Somerton Elementary District

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–8 CSchool Grade

Elementary and middle schools for San Luis and Somerton.

At a glance

2,986Students enrolled

9Schools

2Towns served

$10,854Spent per student

20:1Student–teacher ratio

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Somerton

Grades PK–6

4 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 7–8

Somerton Middle School697 students · SomertonThis district

Grades 9–12

Somerton High School608 students · SomertonYuma Union High School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs AZ

Math proficiency18%

State average 31.2%

Reading / language arts25%

State average 38.5%

Graduation rate 91% at Yuma Union High School District, which runs the high school (state 77.3%) · class of 2020

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$10,854

per student each year · 12% below the AZ average

Spending

Classroom instruction48%

Support & administration44%

Other8%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)5%

State73%

Federal22%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 3 years

2,877’22

3,004’23

2,986’24

Students

Hispanic · 96%2,860

American Indian/Alaska Native · 2%70

White · 1%32

Two or more races · 1%17

Asian · 0%3

Black · 0%3

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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San Luis37,337 people

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Somerton14,574 people

Schools9 in district · 1 next

This district · grades PK–8

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Tierra Del Sol Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 579 students · Somerton

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Orange Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 412 students · Somerton

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Desert Sonora Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 406 students · Somerton

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Encanto Learning CenterElementary · Grades PK–6 · 403 students · Somerton

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Sun Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 · 260 students · San Luis

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Bravie T. Soto Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 · 229 students · Somerton

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Somerton Virtual Learning InstituteElementary · Grades K–8 · Somerton

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Somerton Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 697 students · Somerton

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PPEP Youth BuildGrades M · Somerton

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Where students go next · Yuma Union High School District

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Somerton High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 608 students · Somerton

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.