Washington Elementary School

Set in MESA, Arizona, Washington Elementary School is a mid-tier elementary-level community, operated by Mesa Unified District (4235). It educates 451 students across grades pre-K through 6.

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

On demographics, Washington Elementary School lists that 40% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 30% White, 11% Black, 8% multiracial, 7% Native American. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

On the resource side, Washington Elementary School shows 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.0:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Maricopa County indicate the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, 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 Washington Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Rhodes Junior High School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Washington Elementary School.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Washington Elementary School has changed only slightly, going from 455 students in 2018 to 451 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 40% to 30%.

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