📍 5801 S del Moral Blvd, Tucson, Pima County, 85706
Sierra 2-8 School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Tucson, Pima County. The school has 794 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sunnyside Unified District (4407) school district. It serves grades 2–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1.
Sierra 2-8 School enrolls 794 students across grades 2–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Hispanic or Latino, 4.7% Black or African American and 2.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 708 | 89% |
| Black or African American | 37 | 4.7% |
| White | 23 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 13 | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
690 of the school's 794 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sierra 2-8 School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-70.
Sierra 2-8 School is one of 22 schools in Sunnyside Unified District (4407), based in TUCSON, Arizona. The district serves 13,979 students district-wide and employs 741 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 794 students, Sierra 2-8 School is larger than the district average of about 635 students per school.