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James D Price School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

Summary

James D Price School is an elementary school located in Yuma, Arizona, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 69 students. The school is part of the Yuma Elementary District, which is ranked 315 out of 540 districts in Arizona and has a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

James D Price School stands out in several ways. It has a significantly higher percentage of White students (60.87%) compared to the surrounding schools, which have much higher Hispanic student populations. Academically, the school generally outperforms the Yuma Elementary District and the state of Arizona, with 53% of 3rd graders proficient in math, compared to 39% for the district and 43% for the state. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.8, compared to the surrounding schools, which range from 10.9 to 22.1 students per teacher. Additionally, James D Price School has a higher spending per student ($13,224 in 2021-2022) compared to the district and state averages.

Compared to the nearby schools in the Yuma Elementary District, James B Rolle School, O C Johnson School, Pecan Grove Elementary School, Roosevelt School, and Yuma District One Digital Learning Academy, James D Price School stands out with higher academic proficiency, a lower percentage of Hispanic students, and a lower student-teacher ratio. However, the school's performance for military-connected students is an area of concern, as it lags behind the nearby schools and the state average.

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,224

Per pupil spending ?

6.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1010 Barranca Road Yuma Provi
Yuma, AZ 85365

(928) 502-7730

District: Yuma Elementary District

Students who attend James D Price School usually attend:

Middle:	Castle Dome Middle School
High:	Gila Ridge High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.9%

White:

39.7%

Two or more races:

11.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2009 → 59th in 2023

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2009

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school40%

District avg34%

Arizona avg39%

Not ranked this year

James D Price 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	53.6	506 of 1245	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.4	478 of 1226	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	471 of 1109	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.7	398 of 1079	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.3	342 of 1158	70.5%	★★★★☆
2012	45.4	661 of 1141	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.7	744 of 1075	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	21.8	933 of 1090	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.3	747 of 1062	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	78.3	234 of 1219	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	59.2	317 of 824	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.4	461 of 1219	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	59.7	401 of 1170	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.8	117 of 716	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	32.1	793 of 1198	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	50.4	533 of 1216	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.2	277 of 830	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.4	440 of 1220	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	434 of 1032	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.3	133 of 145	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	83 of 101	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	211 of 239	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	47.0	497 of 1027	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	60.7	266 of 1201	77.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	50.0	497 of 1024	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.2	515 of 800	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	660 of 1161	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2023)81st percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2021)78th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2023)66th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2023)56th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)52nd percentile-9 vs school

White (2023)51st percentile-8 vs school

Military Connected (2023)8th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2022-2023) ?

Mathematics47%+8 vs state

English Language Arts36%-5 vs state

Science29%-5 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th 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 D Price School	Public	PK, KG-5	1010 Barranca Road Yuma Provi	Yuma	85365	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 502-7730	63	7	9.0		25 (39.7%)	1 (1.6%)	27 (42.9%)	3 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (11.1%)								(n/a)								$13,224	$2,888	$1,532	$7,308	$5,550	$3,254	$8,804
Mary A Otondo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2251 S Otondo Dr	Yuma	85365	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-8500	893	38	23.8		205 (23.0%)	12 (1.3%)	652 (73.0%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.9%)	22.5	667^th of 909 public elementary schools	26.6%		22.8	654^th of 912 public elementary schools	28.3%	13	32.0	37.0	34.0	30.0	15.0	20.0	29.0	$7,098	$1,167	$1,188	$3,523	$4,786		$4,742
Desert Mesa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2350 S Avenue 7 1/2 E	Yuma	85365	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-8600	876	43	20.6		169 (19.3%)	10 (1.1%)	678 (77.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.5%)	31.2	550^th of 909 public elementary schools	39.5%		44.5	440^th of 912 public elementary schools	51.8%	110	24.0	41.0	37.0	38.0	41.0	23.0	33.0	$7,339	$1,233	$1,225	$3,691	$4,936		$4,881
Sunrise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9943 S. 28th Street	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-8800	655	34	19.5		161 (24.6%)	3 (0.5%)	467 (71.3%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.1%)	15.2	780^th of 909 public elementary schools	14.2%		18.8	728^th of 912 public elementary schools	20.2%	52	18.0	31.0	25.0	28.0	21.0	15.0	28.0	$6,475	$1,127	$1,187	$3,440	$4,231		$4,162
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about James D Price School

What is the racial makeup of James D Price School?

Students at James D Price School are 43% Hispanic, 40% White, 11% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 2% African American.

What district is James D Price School in?

Yuma Elementary District

How many students attend James D Price School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 63 students attended James D Price School.

What schools do graduates of James D Price School attend?

Students who attend James D Price School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Castle Dome Middle School
High : Gila Ridge High School

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