Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Tucson, Arizona

Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School in Tucson, Arizona enrolled 284 students in 2024-25 with 23.8 full-time teachers, 11.9 students per teacher against the Arizona elementary-school median of 16.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 25% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 13%

378 students in 2022-23, 398 students in 2023-24, 284 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.3 to 23.8.

Students enrolled at Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School by school year2022-23: 378, 2023-24: 398, 2024-25: 28401002003004002022-233782023-243982024-25284
Students enrolled at Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School by school year2022-23: 378, 2023-24: 398, 2024-25: 28401002003004002022-233782023-243982024-25284
Students enrolled at Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School by school year2022-23: 378, 2023-24: 398, 2024-25: 28401002003004002022-233782023-243982024-25284
Students enrolled at Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School by school year2022-23: 378, 2023-24: 398, 2024-25: 28401002003004002022-233782023-243982024-25284
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2337827.313.8
2023-2439826.814.9
2024-2528423.811.9

11.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 89 of every 100 Arizona elementary schools

Among the 1,150 Arizona elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; This school 11.9; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 11.9state median 16.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; This school 11.9; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 11.9state median 16.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; This school 11.9; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 11.9state median 16.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; This school 11.9; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 11.9state median 16.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 358 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School enrolled 179 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 358 of the 179 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent34.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

89.4% of students were Hispanic, 4.6% White, 2.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic89.4%
  2. White4.6%
  3. Two or more races2.5%
  4. American Indian2.1%
  5. Black1.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Tucson

135 public elementary schools in Tucson report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Legacy Traditional School - Northwest Tucson1,28425.717.0%
Leman Academy of Excellence1,16712.7not reported
Leman Academy of Excellence East Tucson1,15713.1not reported
McCorkle PK-81,04819.264.9%
Twin Peaks Elementary School88615.322.0%
La Paloma Academy (Lakeside)85526.750.9%
Desert Willow Elementary School81117.826.0%
Sierra 2-8 School80115.079.0%

All public schools in Tucson →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School

  1. Sierra 2-8 SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 801 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  2. Los Amigos Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 613 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  3. Compare Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School with Sierra 2-8 SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Sunnyside Unified School District spends per student$10,153 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,153
  5. The largest public schools in ArizonaOcotillo Early Learning Elementary School is the number 906 by size of 1,211 Arizona elementary schools open in 2024-25.#906 of 1,211
  6. Arizona schools by students per teacher11.9 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 16.3 for elementary schools.11.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School?
    284 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 378 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Tucson, AZ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School?
    11.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arizona median for elementary schools is 16.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School a Title I school?
    Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School in?
    Sunnyside Unified School District, NCES district ID 0408170. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040817000751 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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