📍 4451 W. 28th Street, Yuma, Yuma County, 85364
Mesquite Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Yuma, Yuma County. The school has 628 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Crane Elementary District (4501) school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.1:1.
Mesquite Elementary enrolls 628 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Hispanic or Latino, 13% White and 2.5% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 516 | 82% |
| White | 82 | 13% |
| Asian | 16 | 2.5% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
345 of the school's 628 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mesquite Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK At-Large (non-voting delegate).
Mesquite Elementary is one of 12 schools in Crane Elementary District (4501), based in YUMA, Arizona. The district serves 5,727 students district-wide and employs 273 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 628 students, Mesquite Elementary is larger than the district average of about 477 students per school.
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