Desert Mesa Elementary School (Yuma Elementary District (4499) SCH DIST.), Arizona - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Desert Mesa Elementary School is a Elementary in YUMA, AZ. It currently serves 827 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the Yuma Elementary District (4499) School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Yuma Elementary District (4499) School District and all schools in Arizona.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:827

Number of Teachers: 42

Student/Teacher Ratio: 19.69

Location Info

Location: 2350 S AVENUE 7 1/2 E, YUMA, AZ 85365

Mailing Address: 2350 S AVENUE 7 1/2 E, YUMA, AZ 85365-8603

Phone: (928)502-8600

Website: http://desertmesa.yuma.org/

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	140
Grade 2	117
Grade 3	144
Grade 4	132
Grade 5	126
Kindergarten	107
Pre-Kindergarten	61

Gender/Sex of Desert Mesa Elementary School Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	431	52.12
Female	396	47.88

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Desert Mesa Elementary School Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	5	0.61
Asian	1	0.12
Black or African American	10	1.21
Hispanic/Latino	620	74.97
Two or more races	6	0.73
White	185	22.37

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	0.70
Black or African American	4	0.93
Hispanic/Latino	326	75.64
Two or more races	1	0.23
White	97	22.51

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	0.51
Asian	1	0.25
Black or African American	6	1.52
Hispanic/Latino	294	74.24
Two or more races	5	1.26
White	88	22.22

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.71
Black or African American	3	2.14
Hispanic/Latino	103	73.57
Two or more races	1	0.71
White	32	22.86

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	1.71
Hispanic/Latino	97	82.91
Two or more races	1	0.86
White	17	14.53

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.69
Black or African American	1	0.69
Hispanic/Latino	104	72.22
Two or more races	1	0.69
White	37	25.69

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.76
Asian	1	0.76
Black or African American	1	0.76
Hispanic/Latino	106	80.30
White	23	17.42

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	3	2.38
Hispanic/Latino	87	69.05
White	36	28.57

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	2	1.87
Hispanic/Latino	71	66.36
Two or more races	1	0.94
White	33	30.84

Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Hispanic/Latino	52	85.25
Two or more races	2	3.28
White	7	11.48