Copper Creek Elementary School

Set in TUCSON, Arizona, Copper Creek Elementary School is an intimate K-5 school, run under Amphitheater Unified District (4406). It educates 283 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 37% below the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 451 students.

Copper Creek Elementary School is one of 22 schools operated by Amphitheater Unified District (4406), a district that teaches 11,277 students overall.

On demographics, Copper Creek Elementary School logs that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 35% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Asian.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

In the broader 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%. In all, Pima County runs 398 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students), of which Copper Creek Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Leman Academy of Excellence-Oro Valley Arizona, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Copper Creek Elementary School operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 39%: 466 students in 2018 compared to 283 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 29% to 35% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 9.2:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.