Mesquite Elementary School

Regular School · TUCSON, AZ

Mesquite Elementary School is a regular school school in TUCSON, Arizona, serving grades KG–05 with 640 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.4:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

640

Teachers (FTE)

36.9

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	275	43%
White	225	35%
Two or more races	79	12%
Black or African American	34	5%
Asian	27	4%
Total enrollment	640	333M / 307F

English Language Learners: 14 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	70.0% +38.1pp	31.9%	326
Reading Proficiency	72.0% +33.1pp	38.9%	327

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)

+0.63 grade levels

Math

+0.26 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

38 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

12.5% 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.)	640	100%

Contact & Location

9455 E RITA RD

TUCSON, AZ 85747

Phone: (520)879-2102

http://mes.vailschooldistrict.org

District

Vail Unified District (4413)

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,248

District enrollment: 14,308

Other Schools in District

Acacia Elementary School Elementary
Civano Community K-8 School Elementary
Copper Ridge Elementary Elementary
Cottonwood Elementary School Elementary
Desert Willow Elementary School Elementary
Esmond Station School Elementary
Ocotillo Ridge Elementary Elementary
Senita Valley Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 85747) → CensusDepth.com
Arizona population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arizona teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

040885001954

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