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AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma

Public, Charter Grades K-8

Summary

AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma is a public charter elementary school serving 125 students in grades K-8 in Yuma, Arizona, which is part of the The Charter Foundation Inc. district.

The school has a significantly higher Hispanic student population (76.8%) compared to the state average of 45.3%, and it outperforms the district and state in 3rd grade English Language Arts. However, the school struggles in 5th grade Science and Mathematics, where it underperforms the district and state averages. Female students, White students, and English Language Learners perform relatively well, but the school's Special Education students rank in the bottom 5% of Arizona elementary schools. The school's per-student spending has decreased from $9,398 in 2019-2020 to $8,050 in 2021-2022, which is lower than the state average.

When compared to nearby public schools, AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma generally outperforms the Yuma Elementary District schools in English Language Arts, but underperforms in Mathematics and Science. The school also has a lower percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients than some of the nearby high-poverty schools. However, the school's fluctuating performance and declining enrollment and funding are areas that warrant further investigation and improvement efforts.

102

Students ?

7.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,050

Per pupil spending ?

57.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2098 S 3rd Ave
Yuma, AZ 85364-6425

(928) 329-1100

District: The Charter Foundation Inc.

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.3%

White:

10.8%

African American:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 24th percentile in 2012 → 57th in 2023

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 57th (2023) from a 24th-percentile low (2012)

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 17 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school38%

District avg30%

Arizona avg38%

Not ranked this year

AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	50.7	539 of 1245	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.5	308 of 1000	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.6	551 of 1226	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.1	696 of 1109	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.9	556 of 1106	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.8	559 of 1079	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	61.9	416 of 1079	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.3	533 of 1158	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	31.6	866 of 1141	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	71.9	304 of 1075	71.7%	★★★★☆
2010	65.1	383 of 1090	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.5	448 of 1062	57.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	49.0	226 of 975	76.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	70.1	321 of 1219	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	208 of 824	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	59.7	429 of 1219	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	56.0	439 of 1170	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.8	551 of 716	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.9	497 of 1198	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.4	573 of 911	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	37.0	688 of 1116	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.2	213 of 618	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.7	451 of 820	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	54.9	487 of 1216	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	395 of 830	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.8	628 of 1220	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	568 of 1032	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	69.1	58 of 239	75.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.8	1150 of 1201	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	71.1	287 of 1161	75.3%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2014	49.3	335 of 690	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	43.3	462 of 787	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	20.0	682 of 772	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	87.5	59 of 685	91.4%	★★★★★
2010	89.3	42 of 692	93.9%	★★★★★
2009	66.6	206 of 663	68.9%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2021)77th percentile+22 vs school

Military Connected (2021)76th percentile+21 vs school

White (2021)75th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2023)74th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2023)62nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2023)60th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)38th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2021)4th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2022-2023) ?

English Language Arts52%+11 vs state

Mathematics27%-8 vs state

Science17%-17 vs state

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The Academics of the schooll is very well planned. The teachers are very concerned about the child. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)					AASA Mathematics (2025)				AzSCI Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma	Public, Charter	K-8	2098 S 3rd Ave	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	The Charter Foundation Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 329-1100	102	14	7.2		11 (10.8%)	2 (2.0%)	85 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.0%)								(n/a)											$8,050	$1,567	$87	$3,222	$4,655	$1,741	$6,396
C W Mcgraw Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2345 S Arizona Ave	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-7700	511	28	18.2		33 (6.5%)	7 (1.4%)	456 (89.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	18.4	722^nd of 909 public elementary schools	20.6%		13	822^nd of 912 public elementary schools	9.9%	100	23.0	30.0	22.0			31.0		21.0		30.0	$7,512	$1,289	$1,221	$3,800	$4,761	$240	$5,001
Alice Byrne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	811 W 16th St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-7500	289	15	19.2		31 (10.7%)	6 (2.1%)	237 (82.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	32.2	544^th of 909 public elementary schools	40.2%		36.8	507^th of 912 public elementary schools	44.4%	37	21.0	43.0	37.0			39.0					$10,222	$1,310	$1,259	$3,879	$7,091	$561	$7,653
Amerischools Academy - Yuma North	Public, Charter	K-8	1220 S 4th Ave	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	The Charter Foundation Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 919-7203	193	15	12.8		30 (15.5%)	3 (1.6%)	146 (75.6%)	4 (2.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)								(n/a)											$8,371	$1,616	$90	$3,322	$3,356	$3,309	$6,665
Palmcroft Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	901 W Palmcroft Dr	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-8000	406	25	16.2		31 (7.6%)	6 (1.5%)	346 (85.2%)	7 (1.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	24.1	638^th of 909 public elementary schools	29.8%		22.9	653^rd of 912 public elementary schools	28.4%	15	23.0	34.0	22.0			36.0	40.0	32.0		24.0	$9,558	$1,442	$1,264	$4,148	$6,110	$742	$6,852
O C Johnson School	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 W 12th St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-7900	352	21	16.7		26 (7.4%)	4 (1.1%)	316 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	35.7	503^rd of 909 public elementary schools	44.7%		52.1	392^nd of 912 public elementary schools	57.0%	111	38.0	42.0	30.0			55.0		28.0		23.0	$11,026	$1,635	$1,298	$4,568	$7,676	$417	$8,093
Gary A. Knox Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2926 S 21st Dr	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-5500	528	26	20.3		26 (4.9%)	3 (0.6%)	481 (91.1%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.8%)	26.8	597^th of 909 public elementary schools	34.3%		32.7	549^th of 912 public elementary schools	39.8%	48	26.0	45.0	29.0	35.0		25.0	27.0	33.0	30.0	29.0	$9,039	$1,059	$300	$2,417	$6,102	$1,579	$7,681
Yuma District One Digital Learning Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	450 W 6th St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(928) 502-4394	18				4 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.6%)								(n/a)												$00	$991	$991	$00
Pueblo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2803 W 20th St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-3600	598	27	22.1		66 (11.0%)	10 (1.7%)	489 (81.8%)	9 (1.5%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	17 (2.8%)	34.2	521^st of 909 public elementary schools	42.7%		37.9	496^th of 912 public elementary schools	45.6%	25	34.0	41.0	37.0	37.0	43.0	35.0	47.0	42.0	16.0	26.0	$10,064	$3,624	$333	$7,581	$4,423	$1,684	$6,107
James B Rolle School	Public	PK, KG-6	2711 S Engler Ave	Yuma	85365	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-8200	567	28	20.2		137 (24.2%)	4 (0.7%)	403 (71.1%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.6%)	27.9	583^rd of 909 public elementary schools	35.9%		28.9	586^th of 912 public elementary schools	35.7%	3	28.0	44.0	25.0			29.0	40.0	26.0		33.0	$8,366	$1,200	$1,261	$3,660	$5,783	$123	$5,905

Frequently Asked Questions about AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma

How many students attend AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma?

In the 2024-25 school year, 102 students attended AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma.

What district is AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma in?

The Charter Foundation Inc.

What is the racial makeup of AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma?

Students at AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma are 83% Hispanic, 11% White, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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