Canyon Rim Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to ungraded · Mesa, Arizona

Canyon Rim Elementary in Mesa, Arizona enrolled 905 students in 2024-25 with 54.3 full-time teachers, 16.7 students per teacher against the Arizona elementary-school median of 16.3. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 65% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 67% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arizona: 40.4% and 34%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

849 students in 2022-23, 847 students in 2023-24, 905 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 54.0 to 54.3.

Students enrolled at Canyon Rim Elementary by school year2022-23: 849, 2023-24: 847, 2024-25: 90502505007501k2022-238492023-248472024-25905
Students enrolled at Canyon Rim Elementary by school year2022-23: 849, 2023-24: 847, 2024-25: 90502505007501k2022-238492023-248472024-25905
Students enrolled at Canyon Rim Elementary by school year2022-23: 849, 2023-24: 847, 2024-25: 90502505007501k2022-238492023-248472024-25905
Students enrolled at Canyon Rim Elementary by school year2022-23: 849, 2023-24: 847, 2024-25: 90502505007501k2022-238492023-248472024-25905
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2384954.015.7
2023-2484754.315.6
2024-2590554.316.7

16.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 53 of every 100 Arizona elementary schools

Among the 1,150 Arizona elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; Canyon Rim Elementary 16.7; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherCanyon Rim Elementary 16.7state median 16.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; Canyon Rim Elementary 16.7; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherCanyon Rim Elementary 16.7state median 16.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; Canyon Rim Elementary 16.7; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherCanyon Rim Elementary 16.7state median 16.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; Canyon Rim Elementary 16.7; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherCanyon Rim Elementary 16.7state median 16.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Canyon Rim Elementary enrolled 739 students and reported no counselor; it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions3
  • Chronically absent16.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

58.1% of students were White, 28.4% Hispanic, 7.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White58.1%
  2. Hispanic28.4%
  3. Two or more races7.1%
  4. Black3.8%
  5. Asian1.4%
  6. Pacific Islander0.7%
  7. American Indian0.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Canyon Rim Elementary scored proficient or above: 65% in reading in 2021-22 and 67% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arizona, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtArizona
Reading and language arts, 2021-2265%56%40.4%
Math, 2022-2367%53% (2021-22)34%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Mesa

80 public elementary schools in Mesa report 2024-25 enrollment; Canyon Rim Elementary is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Gateway Polytechnic Academy1,00319.17.9%
Canyon Rim Elementary90516.719.9%
Franklin at Brimhall Elementary88924.712.0%
Augusta Ranch Elementary85514.421.0%
Meridian85015.215.9%
Ishikawa Elementary School78618.721.0%
Patterson Elementary73316.432.9%
Superstition Springs Elementary73114.823.0%

All public schools in Mesa →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Canyon Rim Elementary

  1. Augusta Ranch ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 855 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Legacy Traditional School - East MesaThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 1,066 students, 18.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  3. Compare Canyon Rim Elementary with Augusta Ranch ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Gilbert Public Schools spends per student$10,928 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,928
  5. The largest public schools in ArizonaCanyon Rim Elementary is the number 67 by size of 1,211 Arizona elementary schools open in 2024-25.#67 of 1,211
  6. Arizona schools by students per teacher16.7 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 16.3 for elementary schools.16.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Canyon Rim Elementary

  1. How many students attend Canyon Rim Elementary?
    905 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 849 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Mesa, AZ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Canyon Rim Elementary?
    16.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arizona median for elementary schools is 16.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Canyon Rim Elementary a Title I school?
    Canyon Rim Elementary was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Canyon Rim Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Canyon Rim Elementary scored proficient or above: 65% in reading in 2021-22 and 67% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Arizona's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Canyon Rim Elementary in?
    Gilbert Public Schools, NCES district ID 0403400. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040340002284 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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