Miles-Exploratory Learning Center

Located at 1400 E BROADWAY BLVD, in TUCSON, Arizona, Miles-Exploratory Learning Center is an intimate elementary school that caters to 285 students (grades pre-K through 8), run under Tucson Unified District (4403). Compared to the state average of about 451 students per school, that is 37% smaller than typical.

Tucson Unified District (4403) comprises 88 schools with combined enrollment of 40,316 students; Miles-Exploratory Learning Center is among them.

Demographically, Miles-Exploratory Learning Center records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 61%; the rest reads as 25% White, 6% multiracial, 3% Native American, 2% Black. By comparison, Pima County as a whole is about 36% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Miles-Exploratory Learning Center tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Pima County put median household income runs about $70,315, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Pima County's 398 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students), Miles-Exploratory Learning Center is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Ha:san Preparatory & Leadership School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Miles-Exploratory Learning Center.

Miles-Exploratory Learning Center operates from an inner-city location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Miles-Exploratory Learning Center has decreased 8%, going from 311 students in 2018 to 285 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.