Raul Grijalva Elementary School

Raul Grijalva Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in TUCSON, Arizona, run under Tucson Unified District (4403). The school caters to 472 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Raul Grijalva Elementary School is one of 88 schools operated by Tucson Unified District (4403), a district that caters to 40,316 students overall.

On demographics, Raul Grijalva Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (89%). Other groups include 6% Native American, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 36% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.0:1. The state averages about 17.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Pima County put the typical household earns roughly $70,315 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Pima County runs 398 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students), of which Raul Grijalva Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Ombudsman - Charter Valencia, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Raul Grijalva Elementary School.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Raul Grijalva Elementary School has fell 19%, going from 582 students in 2018 to 472 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 21.5:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.