Marana Middle School

Marana Middle School, a substantial middle-grades school in MARANA, Arizona, part of Marana Unified District (4404), caters to 941 students, covering grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 90% above the state mean of about 494.

Marana Unified District (4404) runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 12,845 students. Marana Middle School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Marana Middle School records that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 41% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Pima County put 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. Marana Middle School is one of 398 public schools in Pima County (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students).

Marjorie W Estes Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 14%: 1,091 students in 2018 compared to 941 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 22.0:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 in 2025.

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