Tortolita Middle School

Tortolita Middle School operates as a reasonably sized middle-grades school in TUCSON, Arizona, operated by Marana Unified District (4404). Current enrollment sits at 512 students spanning grades 7 through 8.

Marana Unified District (4404) runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 12,845 students. Tortolita Middle School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Tortolita Middle School records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 47%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 44% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 36%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.8:1, putting Tortolita Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Pima County) records that median household earnings sit near $70,315, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Pima County's 398 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students), Tortolita Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Quail Run Elementary School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Tortolita Middle School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Tortolita Middle School's enrollment has contracted 34% since 2018, when it stood at 774 (now 512). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 54% to 44%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 21.9:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.