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Mesquite Elementary School

(520) 762-2040

Physical Address:
9455 East Rita RD
Tucson, AZ  85747
Mailing Address:
9455 E. Rita Road
Tucson, AZ  85747

School Information

District:
Vail Unified District
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Pima County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
KG - 8
Number of Students:
595

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Mesquite Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
White 60.50% 38.74% 45.10%
Hispanic 27.06% 49.40% 42.33%
Black 6.22% 6.39% 7.03%
Asian/Pacific 5.38% 3.33% 3.26%
American Indian 0.84% 6.72% 9.80%

Genders in Mesquite Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
Male 53.11% 39.75% 39.39%
Female 46.89% 60.25% 60.61%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Mesquite Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 397 369 360
Hispanic 171 163 161
Black 36 41 37
Asian/Pacific 28 25 32
American Indian 6 9 5
Others 0 0 0
Total 638 607 595

Enrollment by Gender for Mesquite Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 341 332 316
Female 297 275 279
Total 638 607 595

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Mesquite Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 638 607 595
# Eligible for free lunch 55 (9%) 87 (14%) 85 (14%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 30 (5%) 22 (4%) 22 (4%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 85 (13%) 109 (18%) 107 (18%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Mesquite Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 638 607 595
Fulltime teachers 37.8 34.5 33.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 16.90 17.60 18.01
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 14.69 17.21 17.69