Cholla Elementary School

Set in CASA GRANDE, Arizona, Cholla Elementary School is a mid-tier elementary campus, overseen by Casa Grande Elementary District (4446). It teaches 458 students across grades pre-K through 8.

Casa Grande Elementary District (4446) runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 6,630 students. Cholla Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Cholla Elementary School shows that 64% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder reads as 19% White, 8% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% Native American. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

In the surrounding community, Pinal County reports that median household earnings sit near $80,266, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Pinal County runs 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,837 students), of which Cholla Elementary School is one.

Cactus Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 5%: 484 students in 2018 compared to 458 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 2% to 8% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 23.6:1 in 2018 to 20.8:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.