Winifred Harelson Elementary School

Winifred Harelson Elementary School is one of the mid-tier elementary campuss in TUCSON, Arizona, one of the schools within Amphitheater Unified District (4406), with 407 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6.

Amphitheater Unified District (4406) runs 22 schools in total, collectively educating 11,277 students. Winifred Harelson Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Winifred Harelson Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Pima County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, Pima County reports that median household income runs about $70,315, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 Winifred Harelson Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lawrence W Cross Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Winifred Harelson Elementary School.

Winifred Harelson Elementary School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 21%: 516 students in 2018 compared to 407 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 22% to 31%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

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