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Elementary · Regular · Grades PK to 6

Mesquite Elementary, Yuma, AZ

CEP schoolMesquite Elementary is a public elementary school in Yuma, part of Crane Elementary District (4501). It enrolled 568 students in 2024-25, with 23.7 students per full-time teacher.

Enrollment and teachers

Students
568
Teachers (FTE)
24.0
Students per teacher
23.7
Grades
PK to 6

This school's ratio is 1.8 higher than the district figure of 21.9. The Arizona average across schools is 17.7. Ratios count all teachers, including specialists, so they are lower than typical class sizes.

This school23.7
District21.9
Arizona17.7
United States15.3

School details

Address
4451 W. 28th Street, Yuma, AZ 85364
Phone
(928)373-4100
District
Crane Elementary District (4501)
County
Yuma County
Level
Elementary
Type
Regular
Status
Open
Charter
No
Virtual
No
Locale
City: Midsize
NCES school ID
040240002779
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

School meals

Counts of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, as reported to NCES.
Direct certification
229Students certified through programs such as SNAP, without an application.
Community Eligibility Provision
Yes (CEP school)

Schools in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) serve free meals to all students, so their free lunch counts often reflect direct certification or total enrollment. Free and reduced lunch shares are not comparable between CEP and non-CEP schools.

Related schools

Other elementary schools in Crane Elementary District (4501)

Elementary schools elsewhere in Yuma

We publish official enrollment and staffing data, not ratings or test scores.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.