McCorkle PK-8

McCorkle PK-8 operates as a high-enrollment elementary school in TUCSON, Arizona, one of the schools within Tucson Unified District (4403). Current enrollment sits at 1,048 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 132% bigger than the state mean of about 451.

Tucson Unified District (4403) comprises 88 schools with combined enrollment of 40,316 students; McCorkle PK-8 is among them.

On demographics, McCorkle PK-8 logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (91%). Other groups include 3% White, 3% Native American. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 36%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting McCorkle PK-8 higher than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Pima County indicate median household earnings sit near $70,315, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. McCorkle PK-8 is one of 398 public schools in Pima County (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students).

Nearest neighbor: Lynn Urquides, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around McCorkle PK-8.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. McCorkle PK-8's enrollment has ticked up 11% since 2018, when it stood at 946 (now 1,048). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 21.0:1 in 2018 to 19.2:1 today.

On the community side, members of the McCorkle PK-8 community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.