A J Mitchell Elementary School

A J Mitchell Elementary School is a K-5 school of low-enrollment scale in NOGALES, Arizona, run under Nogales Unified District (4457), instructing 301 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 33% leaner than the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 451 students.

A J Mitchell Elementary School is one of 11 schools operated by Nogales Unified District (4457), a district that caters to 5,696 students overall.

Looking at the student body, A J Mitchell Elementary School records that nearly all students (99%) are Hispanic. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.7:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Santa Cruz County indicate the typical household earns roughly $55,217 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Across Santa Cruz County's 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,432 students), A J Mitchell Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Wade Carpenter Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at A J Mitchell Elementary School has shrank 26%, going from 406 students in 2018 to 301 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.