Sierra K-8 School

Regular School · TUCSON, AZ

Sierra K-8 School is a regular school school in TUCSON, Arizona, serving grades KG–08 with 801 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 08

Enrollment

801

Teachers (FTE)

53.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

15:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	720	90%
Black or African American	38	5%
American Indian / Alaska Native	14	2%
Two or more races	13	2%
White	12	1%
Asian	3	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	801	425M / 376F

English Language Learners: 209 (26% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	5.0% -26.9pp	31.9%	679
Reading Proficiency	10.0% -28.9pp	38.9%	683

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.75 grade levels

Math

-0.04 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

17 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

10.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

763

95.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	801	100%

Contact & Location

5801 S DEL MORAL BLVD

TUCSON, AZ 85706

Phone: (520)542-3200

District

Sunnyside Unified District (4407)

Per-pupil expenditure: $11,891

District enrollment: 14,317

Other Schools in District

Craycroft Elementary School Elementary
Drexel Elementary School Elementary
Elvira Elementary School Elementary
Esperanza Elementary School Elementary
Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet Elementary
Liberty Elementary School Elementary
Los Amigos Elementary School Elementary
Los Ninos Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 85706) → CensusDepth.com
Arizona population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arizona teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

040817001149

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD