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Jefferson Elementary School

Regular School · MESA, AZ

Jefferson Elementary School is a regular school school in MESA, Arizona, serving grades PK–06 with 554 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.9:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 06
Enrollment
554
Teachers (FTE)
32.8
Student–Teacher Ratio
16.9:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 409 74%
White 91 16%
Black or African American 28 5%
Two or more races 20 4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 6 1%
Total enrollment 554 291M / 263F

English Language Learners: 85 (15% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 32.0% +0.1pp 31.9% 272
Reading Proficiency 36.0% -2.9pp 38.9% 268

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)
-0.41 grade levels
Math
+0.08 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
4 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
7
1.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
149
26.9% 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.) 554 100%

Contact & Location

120 S JEFFERSON AVE

MESA, AZ 85208

Phone: (480)472-8700

http://www.mpsaz.org/jefferson

District

Mesa Unified District (4235)

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,903

District enrollment: 56,815

NCES ID

040497001070

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