Marjorie W Estes Elementary School

Marjorie W Estes Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary campus in MARANA, Arizona, part of Marana Unified District (4404). The school serves 601 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 33% above the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 451 students.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Marjorie W Estes Elementary School records that 49% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 41% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Pima County as a whole is about 36% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Marjorie W Estes Elementary School has 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.0:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Pima County indicate the typical household earns roughly $70,315 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Marjorie W Estes Elementary School is one of 398 public schools in Pima County (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students).

MCAT High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

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

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Marjorie W Estes Elementary School has ticked up 4%, going from 579 students in 2018 to 601 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.