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B−

Crane Elementary District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Yuma’s School Grade C+ better than 44% of Arizona school districts

Students
5,727
Schools
10
Spent per student
$10,138
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
22:1
Debt
$12.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Crane Elementary District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 45% of Arizona districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Spends 18% less per student than the AZ average
  • 22 students per teacher
  • Debt of $12.5M, about $2,184 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 45% of the 577 Arizona school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
B−

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Yuma. Grade by grade →

PK–512 elementary schoolsYuma Elementary District
6–85 middle schoolsYuma Elementary District
9–124 high schoolsYuma Union High School District

Test scores vs. AZ

2021–22
Math proficiency27%
State average 34.8% · 4,041 students tested
Reading / language arts35%
State average 40.4% · 3,968 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 90% at Yuma Union High School District, which runs the high school (state 77.8%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$10,138 per student · 18% below AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 41%Other 10%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 10%State 66%Federal 24%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
5,991’20
6,074’21
6,077’22
5,873’23
5,727’24

Down 4.4% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 85%White 10%Two or more races 2%Asian 1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

10 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arizona’s other public schools.

Left off: 2 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Arizona.