Sousa Elementary School

Regular School · MESA, AZ

Sousa Elementary School is a regular school school in MESA, Arizona, serving grades PK–06 with 344 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.9:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 06

Enrollment

344

Teachers (FTE)

24.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	165	48%
Hispanic/Latino	144	42%
Black or African American	15	4%
Two or more races	13	4%
American Indian / Alaska Native	4	1%
Asian	2	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	344	183M / 161F

English Language Learners: 15 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	25.0% -6.9pp	31.9%	245
Reading Proficiency	37.0% -1.9pp	38.9%	246

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)

+0.13 grade levels

Math

+0.11 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

3 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

135

39.2% 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.)	344	100%

Contact & Location

616 N MOUNTAIN RD

MESA, AZ 85207

Phone: (480)472-8900

http://www.mpsaz.org/sousa

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 85207) → CensusDepth.com
Arizona population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arizona teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

040497001410

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