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O C Johnson School

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O C Johnson School ranks 503 rd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

503^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

O C Johnson School is an elementary school in Yuma, Arizona, serving 367 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Yuma Elementary District.

Academically, O C Johnson School has struggled, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics significantly lower than state and district averages, with only 30-55% of students meeting proficiency standards. The school's performance varies across student subgroups, with Hispanic and English Language Learner students performing relatively better than African American, Native American, and White students. This is likely due to the school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 80% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

The challenges faced by O C Johnson School are not unique, as nearby schools within the Yuma Elementary District, such as C.W. McGraw Elementary and Alice Byrne Elementary, have also struggled academically. This suggests that the district as a whole may be facing systemic issues that require a comprehensive approach to address the underlying factors, such as teacher quality, curriculum, and access to educational resources, which are likely contributing to the schools' academic struggles.

352

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,026

Per pupil spending ?

82.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1201 W 12th St
Yuma, AZ 85364-3605

(928) 502-7900

District: Yuma Elementary District

Students who attend O C Johnson School usually attend:

Middle:	R Pete Woodard Junior High School
High:	Yuma High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.8%

White:

7.4%

African American:

1.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 46th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Yuma Elementary District

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 11 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg30%

Arizona avg39%

503^rd of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	35.7	503 of 909	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.1	392 of 912	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.1	704 of 1245	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.4	724 of 1000	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	734 of 1226	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.9	541 of 1039	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	540 of 1109	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.2	586 of 1106	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.7	668 of 1079	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.3	519 of 955	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.0	760 of 1079	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.4	763 of 1158	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.7	636 of 1141	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.7	616 of 1075	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.5	734 of 1090	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.9	556 of 1062	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.4	818 of 895	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	51.2	179 of 975	81.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	38.5	680 of 1219	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.0	777 of 1219	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	494 of 862	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.0	479 of 1023	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	50.2	83 of 306	72.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	275 of 496	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.5	198 of 486	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	573 of 1170	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.4	469 of 716	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	601 of 1198	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	348 of 709	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	341 of 911	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	44.7	173 of 423	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	140 of 549	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	47.4	528 of 1116	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.4	451 of 618	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	61.1	266 of 820	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	379 of 626	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.5	283 of 628	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.9	709 of 1216	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	696 of 1220	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	520 of 850	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	533 of 1032	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	74.4	7 of 37	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	30.3	45 of 60	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	34.8	692 of 1027	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.3	545 of 654	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	48.7	349 of 820	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.8	1150 of 1201	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.1	790 of 1024	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	776 of 800	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	835 of 1161	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2021)82nd percentile+42 vs school

Migrant (2023)81st percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+30 vs school

Foster Care (2021)73rd percentile+33 vs school

Homeless (2021)59th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2023)57th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile~ school

Female (2023)44th percentile~ school

Male (2025)39th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)33rd percentile-8 vs school

White (2023)23rd percentile-21 vs school

Native American (2021)17th percentile-23 vs school

African American (2021)9th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics42%~ state avg

English Language Arts37%-3 vs state

Science23%-11 vs state

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by a citizen
Saturday, April 27, 2019

This school is awful. They do not take bullying seriously, and will actually tell you your child is lying about being bullied. I had to take my child out of this school and homeschool it got so bad. The teacher herself was a bully. 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about O C Johnson School

What is the racial makeup of O C Johnson School?

Students at O C Johnson School are 90% Hispanic, 7% White, 1% African American.

Is O C Johnson School a good school?

O C Johnson School ranks 503^rd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of O C Johnson School attend?

Students who attend O C Johnson School usually go on to attend:

Middle : R Pete Woodard Junior High School
High : Yuma High School

What district is O C Johnson School in?

Yuma Elementary District

How many students attend O C Johnson School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 352 students attended O C Johnson School.

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