Mexicayotl Academy

Mexicayotl Academy, a very small elementary-level community in TUCSON, Arizona, operated by Mexicayotl Academy Inc. (4463), serves 41 students, covering grades K through 8. That puts it 91% smaller than the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 451 students.

Within Mexicayotl Academy Inc. (4463), which oversees 2 schools and 209 students, Mexicayotl Academy is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Mexicayotl Academy logs that nearly all students (83%) are Hispanic; the rest comes out to 7% White, 5% Asian, 2% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Pima County as a whole is about 36% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

In the surrounding community, census data for Pima County shows median household earnings sit near $70,315, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Mexicayotl Academy is one of 398 public schools in Pima County (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students).

Nearest neighbor: Paulo Freire Freedom School - University, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mexicayotl Academy.

Mexicayotl Academy operates from a high-density location. As a public charter, Mexicayotl Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 53%: 88 students in 2018 compared to 41 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Mexicayotl Academy typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.