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Mesquite Jr High School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
130 W Mesquite St
Gilbert, AZ 85233
Phone
(480) 926-1433
District
GILBERT UNIFIED DISTRICT (4239)
County
MARICOPA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
891
Classroom Teachers
50

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arizona

5

(10 is best)

Better than 42.2% of all AZ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Mesquite Jr High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
37%
42%
45%
25%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
34%
31%
38%
29%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
18
19
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 0 0.0%
Grade 7 414 46.5%
Grade 8 477 53.5%
Total 891 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 44.0% 62.1% 37.3%
Black 5.8% 3.3% 5.8%
Hispanic 43.2% 29.1% 48.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.6% 3.7% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 3.3% 1.9% 5.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 20.9% 9.7% 28.9%
Free lunch eligible 20.9% 9.7% 27.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 1.4%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 204,186 7,359,197
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,391.5 63
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.4% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.7% 19.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.0% 33.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.3% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 12.6% 18.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 73,347 2,739,136
Single Parent Households With Children 8.2% 8.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.7% 88.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 42.3% 31.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 23.5% 17.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.0% 17.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.8% 13.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.1% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.2% 15.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.0% 10.6%
$15,000 or less 4.4% 8.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,901 $165,859,642 53.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $752 $25,449,184 8.2%
Staff $275 $9,306,550 3.0%
General Administration $76 $2,571,992 0.8%
School Administration $347 $11,743,174 3.8%
Operation $773 $26,159,866 8.5%
Transportation $360 $12,183,120 3.9%
Other $253 $8,562,026 2.8%
Total Support $2,836 $95,975,912 31.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,397 $47,277,274 15.3%
Total Expenditures $9,134 $309,112,828 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,784 $5,455,780,644 45.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $717 $817,413,358 6.8%
Staff $438 $499,269,446 4.2%
General Administration $167 $190,613,734 1.6%
School Administration $483 $550,946,830 4.6%
Operation $1,016 $1,158,685,840 9.6%
Transportation $332 $378,527,947 3.1%
Other $407 $464,329,479 3.9%
Total Support $3,560 $4,059,673,334 33.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,200 $2,509,151,950 20.9%
Total Expenditures $10,544 $12,024,681,898 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%