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Schools in Buckshot

Buckshot’s public schools

Yuma Elementary District and Yuma Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Buckshot. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?7/23schools above Arizona’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Arizona’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
31%
2021–22
Math proficiency
23%
2021–22
Spent per student
$10.5K
▼ 15% vs AZ $12.3K
FY2024 · Yuma Union High
Students per teacher
21.6
AZ 17.2 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
20,073 students on the public path
In brief

Buckshot’s schools, in brief

School by school

7 of Buckshot’s 23 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arizona’s 1,781 public schools. Dorothy Hall Elementary places highest (better than 78%); Yuma High School lowest (7%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

13 elementary schools serve Buckshot, graded from D to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then five middle schools and six high schools: San Luis High School, Cibola High School, Gila Ridge High School, Kofa High School, Yuma High School and Somerton High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Buckshot, with each school’s own grade.

13 schools teach K in Buckshot’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A−, so check the specific school.
The path, start to finish
PK–513 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A−
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to C+
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to C+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Yuma Elementary District.

Two districts serve Buckshot

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Yuma Elementary District31%
State average 40.4% · 5793 students tested
Math · PK–8, Yuma Elementary District23%
State average 34.8% · 5846 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Yuma Union High School District27%
State average 40.4% · 2442 students tested
Math · 9–12, Yuma Union High School District29%
State average 34.8% · 2451 students tested

Buckshot vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Arizona towns that share Buckshot’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Buckshot—Yuma Elementary District PK–8 · Yuma Union High 9–12

Every school in Buckshot

24 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arizona’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Buckshotin other towns
Mary A Otondo Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Yuma
B
893 students24:1Rate it →
Desert Mesa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Yuma
B−
876 students21:1Rate it →
Sunrise Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Yuma
B−
655 students20:1Rate it →
Dorothy Hall Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Yuma
A−
601 students20:1Rate it →
James B Rolle School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Yuma
C+
567 students20:1Rate it →
C W Mcgraw Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Yuma
C+
511 students18:1Rate it →
Palmcroft Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Yuma
B
406 students16:1Rate it →
O C Johnson School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Yuma
C+
352 students17:1Rate it →
Pecan Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Yuma
D
331 students14:1Rate it →
Alice Byrne Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Yuma
B+
289 students19:1Rate it →
George Washington Carver Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Yuma
C
270 students13:1Rate it →
Roosevelt School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Yuma
D
254 students15:1Rate it →
James D Price School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Yuma
B+
63 students9:1Rate it →
Castle Dome Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Yuma
C
939 students25:1Rate it →
R Pete Woodard Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Yuma
C
614 students21:1Rate it →
Gila Vista Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Yuma
C−
551 students25:1Rate it →
Ron Watson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Yuma
C+
548 students21:1Rate it →
Fourth Avenue Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Yuma
D
364 students17:1Rate it →
San Luis High School
High · Grades 9–12 · San Luis
C−
2,682 students26:1Rate it →
Cibola High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Yuma
C+
2,434 students25:1Rate it →
Gila Ridge High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Yuma
C−
2,249 students25:1Rate it →
Kofa High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Yuma
C−
1,976 students23:1Rate it →
Yuma High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Yuma
D
1,040 students21:1Rate it →
Somerton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Somerton
608 students22:1Rate it →

Questions about Buckshot’s schools

Are Buckshot’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Buckshot. Yuma Elementary District and Yuma Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Buckshot. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 7 of its 23 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arizona’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Buckshot in?

Yuma Elementary District and Yuma Union High School District.

Where do Buckshot kids go to high school?

One of six high schools, depending on your address: San Luis High School, Cibola High School, Gila Ridge High School, Kofa High School, Yuma High School and Somerton High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.