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Whittier Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 6

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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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
733 N Longmore
Mesa, AZ 85201
Phone
(480) 472-4900
District
Mesa Unified District (4235)
County
MARICOPA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
470
Classroom Teachers
42

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arizona

2

(10 is best)

Better than 17.1% of all AZ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Whittier Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
21%
45%
30%
47%
11%
42%
    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
11
17
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 77 16.4%
Kindergarten 53 11.3%
Grade 1 58 12.3%
Grade 2 57 12.1%
Grade 3 52 11.1%
Grade 4 58 12.3%
Grade 5 50 10.6%
Grade 6 63 13.4%
Total 470 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 22.3% 39.8% 36.4%
Black 2.7% 4.8% 5.9%
Hispanic 59.5% 49.2% 49.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.8% 1.1% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 13.7% 5.2% 5.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported 44.8%
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported 37.8%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported 7.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 496,545 7,431,344
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,673.7 64
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.9% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.0% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.9% 33.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.4% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 18.7% 18.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 197,332 2,796,790
Single Parent Households With Children 9.0% 8.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.8% 89.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 29.6% 32.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 16.2% 19.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.6% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.1% 13.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.5% 17.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.1% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.7% 9.6%
$15,000 or less 6.9% 7.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,327 $361,939,000 45.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,107 $63,343,000 8.0%
Staff $677 $38,706,000 4.9%
General Administration $73 $4,162,000 0.5%
School Administration $499 $28,567,000 3.6%
Operation $1,144 $65,452,000 8.3%
Transportation $529 $30,258,000 3.8%
Other $316 $18,068,000 2.3%
Total Support $4,345 $248,556,000 31.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,153 $180,342,000 22.8%
Total Expenditures $13,825 $790,837,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,028 $5,737,989,000 45.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $769 $877,539,000 6.9%
Staff $469 $535,813,000 4.2%
General Administration $189 $215,431,000 1.7%
School Administration $504 $575,332,000 4.5%
Operation $1,055 $1,204,512,000 9.5%
Transportation $289 $329,985,000 2.6%
Other $428 $488,733,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,704 $4,227,345,000 33.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,420 $2,761,833,000 21.7%
Total Expenditures $11,151 $12,727,167,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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