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Mesquite Elementary

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Mesquite Elementary ranks 643 rd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

643^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Mesquite Elementary is a public elementary school in Yuma, Arizona, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 608 students. The school is part of the Crane Elementary District, which is ranked 191 out of 289 districts in the state.

Mesquite Elementary's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics, is generally below the district and state averages across all grade levels. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 371 out of 955 Arizona elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 643 out of 909 in 2024-2025. Compared to nearby schools in the Crane Elementary District, Mesquite Elementary's performance is lower, with the exception of Gowan Science Academy, which consistently outperforms Mesquite Elementary and the district.

Mesquite Elementary's performance varies across different student subgroups, with some subgroups performing better than others. White and Pacific Islander students have generally performed well, while African American, multi-racial, and military-connected students have struggled. The school's performance for English Language Learners and students with special needs has also been mixed. These inconsistencies and disparities in academic outcomes suggest a need for more focused efforts to address the unique needs of all students and ensure equitable opportunities for success.

568

Students ?

23.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,510

Per pupil spending ?

54.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4451 W. 28th Street
Yuma, AZ 85364

(928) 373-4100

District: Crane Elementary District

Students who attend Mesquite Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Crane Middle School
High:	Cibola High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.4%

White:

11.6%

Asian:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (29% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg33%

Arizona avg38%

643^rd of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 32 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Crane Elementary District

191^st of 289Crane Elementary District among Arizona districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	643 of 909	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.7	481 of 912	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.2	531 of 1245	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	454 of 1000	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.9	490 of 1226	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.6	479 of 1039	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	386 of 1109	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.1	420 of 1106	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.4	411 of 1079	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.0	371 of 955	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	76.2	257 of 1079	76.2%	★★★★☆
2013	77.5	226 of 1158	80.5%	★★★★☆
2012	76.5	249 of 1141	78.2%	★★★★☆
2011	77.6	240 of 1075	77.7%	★★★★☆
2010	72.6	297 of 1090	72.8%	★★★★☆
2009	66.8	373 of 1062	64.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.4	810 of 895	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	38.8	179 of 270	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.2	422 of 620	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	33.6	250 of 451	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.1	181 of 975	81.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	20.1	491 of 602	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.9	603 of 1219	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.6	512 of 824	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.2	467 of 1219	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.1	425 of 862	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.6	326 of 1023	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	349 of 496	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	257 of 486	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	558 of 1170	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	287 of 716	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.4	437 of 1198	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.1	308 of 709	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	253 of 911	72.2%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	55.6	89 of 423	79.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	369 of 549	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	282 of 556	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	443 of 1116	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	291 of 618	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.4	116 of 820	85.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	514 of 626	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	425 of 628	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.1	484 of 1216	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.7	468 of 830	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.9	489 of 1220	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.5	484 of 850	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.5	467 of 1032	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	36.6	23 of 37	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.0	7 of 7	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.8	10 of 60	83.3%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.3	128 of 145	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.7	153 of 239	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.0	748 of 1027	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	73.3	24 of 171	86.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	56.8	256 of 820	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.2	92 of 145	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	774 of 1201	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	179 of 417	57.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	70.2	257 of 1024	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	79.9	174 of 1161	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	107 of 595	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	222 of 720	69.2%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Pacific Islander (2021)86th percentile+26 vs school

Homeless (2021)79th percentile+19 vs school

White (2023)75th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2023)69th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)45th percentile-13 vs school

Migrant (2023)38th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2022)34th percentile-21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2021)27th percentile-33 vs school

Female (2024)18th percentile-29 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile-11 vs school

Military Connected (2023)12th percentile-46 vs school

African American (2021)9th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-6 vs state

