Copper Ridge Elementary

Copper Ridge Elementary is a K-5 school of tight-knit scale in Corona de Tucson, Arizona, one of the schools within Vail Unified District (4413), hosting 366 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Vail Unified District (4413) runs 24 schools in total, collectively educating 15,011 students. Copper Ridge Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Copper Ridge Elementary reports that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 36% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 2% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Pima County indicate median household earnings sit near $70,315, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Pima County runs 398 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students), of which Copper Ridge Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Corona Foothills Middle School, around 2.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Copper Ridge Elementary.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Copper Ridge Elementary's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 365 (now 366). The White share of enrollment shrank from 62% to 52% over that span.

On this page, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.