Salk Elementary School

As an average-sized elementary-level community in MESA, Arizona, Salk Elementary School teaches 494 students from grades pre-K through 6, part of Mesa Unified District (4235).

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

On the student-mix side, Salk Elementary School records that 51% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 28% White, 9% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% Native American. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Salk Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Maricopa County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Salk Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Salk Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Salk Elementary School has declined 18%, going from 602 students in 2018 to 494 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 38% to 28% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.