Borman K-8 School

Located at 6630 E LIGHTNING DR, in TUCSON, Arizona, Borman K-8 School is a reasonably sized elementary-level community that caters to 459 students (grades pre-K through 8), run under Tucson Unified District (4403).

Within Tucson Unified District (4403), which oversees 88 schools and 40,316 students, Borman K-8 School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Borman K-8 School records that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 34% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 11% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Borman K-8 School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Pima County put median household income runs about $70,315, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Pima County runs 398 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students), of which Borman K-8 School is one.

The closest other public school is Canyon Rose Academy, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Borman K-8 School.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Borman K-8 School's enrollment has declined 7% since 2018, when it stood at 495 (now 459). White enrollment moved from 51% to 41% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

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