Highland Arts Elementary

Regular School · MESA, AZ

Highland Arts Elementary is a regular school school in MESA, Arizona, serving grades PK–06 with 648 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 06

Enrollment

648

Teachers (FTE)

38.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

17:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	375	58%
Hispanic/Latino	176	27%
Black or African American	44	7%
Two or more races	34	5%
American Indian / Alaska Native	11	2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	5	1%
Asian	3	0%
Total enrollment	648	325M / 323F

English Language Learners: 15 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	48.0% +16.1pp	31.9%	373
Reading Proficiency	56.0% +17.1pp	38.9%	369

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)

+0.24 grade levels

Math

-0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

29 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

184

28.4% 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.)	648	100%

Contact & Location

3042 E ADOBE ST

MESA, AZ 85213

Phone: (480)472-7600

http://www.mpsaz.org/highland/

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 85213) → CensusDepth.com
Arizona population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arizona teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

040497001073

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