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Fourth Avenue Junior High School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

450 S 4th Ave, Yuma, AZ 85364 · (928) 502-7000 · Part of Yuma Elementary District

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

Directions
Students
364
Students per teacher
17:1
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Fourth Avenue Junior High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Arizona’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 12.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Yuma kids: 4 high schools

On the path

Where Yuma kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–512 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Fourth Avenue Junior High SchoolYou are here
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency6%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts13%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Arizona’s 1,781 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

450 S 4th Ave, Yuma

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6119
Grade 7131
Grade 8114
Enrollment over time
415’20
392’21
374’22
356’23
364’24

Down 12.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 94%White 3%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Fourth Avenue Junior High School from Yuma families.

Other schools in Yuma Elementary District

The district →
Mary A Otondo Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Yuma
B
893 students24:1
Desert Mesa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Yuma
B−
876 students21:1
Sunrise Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Yuma
B−
655 students20:1
Dorothy Hall Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Yuma
A−
601 students20:1
James B Rolle School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Yuma
C+
567 students20:1
C W Mcgraw Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Yuma
C+
511 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arizona’s other public schools; Yuma’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.