Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 4.4% of Pima County’s student body in 2024-25 school year

Jenny Clark Member of Arizona State Board of Education
Jenny Clark Member of Arizona State Board of Education
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There were 6,161 multiracial students enrolled in Pima County schools in the 2024-25 school year, a 4.3% decrease from the 6,440 multiracial students in the previous school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Pima County welcomed 141,176 students at the time. Among them, multiracial students made up 4.4% of the student body making them the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 281 schools in Pima County, Catalina Foothills High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 136 students, making up 7.3% of the school’s total student body.

A 2023 study from Scholaroo ranked Arizona last out of all U.S. states in terms of educational success, giving the state poor marks for school quality, student success, and teacher-to-student ratio.

Some data provided by the Arizona Department of Education may be incomplete due to the Family and Educational Rights and Privacy Act.

Ethnicities in Pima County in 2024-25 School Year

Enrollment in Pima County Schools During 2024-25 School Year
School name % of Multiracial Students Total Enrollment
Tucson Magnet High School 3.5% 2,932
Marana High School 5.2% 2,435
Sunnyside High School 0.9% 2,253
Desert View High School 1.4% 2,098
Cienega High School 6.3% 1,880
Catalina Foothills High School 7.3% 1,864
Mountain View High School 4.5% 1,825
Canyon Del Oro High School 3.7% 1,755
Flowing Wells High School 1.6% 1,736
Cholla High School 1.2% 1,571
Ironwood Ridge High School 3.5% 1,537
Legacy Traditional School – Northwest Tucson 5.8% 1,283
Sahuaro High School 7.3% 1,247
Sahuarita High School 4% 1,215
Anza Trail 5.5% 1,209
Leman Academy of Excellence 3.2% 1,167
AGAVE Middle and High School 5.6% 1,162
Leman Academy of Excellence East Tucson 7.4% 1,155
Walden Grove High School 3.9% 1,151
Rincon High School 4.7% 1,107
Mary Belle McCorkle Academy of Excellence 1.1% 1,048
Amphitheater High School 3.7% 990
University High School 9.9% 982
Leman Academy of Excellence-Oro Valley Arizona 5% 944
Marana Middle School 5.1% 938
Twin Peaks Elementary School 5.3% 886
Empire High School 7% 886
Wrightson Ridge K-8 School 3.2% 862
La Paloma Academy 1.4% 855
Andrada Polytechnic High School 8.6% 836
Lawrence W. Cross Middle School 4.8% 826
Sabino High School 7.6% 816
Old Vail Middle School 9.5% 808
Desert Willow Elementary School 8.2% 800
Sierra 2-8 School 1.6% 799
Mansfeld Middle Magnet School 3.3% 792
Acacia Elementary School 8.1% 778
Richard B. Wilson Junior School 3.9% 765
Palo Verde High Magnet School 4.8% 764
Tanque Verde High School 4.2% 760
BASIS Tucson North 6.1% 752
Gladden Farms Elementary 4.3% 741
Desert Sky Middle School 9.1% 739
Esmond Station School 7.5% 734
Leman Academy of Excellence – Central Tucson 6.2% 731
Ocotillo Ridge Elementary 8% 721
Rincon Vista Middle School 8.3% 707
Senita Valley Elementary School 11.4% 702
Sonoran Science Academy – Tucson 5.2% 689
Orange Grove Middle School 9.2% 683
Vesey Elementary School 1.8% 672
Continental Elementary School 4% 643
Mesquite Elementary School 12.4% 638
Sycamore Elementary School 8.4% 633
Vail Academy & High School 10.6% 620
Corona Foothills Middle School 7.3% 619
Roberts Naylor 3.9% 612
Eastpointe High School 1.8% 600
BASIS Oro Valley Primary 8.7% 598
Marjorie W. Estes Elementary School 4.3% 598
Craycroft Elementary School 3.2% 585
Tanque Verde Elementary School 3.6% 582
Manzanita School 7.6% 579
Catalina High School 4.2% 578
Alice Vail Middle School 6% 571
Cottonwood Elementary School 9.4% 563
Copper View Elementary School 5.6% 556
BASIS Oro Valley 6.5% 540
Quail Run Elementary School 5.2% 539
Lineweaver Elementary School 7.4% 525
Tucson Country Day School 3.3% 512
Tortolita Middle School 4.1% 511
Gridley Middle School 7% 501
Sahuarita Middle School 5.8% 498
Esperero Canyon Middle School 7.1% 495
Doolen Middle School 5.5% 488
Sunrise Drive Elementary School 10% 469
Sonoran Science Academy East 5.1% 467
Butterfield Elementary School 7.4% 459
Borman Elementary School 11.1% 459
Picture Rocks Elementary 3.7% 459
Los Ninos Elementary School 3.1% 456
J. Robert Hendricks Elementary School 4.4% 456
Rattlesnake Ridge Elementary School 6.4% 455
Coyote Trail Elementary School 4.9% 453
Agua Caliente School 4.2% 449
Compass High School 3.6% 446
Robins Elementary School 3.2% 437
Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School 3.4% 435
Centennial Elementary School 2.8% 432
Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School 4% 427
Emily Gray Junior High School 4.3% 420
The Innovation Academy 6.3% 415
Painted Sky Elementary School 7.2% 415
Ventana Vista Elementary School 7.1% 411
John B. Wright Elementary School 4.6% 409
Winifred Harelson Elementary School 5.2% 407
Ironwood Elementary School 4.7% 406
Bonillas Elementary Basic Curriculum Magnet School 3.5% 401
Degrazia Elementary School 6.3% 394
Canyon View Elementary School 9.7% 392
Wheeler Elementary School 6.1% 391
L.M. Prince School 4% 379
Roadrunner Elementary School 6% 368
Copper Ridge Elementary 8.5% 365
Annie Kellond Elementary School 6% 364
Sam Hughes Elementary 6.9% 364
Dietz K-8 School 9.9% 362
W.V. Whitmore Elementary School 9.4% 361
Presidio School 3.5% 344
Irene Erickson Elementary School 7.3% 342
Tolson Elementary School 3.8% 339
Bloom Elementary 7.5% 335
Drachman Primary Magnet School 3.9% 334
Gale Elementary School 9.1% 330
Santa Rita High School 7.3% 330
Fruchthendler Elementary School 8.9% 327
Sahuarita Intermediate School 5.9% 323
Blenman Elementary School 7.3% 316
Soleng Tom Elementary School 6.2% 304
Booth-Fickett Math Science Magnet School 5% 299
Davis Bilingual Magnet School 4.4% 295
Miles-Exploratory Learning Center 5.6% 285
Magee Middle School 7.4% 283
Copper Creek Elementary School 4.9% 283
Anna Henry Elementary School 7.6% 275
Marshall Elementary School 6.3% 270
Davidson Elementary School 6.3% 270
Da Vinci Tree Academy 8% 264
Secrist Middle School 7.7% 247
Harold Steele Elementary School 7.3% 245
Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School 5% 239
Khalsa School 5.9% 238
Howell Peter Elementary 6.4% 236
Marion Donaldson Elementary School 6.1% 212
W. Arthur Sewel Elementary School 7% 200
City High School 9.1% 164
MCAT High School 7.4% 163
Academy of Tucson High School 9.2% 152
Civano Charter School 9.8% 143
Academy of Tucson Middle School 9.9% 142
Montessori Schoolhouse 14.9% 134
Satori Charter School 12.4% 97


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