Manzanita School

Manzanita School, a moderately sized elementary school in TUCSON, Arizona, part of Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410), educates 579 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 28% above the state mean of about 451.

Within Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410), which oversees 8 schools and 5,088 students, Manzanita School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Manzanita School reports that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.3:1. The state averages about 17.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Pima County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $70,315 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Manzanita School is one of 398 public schools in Pima County (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students).

Catalina Foothills Valley View Early Learning Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Manzanita School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 592 students in 2018 compared to 579 in 2025.

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