Whittier Elementary School

Regular School · MESA, AZ

Whittier Elementary School is a regular school school in MESA, Arizona, serving grades PK–06 with 443 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.7:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 06

Enrollment

443

Teachers (FTE)

26.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	254	57%
White	82	19%
American Indian / Alaska Native	51	12%
Two or more races	27	6%
Black or African American	15	3%
Asian	11	2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3	1%
Total enrollment	443	210M / 233F

English Language Learners: 64 (14% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	9.0% -22.9pp	31.9%	229
Reading Proficiency	22.0% -16.9pp	38.9%	227

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)

-0.22 grade levels

Math

-0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

7 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

5.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

178

40.2% 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.)	443	100%

Contact & Location

733 N LONGMORE

MESA, AZ 85201

Phone: (480)472-4900

http://www.mpsaz.org/whittier

District

Mesa Unified District (4235)

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,903

District enrollment: 56,815

Other Schools in District

Adams Elementary School Elementary
Brinton Elementary Elementary
Bush Elementary Elementary
Crismon Elementary School Elementary
Edison Elementary School Elementary
Eisenhower Center for Innovation Elementary
Emerson Elementary School Elementary
Entz Elementary School Elementary

View all 77 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 85201) → CensusDepth.com
Arizona population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arizona teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

040497000421

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