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What do students at Lynn Urquides actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
419
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUCSON UNIFIED DISTRICT (4403)·NCES 040880000861
Lynn Urquides
1573 W AJO WAY, TUCSON, AZ 85713 · (520) 908-4000 · Pima County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL419 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Lynn Urquides→Sabino High School
Based on grade levels within Tucson Unified District (4403). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
AASA 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
19.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . -2.0pp since 2017
Math
16.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -13.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
419
-82 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 17.3:1
% White
2%
was 3%
% Hispanic
90%
was 90%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
Pima County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,060,490
Census ACS
Median income
$70,315
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
398
140,692 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tucson Unified District (4403)
- Tucson Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,938 students
- Pueblo High SchoolHigh · 1,821 students
- Cholla High SchoolHigh · 1,575 students
- Sahuaro High SchoolHigh · 1,250 students
- Tucson Unified Virtual AcademyCombined · 1,184 students
- Rincon High SchoolHigh · 1,109 students
Other schools in TUCSON
- Tucson Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,938 students
- Marana High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
- Sunnyside High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- Desert View High SchoolHigh · 2,102 students
- Pima County Schools Superintendent's Diploma ProgramHigh · 2,058 students
- Catalina Foothills High SchoolHigh · 1,865 students
Nearby schools
- McCorkle PK-80.5 mi · 1,048
- PCJTED - Pueblo High School1.1 mi · 1
- Pueblo High School1.1 mi · 1,821
- C E Rose Elementary School1.1 mi · 766
- Pima Rose Academy1.1 mi · 442
- Henry Hank Oyama1.3 mi · 343
Frequently asked questions
About Lynn UrquidesHow many students attend Lynn Urquides?
Lynn Urquides enrolls approximately 419 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Lynn Urquides serve?
Lynn Urquides serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Lynn Urquides have?
Lynn Urquides employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Lynn Urquides?
Student demographics at Lynn Urquides are roughly 2% White, 90% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Lynn Urquides in?
Lynn Urquides is part of Tucson Unified District (4403).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.