Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Elementary School

As a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in NOGALES, Arizona, Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Elementary School hosts 508 students from grades K through 5, part of Nogales Unified District (4457).

Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Elementary School is one of 11 schools operated by Nogales Unified District (4457), a district that teaches 5,696 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (99%). The wider county runs roughly 83% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Elementary School reports 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

In the surrounding community, Santa Cruz County reports that median household income runs about $55,217, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. In all, Santa Cruz County runs 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,432 students), of which Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Nogales High School, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Elementary School's enrollment has declined 7% since 2018, when it stood at 547 (now 508). Class-load math has pulled in: from 21.9:1 in 2018 to 19.5:1 in 2025.

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