Schools in Yuma Proving Ground · Yuma Elementary District, Yuma Union High School District
Yuma Proving Ground’s public schools score below 63% of Arizona districts
The public schools Yuma Proving Ground’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 63% of Arizona’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
19%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
28%
▼ 11 pts vs AZ 39%
2020–21
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 14 pts vs AZ 31%
2020–21
Graduate on time
91%
▲ 14 pts vs AZ 77%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$10.5K
▼ 15% vs AZ $12.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.0
AZ 17.5 · smaller classes
Schools
1
63 students
The School Grade
How Yuma Proving Ground compares
C Test scoresB+ Graduation
Arizona school districts we grade (567)Better than 37%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arizona towns with similar household incomes (149)Better than 19%
High confidence. Built on 6,004 tested students and a graduating class of 2,756; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Arizona’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Arizona only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Yuma Proving Ground (some depend on your address).
K in Yuma Proving Ground
B+ James D Price School
Grades PK–5 · 63 students · 9:1 students per teacher
9 schools teach 6th grade in Yuma Proving Ground’s district. Which one depends on your address: Castle Dome Middle School, R Pete Woodard Jr High School, James B Rolle School and Gila Vista Jr High School and more.
5 schools teach 7th grade in Yuma Proving Ground’s district. Which one depends on your address: Castle Dome Middle School, R Pete Woodard Jr High School, Gila Vista Jr High School and Ron Watson Middle School and more.
5 schools teach 8th grade in Yuma Proving Ground’s district. Which one depends on your address: Castle Dome Middle School, R Pete Woodard Jr High School, Gila Vista Jr High School and Ron Watson Middle School and more.
6 schools teach 9th grade in Yuma Proving Ground’s district. Which one depends on your address: San Luis High School, Cibola High School, Gila Ridge High School and Kofa High School and more.
6 schools teach 10th grade in Yuma Proving Ground’s district. Which one depends on your address: San Luis High School, Cibola High School, Gila Ridge High School and Kofa High School and more.
6 schools teach 11th grade in Yuma Proving Ground’s district. Which one depends on your address: San Luis High School, Cibola High School, Gila Ridge High School and Kofa High School and more.
6 schools teach 12th grade in Yuma Proving Ground’s district. Which one depends on your address: San Luis High School, Cibola High School, Gila Ridge High School and Kofa High School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–5James D Price SchoolYuma Elementary District
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your address
Two districts serve Yuma Proving Ground
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Yuma Elementary DistrictGrades PK–8 · 20 schools · 9,102 students
$12,255AZ $12,318
C+Yuma Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 8 schools · 11,217 students
$10,484AZ $12,318
B−Test scores · 2020–21
Well below the state in reading
Reading · PK–8, Yuma Elementary District28%
State average 38.5%
Reading · 9–12, Yuma Union High School District16%
State average 38.5%
Math · PK–8, Yuma Elementary District17%
State average 31.2%
Math · 9–12, Yuma Union High School District14%
State average 31.2%
Every school in Yuma Proving Ground
1 school. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Elementary
Also serving Yuma Proving Ground · in other towns
Castle Dome Middle School
C939 students25:1Rate it →
R Pete Woodard Jr High School
C614 students21:1Rate it →
Gila Vista Jr High School
C−551 students25:1Rate it →
Ron Watson Middle School
C+548 students21:1Rate it →
Fourth Avenue Junior High School
D364 students17:1Rate it →
San Luis High School
C−2,682 students26:1Rate it →
Cibola High School
C+2,434 students25:1Rate it →
Gila Ridge High School
C2,249 students25:1Rate it →
Kofa High School
C−1,976 students23:1Rate it →
Yuma High School
D1,040 students21:1Rate it →
Somerton High School
608 students22:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Yuma Proving Ground
There’s no college in Yuma Proving Ground, but 1 is within 30 miles. The closest is Arizona Western College in Yuma, 12.6 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Yuma Proving Ground. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Arizona. Stars are from neighbors.