Lynn Urquides

Located at 1573 W AJO WAY, in TUCSON, Arizona, Lynn Urquides is a reasonably sized elementary-level community that teaches 419 students (grades pre-K through 6), part of Tucson Unified District (4403).

Lynn Urquides is one of 88 schools operated by Tucson Unified District (4403), a district that hosts 40,316 students overall.

On demographics, Lynn Urquides reports that nearly all students (90%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 4% Native American, 2% White, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 36% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Pima County) reports that median household earnings sit near $70,315, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Lynn Urquides is one of 398 public schools in Pima County (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students).

Nearest neighbor: McCorkle PK-8, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Lynn Urquides operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lynn Urquides has shrank 16%, going from 501 students in 2018 to 419 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.