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James B Rolle School

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James B Rolle School ranks 583 rd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

583^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

James B Rolle School is an elementary school located in Yuma, Arizona, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 530 students. It is part of the Yuma Elementary District, which is ranked 228 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools, with a ranking between 373 and 808 over the past 10 years. Its performance on state assessments is generally below the district and state averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades are 28%, 44%, 25% and 29%, 40%, 26%, respectively, compared to the district averages of 25%, 37%, 31% and 34%, 26%, 23%, and the state averages of 36%, 46%, 38% and 42%, 40%, 37%. The school's performance on science assessments for 5th grade is also below the district and state averages, with a proficiency rate of 33% compared to 29% and 34%, respectively, in 2024-2025.

The nearby schools within the Yuma Elementary District, such as Alice Byrne Elementary School and O.C. Johnson School, have similar academic performance and demographic profiles to James B Rolle School. However, the school's performance is generally lower than the nearby Gary A. Knox Elementary School, which is part of the Crane Elementary District and has higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

567

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,366

Per pupil spending ?

64.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2711 S Engler Ave
Yuma, AZ 85365-3225

(928) 502-8200

District: Yuma Elementary District

Students who attend James B Rolle School usually attend:

Middle:

Gila Vista Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.1%

White:

24.2%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (32% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg29%

Arizona avg39%

583^rd of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Yuma Elementary District

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
2025	27.9	583 of 909	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	586 of 912	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	515 of 1245	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.8	526 of 1000	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.9	808 of 1226	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	587 of 1039	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.6	459 of 1109	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.6	373 of 1106	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.5	401 of 1079	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.4	360 of 955	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.2	516 of 1079	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.6	526 of 1158	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.7	609 of 1141	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.8	614 of 1075	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.3	598 of 1090	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.3	551 of 1062	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	21.1	885 of 895	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	34.1	467 of 620	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.2	357 of 451	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.4	415 of 975	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	529 of 589	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	481 of 602	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.1	517 of 1219	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.1	540 of 824	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	760 of 1219	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.6	596 of 862	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.5	430 of 1023	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	298 of 496	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	324 of 486	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	594 of 1170	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	445 of 716	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.1	852 of 1198	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	448 of 709	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.9	338 of 911	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	382 of 549	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	317 of 556	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.6	454 of 1116	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.1	393 of 618	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.6	250 of 820	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	415 of 626	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.5	468 of 628	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.2	521 of 1216	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.0	612 of 830	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	833 of 1220	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	540 of 850	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.6	463 of 1032	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	53.5	12 of 37	67.6%	★★★★☆
2021	81.9	3 of 60	95.0%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	47.8	68 of 145	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	35 of 101	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.7	204 of 239	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	14.0	995 of 1027	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.0	698 of 820	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	896 of 1201	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	235 of 417	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	68.8	275 of 1024	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	43.9	463 of 800	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	647 of 1161	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	343 of 595	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.6	339 of 720	52.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2023)73rd percentile+15 vs school

Migrant (2023)68th percentile+9 vs school

Military Connected (2023)53rd percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2021)25th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)21st percentile-38 vs school

Special Education (2023)15th percentile-44 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)3rd percentile-31 vs school

African American (2021)1st percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Science33%~ state avg

English Language Arts32%-8 vs state

Mathematics32%-8 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about James B Rolle School

What schools do graduates of James B Rolle School attend?

Students who attend James B Rolle School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gila Vista Junior High School

How many students attend James B Rolle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 567 students attended James B Rolle School.

Is James B Rolle School a good school?

James B Rolle School ranks 583^rd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of James B Rolle School?

Students at James B Rolle School are 71% Hispanic, 24% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is James B Rolle School in?

Yuma Elementary District

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