Metcalf Elementary School

Located at Fairbanks Rd #1, in Morenci, Arizona, Metcalf Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary-level community that educates 777 students (grades pre-K through 4), one of the schools within Morenci Unified District (4230). That puts it 72% above the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 451 students.

Metcalf Elementary School is one of 3 schools operated by Morenci Unified District (4230), a district that caters to 1,536 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Metcalf Elementary School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 67% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 26% White, 4% Native American, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 47%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Metcalf Elementary School has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.1:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Greenlee County shows median household earnings sit near $71,164, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Greenlee County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,918 students), Metcalf Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Fairbanks Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Metcalf Elementary School.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Metcalf Elementary School's enrollment has grew 14% since 2018, when it stood at 682 (now 777). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 58% to 67%.

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