San Cayetano Elementary School

Located at 1412 W FRONTAGE RD, in RIO RICO, Arizona, San Cayetano Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary-level community that serves 395 students (grades K through 5), operated by Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458).

San Cayetano Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458), a district that caters to 3,612 students overall.

Looking at the student body, San Cayetano Elementary School reports that nearly all students (97%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 3% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, San Cayetano Elementary School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Santa Cruz County put median household income runs about $55,217, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Santa Cruz County's 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,432 students), San Cayetano Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Calabasas School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.9 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 22%: 505 students in 2018 compared to 395 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 20.4:1 today.

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