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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUNNYSIDE UNIFIED DISTRICT (4407)·NCES 040817000751

Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School

5702 S CAMPBELL AVE, TUCSON, AZ 85706 · (520) 545-3600 · Pima County
GRADES PK–02ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL284 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
284
Elementary
DISTRICT 506 · STATE 451
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K284100%
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
135%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
25489%
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 48% · US 30%
Black
41%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 15%
Two+
72%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
62%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
16157%
Female
12343%

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Where Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ArizonaIn Pima County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
284#902 of 1,223#119 of 165
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.9:1#60 of 991#21 of 141
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
19.7%#896 of 1,007#126 of 142
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-31.1%#119 of 721#20 of 102
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
284
-28 (-9%) vs 2020
+87% since 1990-91, when it was 152
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 12.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2528423.811.9:1N/A
2023-2439826.814.8:1N/A
2022-2337827.313.8:182% (309)
2020-213122512.5:1N/A
2017-1841231.513.1:179% (324)
2015-163492613.4:13% (10)
2000-012822411.8:1N/A
1990-91152178.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 31% (412 to 284); teachers down 24% (31.5 to 23.8).

About Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School

Among the schools in TUCSON, Arizona, is Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School, a small elementary school. The school teaches pre-K through 2 and enrolls 284 students. The school is 37% below the average for elementary schools in Arizona.

Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School falls under Sunnyside Unified District (4407), which has 21 schools enrolling 13,979 students.

The share of Hispanic students at Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School is 89%. Other groups include 5% White, 2% multiracial, and 2% Native American. The county population is about 36% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School scores 20%.

The school lists 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. Compared with the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona, this school's ratio is lower.

In the wider Pima County area, median household income comes to about $70,315, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Pima County's 398 public schools enroll about 140,692 students and include Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School.

Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Sierra K-8 School, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment was 284 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 312.

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Pima County at a glance

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Population
1,060,490
Census ACS
Median income
$70,315
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
398
140,692 students

Quick facts

School name
Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School
District
Sunnyside Unified District (4407)
Address
5702 S CAMPBELL AVE, TUCSON, AZ 85706
Phone
(520) 545-3600
County
Pima County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–02
Total enrollment
284
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
11.9:1
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
040817000751
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School?
Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School enrolls approximately 284 students in grades PK-02.
Is Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-02.
How many teachers does Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School have?
Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
How diverse is Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School?
Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School reports a student body of 5% White, 89% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School?
Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School is overseen by Sunnyside Unified District (4407) in Pima County.
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