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Drexel Elementary School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Drexel Elementary School
Set in TUCSON, Arizona, Drexel Elementary School is an average-sized K-5 school, one of the schools within Sunnyside Unified District (4407). It instructs 515 students across grades pre-K through 6.
Sunnyside Unified District (4407) runs 21 schools in total, collectively educating 13,979 students. Drexel Elementary School is one of those campuses.
Demographically, Drexel Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (88%). Beyond that, the school records 4% Native American, 3% Black, 3% White. By comparison, Pima County as a whole is about 36% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the resource side, The school lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Drexel Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm.
In the surrounding community, Pima County reports that median household income runs about $70,315, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Drexel Elementary School is one of 398 public schools in Pima County (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students).
The closest other public school is Liberty Elementary School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The school occupies an inner-city site.
Looking at the recent track record. Drexel Elementary School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 516 (now 515). Over the same period, the Hispanic share shrank from 95% to 88%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 24.6:1 in 2018 to 21.0:1 today.
Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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