Mesa Verde Elementary School

Mesa Verde Elementary School, a cozy elementary campus in TUCSON, Arizona, one of the schools within Amphitheater Unified District (4406), enrolls 289 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 451 students per school, that is 36% smaller than typical.

Amphitheater Unified District (4406) runs 22 schools in total, collectively educating 11,277 students. Mesa Verde Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Mesa Verde Elementary School shows that 57% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 35% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Black, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Mesa Verde Elementary School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Pima County) shows that median household income runs about $70,315, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Pima County's 398 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students), Mesa Verde Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lawrence W Cross Middle School, roughly 1.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mesa Verde Elementary School.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Mesa Verde Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 21% since 2018, when it stood at 366 (now 289). Class-load math has fell: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.