Copper Rim Elementary School

Copper Rim Elementary School is a primary school of substantial scale in Globe, Arizona, part of Globe Unified District (4208), enrolling 694 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so Copper Rim Elementary School sits 54% bigger than that benchmark.

Globe Unified District (4208) comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,644 students; Copper Rim Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Copper Rim Elementary School records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 33% White, 20% Native American, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 18%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Copper Rim Elementary School has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.3:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Gila County indicate median household income runs about $61,986, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Gila County's 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,722 students), Copper Rim Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Liberty High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Copper Rim Elementary School's enrollment has fell 14% since 2018, when it stood at 811 (now 694). Hispanic enrollment moved from 38% to 44% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 23.2:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.