Butterfield Elementary School

Butterfield Elementary School is a K-5 school of middle-of-the-pack scale in TUCSON, Arizona, one of the schools within Marana Unified District (4404), educateing 459 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Butterfield Elementary School is one of 19 schools operated by Marana Unified District (4404), a district that serves 12,845 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Butterfield Elementary School records that 47% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 40% White, 7% multiracial, 2% Black, 2% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 36%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Butterfield Elementary School has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Butterfield Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, census data for Pima County shows median household earnings sit near $70,315, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Butterfield Elementary School is one of 398 public schools in Pima County (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students).

Nearest neighbor: Robert Richardson Elementary School, around 1.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 463 students in 2018 compared to 459 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 47% to 40% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

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