Sahuarita Primary School

Sahuarita Primary School is a close-knit elementary-level community in SAHUARITA, Arizona, run under Sahuarita Unified District (4411). The school caters to 305 students in grades pre-K through 2. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so Sahuarita Primary School sits 32% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Sahuarita Unified District (4411), which oversees 10 schools and 6,335 students, Sahuarita Primary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Sahuarita Primary School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 58% of enrollment. Other groups include 32% White, 6% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 36% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Sahuarita Primary School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Pima County indicate median household earnings sit near $70,315, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Pima County runs 398 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students), of which Sahuarita Primary School is one.

The closest other public school is Sahuarita Intermediate School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Sahuarita Primary School's enrollment has contracted 52% since 2018, when it stood at 641 (now 305). The White share of enrollment shrank from 42% to 32% over that span.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.