There were 3,949 American Indian or Alaskan Native students enrolled in Pima County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 6.1% decrease from the 4,207 American Indian or Alaskan Native students in the previous school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.
Data showed that Pima County welcomed 153,895 students at the time. Among them, American Indian or Alaskan Native students made up 2.6% of the student body making them the third least represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 282 schools in Pima County, Indian Oasis Primary Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian or Alaskan Native students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 287 students, making up 85.4% of the school’s total student body.
In 2022 Arizona had roughly one teacher for every 19 students, compared to the national average of one teacher for 16 students. Teachers handling a higher number of students was found to have negative consequences for students’ school performance.
WalletHub claimed Arizona’s school system ranked among the worst across U.S. for class size, performance, funding, safety, and instructors’ credentials.
Some data provided by the Arizona Department of Education may be incomplete due to the Family and Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
| School name | % of American Indian or Alaskan Native Students | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Tucson Magnet High School | 2.2% | 2,962 |
| Sunnyside High School | 1.9% | 2,220 |
| Desert View High School | 3.3% | 2,151 |
| Pueblo High School | 3% | 1,756 |
| Flowing Wells High School | 1.6% | 1,711 |
| Cholla High School | 3.2% | 1,585 |
| Sahuaro High School | 1.3% | 1,386 |
| AGAVE Middle and High School | 3.8% | 1,253 |
| Sahuarita High School | 1.1% | 1,184 |
| Amphitheater High School | 3% | 1,118 |
| Mary Belle McCorkle Academy of Excellence | 2.9% | 1,054 |
| Mansfeld Middle Magnet School | 2.3% | 822 |
| C.E. Rose Elementary School | 2.1% | 759 |
| Math and Science Success Academy | 5.8% | 718 |
| Palo Verde High Magnet School | 1.8% | 676 |
| Elvira Elementary School | 2% | 653 |
| John E. White Elementary School | 9.3% | 623 |
| Valencia Middle School | 5.6% | 620 |
| Roberts Naylor | 2.9% | 613 |
| Catalina High School | 4.1% | 609 |
| Hollinger K-8 School | 2% | 600 |
| Challenger Middle School | 4.7% | 595 |
| Pistor Middle School | 4.6% | 586 |
| Vesey Elementary School | 6.6% | 580 |
| Alice Vail Middle School | 2.1% | 574 |
| Roskruge Bilingual Magnet Middle School | 2.8% | 563 |
| Amphitheater Middle School | 4.5% | 535 |
| Liberty Elementary School | 3.8% | 526 |
| Pima Rose Academy | 4.4% | 503 |
| Apollo Middle School | 3.6% | 503 |
| Alternative Computerized Education (ACE) Charter High School | 5.6% | 496 |
| Drexel Elementary School | 3.6% | 496 |
| Mission Manor Elementary School | 2.5% | 487 |
| Doolen Middle School | 2.3% | 483 |
| Raul Grijalva Elementary School | 5.3% | 476 |
| Southgate Academy | 5.9% | 476 |
| Miller Elementary School | 12.4% | 453 |
| Santa Clara Elementary School | 17.3% | 433 |
| L.M. Prince School | 3.5% | 428 |
| Lynn Urquides | 3.1% | 386 |
| Eastpointe High School | 5.3% | 379 |
| Robles Elementary School | 9.9% | 374 |
| Morgan Maxwell School | 7% | 372 |
| Ombudsman – Charter Valencia | 41.4% | 367 |
| Tolson Elementary School | 4.7% | 361 |
| Henry Hank Oyama | 3.3% | 337 |
| Indian Oasis Primary Elementary School | 85.4% | 336 |
| STAR Academic High School | 6.9% | 303 |
| Carrillo Intermediate Magnet School | 3.7% | 297 |
| E.C. Nash School | 5.8% | 293 |
| Borton Primary Magnet School | 4.3% | 277 |
| Harriet Johnson Primary School | 23.7% | 270 |
| Ajo Elementary School | 9.6% | 270 |
| Cragin Elementary School | 4.1% | 269 |
| Indian Oasis Intermediate Elementary School | 85.8% | 260 |
| Maldonado Amelia Elementary School | 9% | 256 |
| Howell Peter Elementary | 6% | 249 |
| Baboquivari High School | 93% | 243 |
| Anna Lawrence Intermediate School | 31.6% | 187 |
| Ajo High School | 8.2% | 134 |
| Pima Partnership School, The | 9.6% | 125 |
| Baboquivari Middle School | 96.5% | 115 |
| Alternative High School | 96% | 100 |
