Ochoa Elementary School

Located at 101 W 25TH ST, in TUCSON, Arizona, Ochoa Elementary School is a close-knit primary school that educates 187 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Tucson Unified District (4403). Compared to the state average of about 451 students per school, that is 59% leaner than typical.

Across the 88 schools in Tucson Unified District (4403) (40,316 students total), Ochoa Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Ochoa Elementary School shows that 93% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder comes out to 4% Native American. By comparison, Pima County as a whole is about 36% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Ochoa Elementary School reports 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, census data for Pima County shows the typical household earns roughly $70,315 per year, 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), Ochoa Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Drachman Primary Magnet School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Ochoa Elementary School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 185 (now 187). Hispanic enrollment moved from 85% to 93% across the same window.

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