Taft Elementary School

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in MESA, Arizona, Taft Elementary School works with 491 students from grades pre-K through 6, overseen by Mesa Unified District (4235).

Across the 81 schools in Mesa Unified District (4235) (55,821 students total), Taft Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Taft Elementary School shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 64%. The remainder consists of 28% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Taft Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, census data for Maricopa County shows median household income runs about $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Taft Elementary School is one.

Smith Junior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Taft Elementary School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 482 (now 491). The White share of enrollment edged down from 43% to 28% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

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