Mesquite Elementary School

Regular School · CASA GRANDE, AZ

Mesquite Elementary School is a regular school school in CASA GRANDE, Arizona, serving grades PK–08 with 439 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 20:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

439

Teachers (FTE)

22.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

20:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	264	60%
White	82	19%
American Indian / Alaska Native	41	9%
Two or more races	24	5%
Black or African American	22	5%
Asian	4	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	439	208M / 231F

English Language Learners: 48 (11% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	10-14%	31.9%	151
Reading Proficiency	15-19%	38.9%	150

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.52 grade levels

Math

+0.12 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

1 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

207

47.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	439	100%

Contact & Location

129 N ARIZOLA RD

CASA GRANDE, AZ 85122

Phone: (520)836-7787

http://www.cgesd.org/mesquite

District

Casa Grande Elementary District (4446)

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,443

District enrollment: 6,379

Other Schools in District

CGESD Online Learning Academy Elementary
Center for Online and Innovative Learning Elementary
Cholla Elementary School Elementary
Cottonwood Elementary School Elementary
Desert Willow Elementary School Elementary
Ironwood School Elementary
McCartney Ranch Elementary School Elementary
Palo Verde School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 85122) → CensusDepth.com
Arizona population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arizona teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

040171001027

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD