LOS NINOS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Los Ninos Elementary School is a Title I public elementary school that is part of the Sunnyside Unified District (4407) school district, located in Tucson, AZ with about 462 students offering grade levels from Pre-Kindergarten to 6th Grade. A Title I school provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families. Its purpose is to provide all children significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education. With about 21 teachers, Los Ninos Elementary School has a student/teacher ratio of about 22:1. The national average for public schools is about 15:1. A lower student/teacher ratio is a key factor that determines how much a teacher can devote his/her time to each individual student thus improving, or reducing (in the event of a higher student/teacher ratio) the attention each student is given for their educational needs.
Los Niños Elementary School, located on S. Alvernon Way in Tucson, Arizona, is part of the Sunnyside Unified School District. The school serves a diverse student population, typically catering to students from kindergarten through fifth grade. As a staple in the local community, the school emphasizes foundational learning in core academic areas such as literacy, mathematics, and science, while striving to foster an inclusive and supportive environment for its young learners.
The school is known for its commitment to student development through a combination of structured curriculum and extracurricular engagement. Being situated within the Sunnyside district, it benefits from district-wide initiatives aimed at closing achievement gaps and providing essential resources to students in the South Tucson area. Los Niños focuses on building strong home-school partnerships, encouraging parental involvement to support the social-emotional and academic growth of their students as they prepare for middle school and beyond.
For more information, contact Los Ninos Elementary School at (520) 545-2000 or visit the school personally to speak with a faculty or administrative member about any specific questions you may have.
Tucson, AZ 85706-1958
(520) 545-2000
LOS NINOS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public Title I school in Tucson, AZ with about 462 enrolled students. See other public elementary schools in Arizona
School Details
- Level:
- Elementary School
- Charter School:*
- No
- District:
- Sunnyside Unified District (4407)
- Total Students:
- 462
- Teachers:
- 21.03
- NSLP Status:1
- Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO
- Qualified free lunch:
- 0
- Qualified reduced-price lunch:
- 0
- Title I Status:2
- Title I schoolwide school
- Virtual:
- Not Virtual
* A public charter school is a publicly funded school that is typically governed by a group or organization under a legislative contract with the state, the district, or another entity. The charter exempts the school from certain state or local rules and regulations.
1 The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides eligible students with free or reduced-price lunch
2 Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families.
School Demographics for 462 students
The primary ethnicity of students attending LOS NINOS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is predominantly Hispanic/Latino, representing about 75% of the student body.
- Hispanic/Latino
- 75.3%
- Black or African American
- 12.6%
- White
- 7.6%
- American Indian or Alaska Native
- 3.2%
- Two or more races
- 1.3%
- Female
- 49.4%
- Male
- 50.6%
Data for school year 2017-2018 — The information found on this website was provided in part by the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor and Statistics & various other external sources. We do not verify the contents of the information provided and therefore, cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information displayed on this website.