Brinton Elementary School (Ranked Top 50% for 2025)

11455 E Sunland Ave
Mesa, AZ 85208

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Top 50%

Serving 485 students in grades Prekindergarten-6, Brinton Elementary School ranks in the top 50% of all schools in Arizona for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 50%, and reading proficiency is top 50%).

The percentage of students achieving is 35% (which is equal to the Arizona state average of 35%). The percentage of students achieving is 39% (which is lower than the Arizona state average of 40%).

The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is lower than the Arizona state level of 17:1.

Minority enrollment is 53% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the Arizona state average of 66% (majority Hispanic).

Quick Stats (2025)

Grades: Prekindergarten-6
Enrollment: 485 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 16:1
Minority Enrollment: 53%
: Top 50% in AZ
: 35% (Top 50%)
: 39% (Top 50%)
: 20-24% (Top 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), AZ Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Brinton Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Arizona for:

School Overview

Brinton Elementary School's student population of 485 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 30 teachers has grown by 7% over five school years.

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-6
(No virtual instruction)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Brinton Elementary School
Pre-K	33
Kind	51
1	61
2	66
3	74
4	70
5	58
6	69
Not Listed	3

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Total Students

485 students

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Total Students Trends Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Brinton Elementary School
2023	454
2022	446
2021	428
2020	506
2019	506
2018	551
2017	551
2016	553
2015	521
2014	520
2013	538
2012	570
2011	605
2010	686
2009	725
2008	790
2007	797
2006	801
2005	802
2004	837
2003	722

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Gender %

Total Classroom Teachers

30 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Brinton Elementary School
2023	29
2022	26
2021	25
2020	28
2019	28
2018	30
2017	30
2016	28
2015	27
2014	26
2013	28
2012	28
2011	32
2010	35
2009	38
2008	38
2007	38
2006	39
2005	40
2004	39
2003	35

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School Rankings

Brinton Elementary School ranks within the top 50% of all 1,956 schools in Arizona (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Brinton Elementary School is 0.63, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.66. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School

State Level (AZ)

#843 out of 1956 schools
(Top 50%)

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Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Brinton Elementary School
2022	#843
2021	#599
2019	#498
2018	#421
2017	#429
2016	#496
2015	#795
2014	#613
2013	#514
2012	#481
2011	#446

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35%

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Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Brinton Elementary School	Arizona	Mesa Unified District (4235) School District
2022	35%	35%	33%
2021	40%	32%	32%
2019	58%	45%	46%
2018	62%	45%	47%
2017	61%	42%	46%
2016	53%	39%	41%
2015	43%	38%	40%
2014	70%	63%	66%
2013	68%	63%	67%
2012	72%	63%	67%
2011	75%	62%	67%

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39%

40%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Brinton Elementary School	Arizona	Mesa Unified District (4235) School District
2022	39%	40%	38%
2021	46%	39%	37%
2019	58%	45%	46%
2018	57%	44%	47%
2017	50%	42%	42%
2016	48%	40%	39%
2015	35%	38%	35%
2014	84%	79%	81%
2013	88%	78%	81%
2012	85%	77%	80%
2011	83%	77%	80%

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20-24%

24%

Student : Teacher Ratio

16:1

17:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Brinton Elementary School	Arizona	Mesa Unified District (4235) School District
2023	16:1	17:1	16:1
2022	17:1	17:1	17:1
2021	17:1	17:1	17:1
2020	18:1	18:1	19:1
2019	18:1	18:1	19:1
2018	18:1	19:1	19:1
2017	18:1	19:1	19:1
2016	20:1	20:1	20:1
2015	19:1	20:1	19:1
2014	20:1	19:1	20:1
2013	19:1	19:1	20:1
2012	20:1	18:1	20:1
2011	19:1	19:1	19:1
2010	20:1	18:1	19:1
2009	19:1	18:1	19:1
2008	21:1	18:1	19:1
2007	21:1	18:1	20:1
2006	21:1	18:1	20:1
2005	20:1	19:1	20:1
2004	21:1	19:1	21:1
2003	21:1	19:1	21:1

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American Indian

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American Indian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Brinton Elementary School	Arizona	Mesa Unified District (4235) School District
2023	2%	5%	4%
2022	1%	5%	4%
2021	1%	5%	4%
2020	1%	6%	4%
2019	1%	6%	4%
2018	1%	6%	4%
2017	1%	6%	4%
2016	1%	5%	5%
2015	1%	5%	4%
2014	1%	5%	4%
2013	3%	5%	6%
2012	3%	5%	4%
2011	3%	7%	5%
2010	3%	6%	4%
2009	2%	6%	5%
2008	3%	5%	4%
2007	4%	6%	5%
2006	4%	7%	4%
2005	3%	7%	4%
2004	3%	8%	4%
2003	3%	8%	4%

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Asian

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2021)
Year	Brinton Elementary School	Arizona	Mesa Unified District (4235) School District
2021	1%	3%	1%
2020	2%	3%	1%
2019	2%	3%	1%
2018	2%	3%	1%
2017	2%	3%	1%
2016	2%	3%	1%
2015	3%	3%	2%
2014	2%	3%	2%
2013	3%	3%	2%
2012	3%	3%	2%
2011	3%	3%	2%
2010	3%	3%	3%
2009	4%	3%	3%
2008	4%	3%	3%
2007	4%	3%	2%
2006	4%	2%	2%
2005	4%	2%	2%
2004	3%	2%	2%
2003	4%	2%	2%

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Hispanic

38%

48%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Brinton Elementary School	Arizona	Mesa Unified District (4235) School District
2023	42%	47%	46%
2022	41%	47%	46%
2021	38%	46%	46%
2020	36%	45%	44%
2019	36%	45%	44%
2018	30%	45%	44%
2017	30%	45%	44%
2016	30%	45%	43%
2015	26%	45%	42%
2014	26%	44%	41%
2013	27%	43%	39%
2012	29%	43%	39%
2011	28%	42%	37%
2010	26%	41%	37%
2009	26%	41%	37%
2008	27%	42%	37%
2007	27%	41%	36%
2006	24%	39%	34%
2005	25%	38%	32%
2004	23%	37%	29%
2003	21%	36%	28%

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Black

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Brinton Elementary School	Arizona	Mesa Unified District (4235) School District
2023	6%	6%	5%
2022	7%	6%	5%
2021	5%	6%	5%
2020	2%	5%	5%
2019	2%	5%	5%
2018	3%	5%	4%
2017	3%	5%	4%
2016	4%	5%	4%
2015	3%	5%	4%
2014	4%	5%	4%
2013	3%	5%	4%
2012	5%	5%	4%
2011	4%	5%	5%
2010	6%	6%	5%
2009	6%	6%	4%
2008	6%	6%	4%
2007	5%	5%	4%
2006	5%	5%	4%
2005	4%	5%	4%
2004	4%	5%	4%
2003	3%	5%	4%

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White

47%

34%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Brinton Elementary School	Arizona	Mesa Unified District (4235) School District
2023	43%	35%	39%
2022	45%	35%	40%
2021	51%	36%	40%
2020	54%	38%	43%
2019	54%	38%	43%
2018	59%	38%	45%
2017	59%	38%	45%
2016	58%	39%	46%
2015	62%	40%	47%
2014	64%	41%	48%
2013	63%	42%	48%
2012	59%	42%	50%
2011	62%	42%	51%
2010	62%	44%	51%
2009	62%	44%	51%
2008	60%	44%	52%
2007	60%	45%	53%
2006	63%	47%	56%
2005	64%	48%	58%
2004	67%	48%	61%
2003	69%	49%	62%

