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

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

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

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 85208) → CensusDepth.com
Arizona population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arizona teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

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