Elementary shows that the most-represented group is White (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 41% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Native American. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Maricopa County indicate 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. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Patterson Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Skyline High School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 14%: 642 students in 2018 compared to 733 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 56% to 45%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.