Science31%-3 vs state

Mathematics24%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)						AASA Mathematics (2025)						AzSCI Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Mesquite Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4451 W. 28th Street	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-4100	568	24	23.6		66 (11.6%)	6 (1.1%)	468 (82.4%)	14 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	24	643^rd of 909 public elementary schools	29.3%		39.7	481^st of 912 public elementary schools	47.3%	162	31.0	37.0	30.0	37.0			34.0	22.0	22.0	18.0			31.0		$8,510	$1,173	$270	$2,615	$5,501	$1,568	$7,068
Valley Horizon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4501 W 20th St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-4000	460	27	17.0		26 (5.7%)	3 (0.7%)	421 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	14.4	797^th of 909 public elementary schools	12.3%					(n/a)		22.0		27.0					24.0						$10,893	$2,698	$407	$5,803	$5,784	$2,004	$7,788
Pueblo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2803 W 20th St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-3600	598	27	22.1		66 (11.0%)	10 (1.7%)	489 (81.8%)	9 (1.5%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	17 (2.8%)	34.2	521^st of 909 public elementary schools	42.7%		37.9	496^th of 912 public elementary schools	45.6%	25	34.0	41.0	37.0	37.0	43.0		35.0	47.0	42.0	16.0			26.0		$10,064	$3,624	$333	$7,581	$4,423	$1,684	$6,107
Gary A. Knox Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2926 S 21st Dr	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-5500	528	26	20.3		26 (4.9%)	3 (0.6%)	481 (91.1%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.8%)	26.8	597^th of 909 public elementary schools	34.3%		32.7	549^th of 912 public elementary schools	39.8%	48	26.0	45.0	29.0	35.0			25.0	27.0	33.0	30.0			29.0		$9,039	$1,059	$300	$2,417	$6,102	$1,579	$7,681
Desert View Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	3777 W 16th St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Juniper Tree Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 314-1102	881	44	20.0		173 (19.6%)	11 (1.2%)	668 (75.8%)	11 (1.2%)	9 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.8%)	72.2	232^nd of 909 public elementary schools	74.5%		72.9	218^th of 912 public elementary schools	76.1%	14	50.0	59.0	54.0				66.0	53.0	48.0				52.0		$9,414	$654	$1,709	$3,017	$5,700	$1,351	$7,051
H L Suverkrup Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1590 S Avenue C	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-3500	502	22	22.8		43 (8.6%)	2 (0.4%)	443 (88.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	38.7	476^th of 909 public elementary schools	47.6%		35.5	516^th of 912 public elementary schools	43.4%	40	34.0	53.0	41.0	32.0			39.0	47.0	35.0	20.0			34.0		$9,582	$1,320	$321	$2,961	$6,401	$1,540	$7,941
Crane iLearning Academy	Public, Virtual	PK, KG-8	4250 W 16th St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(928) 373-3400	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)															$7,332	$2,498	$265	$5,261	$2,460	$2,110	$4,569
Ronald Reagan Fundamental School	Public	PK, KG-6	3200 W 16th St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-3700	467	20	23.3		40 (8.6%)	2 (0.4%)	410 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	29.2	567^th of 909 public elementary schools	37.6%		27.6	603^rd of 912 public elementary schools	33.9%	36		32.0	35.0	46.0					32.0	23.0			24.0		$9,268	$3,036	$289	$6,362	$4,359	$1,584	$5,943
Gowan Science Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1020 W Avenue C	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 539-1200	816	32	25.9		197 (24.1%)	12 (1.5%)	555 (68.0%)	29 (3.6%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.1%)	79.8	156^th of 909 public elementary schools	82.8%		74.9	206^th of 912 public elementary schools	77.4%	50	61.0	72.0	69.0	57.0	69.0	70.0	59.0	83.0	66.0	25.0	44.0	55.0	59.0	54.0	$8,651	$936	$257	$2,129	$5,915	$1,543	$7,458
Salida Del Sol Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	910 S Avenue C	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-5600	588	31	18.9		7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	567 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11.1	857^th of 909 public elementary schools	5.7%		11	856^th of 912 public elementary schools	6.1%	1		26.0	15.0	21.0			17.0	20.0	21.0	21.0					$10,264	$1,107	$346	$2,560	$6,999	$1,811	$8,811

Frequently Asked Questions about Mesquite Elementary

Is Mesquite Elementary a good school?

Mesquite Elementary ranks 643^rd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Mesquite Elementary?

Students at Mesquite Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 12% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Mesquite Elementary in?

Crane Elementary District

How many students attend Mesquite Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 568 students attended Mesquite Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Mesquite Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mesquite Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Crane Middle School
High : Cibola High School

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