Sierra K-8 School

Set in TUCSON, Arizona, Sierra K-8 School is a roomy elementary campus, one of the schools within Sunnyside Unified District (4407). It hosts 801 students across grades K through 8. That puts it 78% larger than the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 451 students.

Across the 21 schools in Sunnyside Unified District (4407) (13,979 students total), Sierra K-8 School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Sierra K-8 School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (90%); the rest reads as 5% Black. By comparison, Pima County as a whole is about 36% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, Pima County reports that median household income runs about $70,315, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Sierra K-8 School is one of 398 public schools in Pima County (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students).

Nearest neighbor: Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

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

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sierra K-8 School has fell 16%, going from 955 students in 2018 to 801 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

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