Joe Carlson Elementary School

Joe Carlson Elementary School is an elementary-level community of medium-sized scale in DOUGLAS, Arizona, operated by Douglas Unified District (4174), works with 410 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Within Douglas Unified District (4174), which oversees 9 schools and 3,608 students, Joe Carlson Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Joe Carlson Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (98%). That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 35%.

On the income-and-resources front, Joe Carlson Elementary School reports 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Joe Carlson Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, Cochise County reports that the typical household earns roughly $59,742 per year, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cochise County runs 87 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,288 students), of which Joe Carlson Elementary School is one.

Douglas High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Joe Carlson Elementary School operates from a town-based location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 6%: 386 students in 2018 compared to 410 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 20.9:1 in 2018 to 25.6:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the Joe Carlson Elementary School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.