Yuma schools have a vibrant student population of 27,785. Yuma School students are consistent high performers in the State of Arizona. Yuma High Schools have an average strength of 772 students. Yuma Middle schools have an average student body population of 513.
The Yuma Elementary schools have a population average of 499 students. There are 46 schools in 12 public school districts and 7 private schools. The Yuma Public School system spends an average of $5,225 per student each year.
A high degree of credit for the excellent academic performance of Yuma school students depends on the the Student to teacher ratio. This is a vital figure which indicates the level of attention that each student receives in a classroom. Yuma public schools have an average ratio of 13:1 student to teacher ratio. Yuma private schools have an average of 15:1.
Yuma Schools use the AZ LEARNS Achievement Profiles to indicate overall performance of local schools each year. For Yuma high schools, the parameters adjudged are the Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) results, Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status and graduation/dropout rates. For elementary and middle schools, the AZ LEARNS Achievement Profiles are based on averaged AIMS results, MAP results and whether or not the school made AYP.
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According to AZ Learns standards, Schools can be rated as Excelling, Highly Performing, Performing Plus, Performing, Under performing or Failing to Meet Academic Standards.
Important Yuma School Districts-
- Yuma Elementary School District
- Crane Elementary School District
- Yuma Union High School School District
- Yuma Private Industry Council, Inc.
Some of the Best Yuma Public Schools -
- Centennial Middle School
Address: 2650 W. 20th Street, Yuma, AZ 85364
Phone: (928) 373-3300, Fax: (928) 376-7742
Teaches 538 Public school students in Grades 7 and 8
- Desert View Academy
Address: 2363 South Kennedy Lane, Yuma, AZ 85365
Phone: (928) 314-1102, Fax: (928) 314-1086
Teaches 433 Public school students from Kindergarten to Grade 8.
- Pueblo Elementary School
Address: 2803 W 20th Street, Yuma, AZ 85364
Phone: (928) 373-3600, Fax: (928) 343-1583
Teaches 778 Public school students from Preschool level to Grade 6.
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