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Hawaiian

n/a

Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2013-2023)
Year	Brinton Elementary School	Arizona	Mesa Unified District (4235) School District
2023	6%	4%	4%
2022	5%	4%	3%
2021	3%	4%	3%
2020	4%	3%	2%
2019	4%	3%	2%
2018	5%	3%	2%
2017	5%	3%	2%
2016	5%	3%	1%
2015	5%	2%	1%
2014	3%	2%	1%
2013	1%	2%	1%

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All Ethnic Groups

0.63

0.66

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Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Brinton Elementary School	Arizona	Mesa Unified District (4235) School District
2023	0.64	0.65	0.63
2022	0.63	0.65	0.63
2021	0.60	0.66	0.63
2020	0.58	0.65	0.62
2019	0.58	0.65	0.62
2018	0.56	0.65	0.61
2017	0.56	0.65	0.61
2016	0.57	0.65	0.61
2015	0.55	0.64	0.60
2014	0.53	0.64	0.61
2013	0.53	0.64	0.61
2012	0.57	0.64	0.61
2011	0.54	0.65	0.60
2010	0.55	0.64	0.60
2009	0.55	0.64	0.60
2008	0.57	0.63	0.59
2007	0.57	0.63	0.59
2006	0.55	0.63	0.58
2005	0.53	0.62	0.56
2004	0.50	0.63	0.55
2003	0.48	0.63	0.53

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Eligible for

49%

40%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Brinton Elementary School	Arizona	Mesa Unified District (4235) School District
2023	45%	39%	42%
2022	26%	29%	24%
2021	56%	42%	55%
2020	40%	43%	47%
2019	40%	43%	47%
2018	43%	42%	51%
2017	43%	42%	51%
2016	46%	33%	51%
2015	43%	34%	45%
2014	43%	36%	50%
2013	46%	37%	50%
2012	46%	36%	50%
2011	43%	36%	47%
2010	37%	38%	45%
2009	27%	39%	37%
2008	29%	29%	37%
2007	25%	32%	35%
2006	33%	37%	42%
2005	35%	40%	42%
2004	32%	37%	40%
2003	22%	9%	31%

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Eligible for

13%

10%

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2004-2023)
Year	Brinton Elementary School	Arizona	Mesa Unified District (4235) School District
2023	8%	7%	10%
2021	15%	9%	9%
2020	12%	7%	9%
2019	12%	7%	9%
2018	11%	9%	7%
2017	11%	9%	7%
2016	11%	11%	7%
2015	10%	5%	7%
2014	10%	14%	7%
2013	9%	10%	7%
2012	12%	11%	7%
2011	11%	10%	7%
2010	12%	8%	9%
2009	11%	10%	8%
2008	12%	9%	10%
2007	12%	9%	11%
2006	12%	8%	11%
2005	12%	8%	10%
2004	11%	8%	10%

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School Statewide Testing

School District Name

Mesa Unified District (4235) School District

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), AZ Dept. of Education

Profile last updated: 02/09/2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Brinton Elementary School's ranking?

Brinton Elementary School is ranked #843 out of 1,956 schools, which ranks it among the top 50% of public schools in Arizona.

What schools are Brinton Elementary School often compared to?

Brinton Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Patterson Elementary School, Jefferson Elementary School by visitors of our site.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

35% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 35% AZ state average), while 39% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 40% AZ state average).

How many students attend Brinton Elementary School?

485 students attend Brinton Elementary School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

47% of Brinton Elementary School students are White, 38% of students are Hispanic, 6% of students are Black, 6% of students are Two or more races, 1% of students are American Indian, 1% of students are Asian, and 1% of students are Hawaiian.

What is the student:teacher ratio of Brinton Elementary School?

Brinton Elementary School has a student ration of 16:1, which is lower than the Arizona state average of 17:1.

What grades does Brinton Elementary School offer ?

Brinton Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Prekindergarten-6 (No virtual instruction).

What school district is Brinton Elementary School part of?

Brinton Elementary School is part of Mesa Unified District (4235) School District.

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