Yuma Elementary District

Public Grades PK–8 C+School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Yuma.

At a glance

9,102Students enrolled

20Schools

$12,255Spent per student

20:1Student–teacher ratio

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Yuma

Grades PK–6

12 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 7–8

5 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 9–12

4 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listYuma 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 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

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

Where the money goes

$12,255

per student each year · 1% below the AZ average

Spending

Classroom instruction45%

Support & administration48%

Other7%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)16%

State58%

Federal26%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

8,466’20

8,772’21

9,117’22

8,980’23

9,102’24

Students

Hispanic · 79%7,161

White · 17%1,543

Two or more races · 2%159

Black · 1%116

American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%71

Asian · 0%41

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

Schools20 in district · 4 next

Level

All 20 Elementary 14 Middle 5 Other 1

This district · grades PK–8

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Mary A Otondo Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 893 students · Yuma

BPublic 📚

Desert Mesa Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 876 students · Yuma

B-Public 📚

Sunrise Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 655 students · Yuma

B-Public 📚

Dorothy Hall ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 601 students · Yuma

A-Public 📚

James B Rolle SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 567 students · Yuma

C+Public 📚

C W Mcgraw Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 511 students · Yuma

C+Public 📚

Palmcroft Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 406 students · Yuma

BPublic 📚

O C Johnson SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 352 students · Yuma

C+Public 📚

Pecan Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 331 students · Yuma

DPublic 📚

Alice Byrne Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 289 students · Yuma

B+Public 📚

George Washington Carver Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 270 students · Yuma

CPublic 📚

Roosevelt SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 254 students · Yuma

DPublic 📚

James D Price SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 63 students · Yuma

B+Public 📚

Yuma District One Digital Learning AcademyElementary · Grades K–8 · 18 students · Yuma

Public 📚

Castle Dome Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 939 students · Yuma

CPublic 📚

R Pete Woodard Jr High SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 614 students · Yuma

CPublic 📚

Gila Vista Jr High SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 551 students · Yuma

C-Public 📚

Ron Watson Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 548 students · Yuma

C+Public 📚

Fourth Avenue Junior High SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 364 students · Yuma

DPublic 📚

Mary E Post Elementary SchoolGrades M · Yuma

Public

Where students go next · Yuma Union High School District

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Cibola High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,434 students · Yuma

C+Public 🏫

Gila Ridge High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,249 students · Yuma

CPublic 🏫

Kofa High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,976 students · Yuma

C-Public 🏫

Yuma High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,040 students · Yuma

DPublic

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.