Maldonado Amelia Elementary School

Maldonado Amelia Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary campus in TUCSON, Arizona, run under Tucson Unified District (4403), hosts 243 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 46% below the state mean of about 451.

Tucson Unified District (4403) runs 88 schools in total, collectively educating 40,316 students. Maldonado Amelia Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Maldonado Amelia Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (82%). Other groups include 10% Native American, 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 36% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Maldonado Amelia Elementary School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Pima County) logs that median household earnings sit near $70,315, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Pima County runs 398 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students), of which Maldonado Amelia Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Miller Elementary School, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Maldonado Amelia Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Maldonado Amelia Elementary School's enrollment has declined 13% since 2018, when it stood at 280 (now 243). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 77% to 82%. Class-load math has tightened: from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.