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George Washington Carver Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

Summary

George Washington Carver Elementary School is a public elementary school in Yuma, Arizona, serving 333 students in grades PK-6 and part of the Yuma Elementary District.

The school faces significant academic and socioeconomic challenges, with consistently low performance compared to district and state averages. Only 20-24% of students are proficient in English Language Arts, and 28-33% are proficient in Mathematics, lagging behind the district's 33-38% and 29-33% proficiency rates, respectively. The school has an extremely high percentage (over 96%) of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. While the school's spending per student has increased in recent years, the academic outcomes have not shown a corresponding improvement, suggesting the need for a more comprehensive approach to address the school's challenges.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Pecan Grove Elementary School and O.C. Johnson School, also serve predominantly Hispanic student populations and face similar academic performance challenges. However, some of these nearby schools, like O.C. Johnson School, have shown slightly better academic performance compared to George Washington Carver Elementary School. Additionally, the school's African American student subgroup has shown relatively strong performance, ranking in the top 80-125 schools in Arizona, while the Hispanic, White, and English Language Learner subgroups have performed significantly lower.

270

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,162

Per pupil spending ?

96.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1341 W 5th St
Yuma, AZ 85364-2856

(928) 502-7600

District: Yuma Elementary District

Students who attend George Washington Carver Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Fourth Avenue Junior High School
High:	Yuma High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.0%

White:

4.1%

American Indian:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2013 → 32nd in 2023

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (33% vs 46% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg37%

Arizona avg46%

Not ranked this year

George Washington Carver Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

228^th of 289Yuma Elementary District among Arizona districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	28.4	852 of 1245	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.3	759 of 1000	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	866 of 1226	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	857 of 1039	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	990 of 1109	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.1	923 of 1106	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.2	940 of 1079	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.1	754 of 955	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.4	783 of 1079	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.4	855 of 1158	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.1	860 of 1141	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.0	908 of 1075	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.3	819 of 1090	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.8	976 of 1062	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	79.5	80 of 607	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	55 of 289	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.2	125 of 895	86.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	34.0	248 of 451	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.2	358 of 975	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.6	129 of 155	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.7	968 of 1219	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	967 of 1219	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	764 of 862	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	891 of 1023	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	32.3	784 of 1170	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.4	572 of 716	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	781 of 1198	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.1	548 of 709	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	811 of 911	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	31.8	779 of 1116	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	478 of 618	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	717 of 820	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	32.8	770 of 1216	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.3	718 of 830	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	758 of 1220	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.3	630 of 850	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	965 of 1032	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	29.1	32 of 37	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.6	37 of 60	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	5 of 7	28.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	43.5	403 of 820	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.3	466 of 1201	61.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	17.7	1061 of 1161	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2023)87th percentile+55 vs school

Special Education (2023)51st percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)45th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2023)37th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2023)33rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)30th percentile~ school

Female (2023)21st percentile-11 vs school

Migrant (2023)14th percentile-18 vs school

White (2021)9th percentile-21 vs school

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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 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
George Washington Carver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1341 W 5th St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-7600	270	21	13.1		11 (4.1%)	3 (1.1%)	251 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)		33.0								$11,162	$2,031	$1,378	$5,440	$6,878	$874	$7,753
Roosevelt School	Public	PK, KG-5	550 W 5th St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-8150	254	17	14.9		8 (3.1%)	8 (3.1%)	226 (89.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)								(n/a)			31.0							$9,565	$1,869	$1,319	$5,057	$5,854	$523	$6,377
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
Pecan Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	600 S 21st Ave	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-8051	331	24	14.0		30 (9.1%)	3 (0.9%)	289 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)								(n/a)			31.0							$15,401	$3,232	$1,720	$8,183	$9,217	$1,233	$10,450
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
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
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
Ronald Reagan Fundamental School	Public	PK, KG-6	3200 W 16th St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-3700	467	20	23.3		40 (8.6%)	2 (0.4%)	410 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	29.2	567^th of 909 public elementary schools	37.6%		27.6	603^rd of 912 public elementary schools	33.9%	36		32.0	35.0	46.0			32.0	23.0	24.0	$9,268	$3,036	$289	$6,362	$4,359	$1,584	$5,943
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
Salida Del Sol Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	910 S Avenue C	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-5600	588	31	18.9		7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	567 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11.1	857^th of 909 public elementary schools	5.7%		11	856^th of 912 public elementary schools	6.1%	1		26.0	15.0	21.0	17.0	20.0	21.0	21.0		$10,264	$1,107	$346	$2,560	$6,999	$1,811	$8,811

Frequently Asked Questions about George Washington Carver Elementary School

How many students attend George Washington Carver Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 270 students attended George Washington Carver Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of George Washington Carver Elementary School?

Students at George Washington Carver Elementary School are 93% Hispanic, 4% White, 1% American Indian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of George Washington Carver Elementary School attend?

Students who attend George Washington Carver Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fourth Avenue Junior High School
High : Yuma High School

What district is George Washington Carver Elementary School in?

Yuma Elementary District

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