Ajo Elementary School

Ajo Elementary School is one of the small elementary schools in AJO, Arizona, run under Ajo Unified District (4409), with 258 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 451 students per school, that is 43% smaller than typical.

Within Ajo Unified District (4409), which oversees 2 schools and 397 students, Ajo Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ajo Elementary School logs that 72% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 11% White, 10% Native American, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 36%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Ajo Elementary School reports 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Ajo Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Pima County) logs that median household income runs about $70,315, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Ajo Elementary School is one of 398 public schools in Pima County (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students).

The closest other public school is Ajo High School, roughly 0.0 miles away.

Ajo Elementary School operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 20%: 324 students in 2018 compared to 258 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 16% to 11%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 37.2:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 today.

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