Enrollment
283
Elementary
DISTRICT 372 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMPHITHEATER UNIFIED DISTRICT (4406)·NCES 040068001394
Copper Creek Elementary School
11620 N COPPER SPRING TRL, TUCSON, AZ 85737 · (520) 696-6800 · Pima County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL283 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 25 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 41% smaller than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
41.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -25.0pp since 2017
Math
45.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -3.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 25 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 3 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 48.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 47.0% |
| 2020-21 | 45.0% | 34.0% |
| 2018-19 | 60.0% | 55.0% |
| 2017-18 | 66.0% | 48.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Copper Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #300 of 1,072 ▼ 74 | #35 of 154 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #420 of 1,072 ▼ 82 | #56 of 154 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #403 of 930 | #53 of 128 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 283 | #903 of 1,223 | #120 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.2:1 | #6 of 991 | #2 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #322 of 1,007 | #47 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.3% | #57 of 721 | #10 of 102 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
283
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
-64% since 1990-91, when it was 789
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 11.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 283 | 30.8 | 9.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 299 | 31.7 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 297 | 31.1 | 9.6:1 | 25% (73) |
| 2020-21 | 281 | 25 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 466 | 28.7 | 16.2:1 | 21% (97) |
| 2015-16 | 545 | 31 | 17.6:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2010-11 | 668 | 34 | 19.6:1 | 5% (34) |
| 2000-01 | 846 | 42 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 789 | 30 | 26.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Copper Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (466 to 283); teachers up 7% (28.7 to 30.8).
About Copper Creek Elementary School
Copper Creek Elementary School is a small elementary school in TUCSON, Arizona, (ZIP code 85737). There are 283 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 37% below the average for elementary schools in Arizona.
Copper Creek Elementary School is one of 22 schools in Amphitheater Unified District (4406), which enrolls 11,277 students in total.
More than half of the students at Copper Creek Elementary School are White (53%). The remaining shares are 35% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Copper Creek Elementary School scores 60%.
A staff of 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 9.2:1. The gap from the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona is 7.8 students per teacher.
In Pima County, home to about 1,060,490 people, the median household earns about $70,315 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Copper Creek Elementary School shares Pima County with 397 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Leman Academy of Excellence-Oro Valley Arizona is about 0.9 miles from Copper Creek Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
Under the NCES locale system, Copper Creek Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
The school's size has been steady, with 281 students in 2020-21 and 283 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (9.2:1) than in 2020-21 (11.2:1).
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Pima County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,060,490
Census ACS
Median income
$70,315
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
398
140,692 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Amphitheater Unified District (4406)
- Canyon Del Oro High SchoolHigh · 1,758 students
- Ironwood Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,539 students
- Amphitheater High SchoolHigh · 996 students
- Lawrence W Cross Middle SchoolMiddle · 827 students
- Richard B Wilson Jr SchoolElementary · 770 students
- Coronado K-8 SchoolElementary · 561 students
Other schools in TUCSON
- Tucson Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,938 students
- Marana High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
- Sunnyside High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- Desert View High SchoolHigh · 2,102 students
- Pima County Schools Superintendent's Diploma ProgramHigh · 2,058 students
- Catalina Foothills High SchoolHigh · 1,865 students
Other Copper Creek Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Copper Creek Elementary. Copper Creek Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Copper Creek Elementary SchoolGLENDALE, AZ · 688 students
- Copper Creek Elementary SchoolFORT WORTH, TX · 702 students
- Copper Creek ElementaryCastlewood, VA · 145 students
Nearby schools
- Leman Academy of Excellence-Oro Valley Arizona0.9 mi · 944
- Painted Sky Elementary School1.5 mi · 416
- The Innovation Academy1.8 mi · 415
- Richard B Wilson Jr School1.9 mi · 770
- Ironwood Ridge High School2.1 mi · 1,539
- BASIS Oro Valley Primary2.5 mi · 599
Frequently asked questions
About Copper Creek Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Copper Creek Elementary School?
Copper Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 283 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Copper Creek Elementary School serve?
Copper Creek Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Copper Creek Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Copper Creek Elementary School is approximately 9.2:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Copper Creek Elementary School?
At Copper Creek Elementary School, the student body is approximately 53% White, 35% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Copper Creek Elementary School?
Copper Creek Elementary School is overseen by Amphitheater Unified District (4406) in Pima County.
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