Ray Elementary School

As an one-room-style elementary-level community in Kearny, Arizona, Ray Elementary School works with 161 students from grades pre-K through 6, run under Ray Unified District (4438). Compared to the state average of about 451 students per school, that is 64% smaller than typical.

Within Ray Unified District (4438), which oversees 2 schools and 318 students, Ray Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ray Elementary School logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 40% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Ray Elementary School has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

In the area at large, Pinal County reports that the typical household earns roughly $80,266 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Pinal County runs 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,837 students), of which Ray Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Ray JR/SR High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 32%: 237 students in 2018 compared to 161 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.