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Schools in Gadsden

Gadsden’s public schools

Gadsden 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 Gadsden. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/6schools 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
29%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Spent per student
$10.5K
▼ 15% vs AZ $12.3K
FY2024 · Yuma Union High
Students per teacher
24.6
AZ 17.2 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
11,380 students on the public path
In brief

Gadsden’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Gadsden’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arizona’s 1,781 public schools. Cibola High School places highest (better than 35%); Yuma High School lowest (7%). 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 Gadsden, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Gadsden Elementary SchoolGadsden Elementary DistrictC
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to C+

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

Two districts serve Gadsden

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

Gadsden Elementary DistrictGrades PK–8 · 9 schools · 5,196 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 27.1 per teacher (AZ 17.2)
$11,626AZ $12,318 · FY2024
C+
Yuma Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 8 schools · 11,217 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 23.7 per teacher (AZ 17.2)
$10,484AZ $12,318 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Gadsden Elementary District29%
State average 40.4% · 3395 students tested
Math · PK–8, Gadsden Elementary District27%
State average 34.8% · 3420 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

Gadsden vs. its neighbors

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

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

Every school in Gadsden

7 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).

District schools in Gadsdenby address
Gadsden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C
391 students23:1Rate it →
Also serving Gadsdenin other towns
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 Gadsden’s schools

Are Gadsden’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Gadsden. Gadsden 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 Gadsden. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arizona’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Gadsden in?

Gadsden Elementary District and Yuma Union High School District.

Where do Gadsden 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.