Fortuna Foothills’s public schools score below 56% of Arizona districts on tests and graduation
25% of students in Fortuna Foothills’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Arizona average (35%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Fortuna Foothills, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Arizona, not nationally.
From Arizona state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Fortuna Foothills’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 169 Arizona towns with household incomes within a quarter of Fortuna Foothills’s, its schools beat 38%, lower than their 44% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 30% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 40% and 35% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 78% across Arizona. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Yuma Elementary District spends $12,255 per student and Yuma Union High $10,484, against $12,318 across Arizona (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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.
What’s behind Fortuna Foothills’s grade
C+: better than 44% of Arizona school districts, #106 of 139 Arizona towns. Graduation is above the Arizona average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Fortuna Foothills, with each school’s own grade.
Fortuna Foothills runs its own schools through grade 8 (Yuma Elementary District). From grade 9, students attend the Yuma Union High School District, shared with San Luis, Somerton and Yuma. Its elementary school is in Yuma. Parts of Fortuna Foothills (18% and 18% of its land) are served by Antelope Union High and Wellton Elementary District instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Fortuna Foothills
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Fortuna Foothills vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Arizona towns that share Fortuna Foothills’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Fortuna Foothills | C+ | Yuma Elementary District PK–8 · Yuma Union High 9–12 |
| Yuma | C+ | Yuma Elementary District PK–8 · Yuma Union High 9–12 |
Every school in Fortuna Foothills
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).
Questions about Fortuna Foothills’s schools
Are Fortuna Foothills’s schools good?
On Arizona’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Fortuna Foothills children attend score below 56% of Arizona’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #106 of 139 Arizona towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 38%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Fortuna Foothills in?
Two districts: Yuma Elementary District runs grades PK–8, and Yuma Union High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with San Luis, Somerton and Yuma.
Where do Fortuna Foothills kids go to high school?
One of 6 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.
What is Fortuna Foothills’s graduation rate?
90% of the class of 2023 in Yuma Union High School District graduated in four years, against 78% across Arizona.
How much does Fortuna Foothills spend per student?
$12,255 in Yuma Elementary District and $10,484 in Yuma Union High School District (FY2024), against $12,318 across Arizona. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Fortuna Foothills families are saying about 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Arizona. Stars are from neighbors.