S H A R P

Located at 7302 E ADOBE ST, in MESA, Arizona, S H A R P is a minimally staffed multi-level school that caters to 45 students (grades K through 12), operated by Mesa Unified District (4235). By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 550 students each, so S H A R P sits 92% below that benchmark.

Mesa Unified District (4235) runs 81 schools in total, collectively educating 55,821 students. S H A R P is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, S H A R P shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 40%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 31% White, 13% Black, 9% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, S H A R P has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 3.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.4:1 average.

In the area at large, census data for Maricopa County shows median household earnings sit near $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), S H A R P is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Red Mountain High School, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for S H A R P typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.