Agua Caliente School

Agua Caliente School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in TUCSON, Arizona, run under Tanque Verde Unified District (4408). The school serves 449 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Tanque Verde Unified District (4408) comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,212 students; Agua Caliente School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Agua Caliente School records that 74% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 20% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Pima County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Agua Caliente School has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Pima County) reports that median household earnings sit near $70,315, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Agua Caliente School is one of 398 public schools in Pima County (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students).

Nearest neighbor: Tanque Verde High School, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Agua Caliente School has declined 13%, going from 514 students in 2018 to 449 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.