C+
Yuma Elementary District
Public school districtGrades PK–8
Serves Yuma.
Students
9,102
Schools
20
Spent per student
$12,255
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
20:1
Debt
$24.0M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Yuma Elementary District
- School Grade C+: better than 35% of Arizona districts
- Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
- 20 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 7.5% since 2020
- Debt of $24.0M, about $2,641 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Buckshot.
PK–513 elementary schoolsThis district
6–85 middle schoolsThis district
9–126 high schoolsYuma Union High School District
Test scores vs. AZ
2020–21Math proficiency17%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts28%
State average 38.5%
Graduation rate 91% at Yuma Union High School District, which runs the high school (state 77.3%) · class of 2020.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$12,255 per student · 1% below AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 45%Support & administration 48%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 16%State 58%Federal 26%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
8,466’20
8,772’21
9,117’22
8,980’23
9,102’24
Up 7.5% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 79%White 17%Two or more races 2%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
20 public schools.
Mary A Otondo Elementary School
B893 students24:1
Desert Mesa Elementary School
B−876 students21:1
Sunrise Elementary School
B−655 students20:1
Dorothy Hall Elementary
A−601 students20:1
James B Rolle School
C+567 students20:1
C W Mcgraw Elementary School
C+511 students18:1
Palmcroft Elementary School
B406 students16:1
O C Johnson School
C+352 students17:1
Pecan Grove Elementary School
D331 students14:1
Alice Byrne Elementary School
B+289 students19:1
George Washington Carver Elementary School
C270 students13:1
Roosevelt School
D254 students15:1
James D Price School
B+63 students9:1
Yuma District One Digital Learning Academy
18 students
Castle Dome Middle School
C939 students25:1
R Pete Woodard Jr High School
C614 students21:1
Gila Vista Jr High School
C−551 students25:1
Ron Watson Middle School
C+548 students21:1
Fourth Avenue Junior High School
D364 students17:1
Mary E Post Elementary School
0 students
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.