Coatimundi Middle School

Coatimundi Middle School is a middle-grades school of reasonably sized scale in RIO RICO, Arizona, part of Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458), serveing 497 students in grades 6 through 8.

Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458) runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 3,612 students. Coatimundi Middle School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Coatimundi Middle School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (97%). Other groups include 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 83% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Coatimundi Middle School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.8:1, putting Coatimundi Middle School higher than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Santa Cruz County indicate median household income runs about $55,217, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. In all, Santa Cruz County runs 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,432 students), of which Coatimundi Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Mountain View School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Coatimundi Middle School has increased 27%, going from 390 students in 2018 to 497 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 23.1:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.