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C+

Yuma Elementary District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Yuma.

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

Students
9,102
Schools
19
Spent per student
$12,255
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
20:1
Debt
$24M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Yuma Elementary District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 35% of Arizona districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • 20 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 7.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $24M, about $2,641 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 35% 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
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Yuma. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. AZ

2021–22
Math proficiency23%
State average 34.8% · 5,846 students tested
Reading / language arts31%
State average 40.4% · 5,793 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
$12,255 per student · 1% below AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 45%Support & administration 48%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 16%State 58%Federal 26%

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

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

Enrollment over time
8,466’20
8,772’21
9,117’22
8,980’23
9,102’24

Up 7.5% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 79%White 17%Two or more races 2%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Left off: 1 school 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.