Lawrence W Cross Middle School

Lawrence W Cross Middle School is one of the roomy junior highs in TUCSON, Arizona, operated by Amphitheater Unified District (4406), with 827 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 67% bigger than the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 494 students.

Amphitheater Unified District (4406) comprises 22 schools with combined enrollment of 11,277 students; Lawrence W Cross Middle School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Lawrence W Cross Middle School lists that White students make up the majority at 58%. The remainder is composed of 32% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian, 2% Black. Compared to Pima County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.8:1, putting Lawrence W Cross Middle School higher than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, census data for Pima County shows the typical household earns roughly $70,315 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Pima County's 398 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students), Lawrence W Cross Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Winifred Harelson Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lawrence W Cross Middle School has ticked up 25%, going from 662 students in 2018 to 827 in 2025.

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