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Castle Dome Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

447^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 552 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 19% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

Castle Dome Middle School is a public middle school in Yuma, Arizona, serving 917 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Yuma Elementary District, which is ranked 228 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Castle Dome Middle School consistently performs below the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 25% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in Science, compared to the district average of 20% and the state average of 30%. The school's performance has been declining over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 299 out of 521 Arizona middle schools in 2014-2015 to 447 out of 552 in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school has experienced a concerning increase in dropout rates, rising from 2.2% in 2020-2021 to 6.1% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the state average.

While the nearby schools within the Yuma Elementary District, such as R Pete Woodard Junior High School and Fourth Avenue Junior High School, also perform below the state average in academic measures, some schools outside the district, like Crane Middle School and Centennial Middle School in the Crane Elementary District, demonstrate relatively higher academic performance, suggesting that factors beyond the district may be at play. Additionally, Castle Dome Middle School's high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 21.2 to 26.5 students per teacher in recent years, may contribute to the school's challenges in providing personalized attention and support to its diverse student population.

939

Students ?

25.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,882

Per pupil spending ?

56%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2353 S Otondo Dr
Yuma, AZ 85365-9047

(928) 502-7300

District: Yuma Elementary District

Students who attend Castle Dome Middle School usually attend:

High:

Gila Ridge High School

Feeder schools for Castle Dome Middle School:

Elementary:	Desert Mesa Elementary School
	James D Price School
	Mary A Otondo Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.3%

White:

21.1%

African American:

1.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (21% vs 34% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg20%

Arizona avg34%

447^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Middle 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	18.1	447 of 552	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	441 of 550	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	609 of 854	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	437 of 605	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	523 of 832	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.5	387 of 605	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	390 of 711	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.4	326 of 695	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.2	312 of 677	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	34.7	299 of 521	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.9	405 of 690	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.6	417 of 787	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.6	467 of 772	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.1	400 of 685	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.8	425 of 692	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.3	426 of 663	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	72.9	59 of 400	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	36.0	350 of 573	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.8	314 of 404	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.0	102 of 145	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	62.2	9 of 31	71.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	362 of 395	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	335 of 386	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	662 of 806	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	411 of 494	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	502 of 820	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.3	340 of 466	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	352 of 624	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	33.5	94 of 166	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	296 of 345	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	275 of 329	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	615 of 760	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	301 of 392	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	542 of 802	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.9	271 of 387	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	358 of 543	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	306 of 344	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	272 of 320	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	605 of 717	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	312 of 369	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	343 of 503	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	328 of 379	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	324 of 370	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	560 of 810	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.1	380 of 476	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	530 of 818	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	314 of 435	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	343 of 617	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.9	17 of 19	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.7	18 of 29	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.0	7 of 7	0.0%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.7	99 of 110	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	65 of 68	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	46.4	78 of 143	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	35.6	272 of 384	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	202 of 211	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	40.2	371 of 650	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	40.2	201 of 390	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.5	342 of 363	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	42.6	389 of 789	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	21.6	160 of 178	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	247 of 277	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	250 of 288	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	475 of 675	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	417 of 446	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	42.2	436 of 780	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.4	276 of 337	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	266 of 436	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)85th percentile+57 vs school

Native American (2021)48th percentile+11 vs school

Foster Care (2021)43rd percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)30th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)29th percentile~ school

Asian (2021)22nd percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-8 vs school

Migrant (2023)11th percentile-18 vs school

Military Connected (2023)10th percentile-19 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2023)6th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-12 vs state

Science25%-5 vs state

Mathematics11%-16 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 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th 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
Castle Dome Middle School	Public	6-8	2353 S Otondo Dr	Yuma	85365	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-7300	939	37	25.2		198 (21.1%)	10 (1.1%)	716 (76.3%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	18.1	447^th of 552 public middle schools	19.0%		18.5	441^st of 550 public middle schools	19.8%	6	32.0	27.0	29.0	11.0	11.0	12.0	25.0	$5,882	$1,209	$1,221	$3,638	$3,496		$3,452
Ron Watson Middle School	Public	6-8	9851 E 28th St	Yuma	85365	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-7400	548	26	20.9		172 (31.4%)	7 (1.3%)	353 (64.4%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	19.2	433^rd of 552 public middle schools	21.6%		22.4	397^th of 550 public middle schools	27.8%	36	32.0	34.0	30.0	14.0	14.0	9.0	20.0	$7,118	$998	$1,325	$3,320	$4,669	$127	$4,795
Gila Vista Junior High School	Public	6-8	2245 S Arizona Ave	Yuma	85365	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-7100	551	22	24.8		86 (15.6%)	7 (1.3%)	440 (79.9%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	13.9	492^nd of 552 public middle schools	10.9%		13.7	490^th of 550 public middle schools	10.9%	2	26.0	31.0	25.0	11.0	8.0	7.0	16.0	$7,251	$1,020	$1,379	$3,419	$4,503	$349	$4,852
R Pete Woodard Junior High School	Public	6-8	2250 S 8th Ave	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-7200	614	29	21.0		76 (12.4%)	13 (2.1%)	495 (80.6%)	6 (1.0%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.1%)	20.1	416^th of 552 public middle schools	24.6%		21.8	403^rd of 550 public middle schools	26.7%	13	26.0	30.0	28.0	21.0	15.0	21.0	21.0	$6,431	$1,213	$1,244	$3,669	$3,968	$06	$3,974
Fourth Avenue Junior High School	Public	6-8	450 S 4th Ave	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-7000	364	21	17.1		10 (2.7%)	8 (2.2%)	341 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.4	533^rd of 552 public middle schools	3.4%					(n/a)	19.0	20.0		12.0				$9,764	$1,706	$1,308	$4,721	$6,208	$542	$6,750
Centennial Middle School	Public	6-8	2650 W 20th St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-3300	646	29	22.2		61 (9.4%)	7 (1.1%)	560 (86.7%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.4%)	28.3	351^st of 552 public middle schools	36.4%		23	390^th of 550 public middle schools	29.1%	39		42.0	30.0		28.0	18.0	17.0	$8,510	$768	$276	$1,812	$5,851	$1,615	$7,466
Crane Middle School	Public	6-8	4450 W 32nd St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-3200	554	25	22.1		45 (8.1%)	3 (0.5%)	489 (88.3%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	19.4	425^th of 552 public middle schools	23.0%		20.5	419^th of 550 public middle schools	23.8%	6		27.0	28.0		19.0	14.0	21.0	$8,658	$880	$331	$2,090	$5,798	$1,649	$7,447
Somerton Middle School	Public	6-8	1011 North Somerton Ave.	Somerton	85350	Yuma County	Somerton Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 341-6100	697	31	22.4		6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	665 (95.4%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	17.8	452^nd of 552 public middle schools	18.1%		13.2	496^th of 550 public middle schools	9.8%	44		30.0	30.0		16.0	14.0	12.0	$7,412	$390	$51	$831	$5,885	$1,085	$6,971

Frequently Asked Questions about Castle Dome Middle School

What high school do graduates of Castle Dome Middle School attend?

Students who attend Castle Dome Middle School usually go on to attend Gila Ridge High School

What district is Castle Dome Middle School in?

Yuma Elementary District

Is Castle Dome Middle School a good school?

Castle Dome Middle School ranks in the bottom 19.0% of Arizona middle schools.

How many students attend Castle Dome Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 939 students attended Castle Dome Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Castle Dome Middle School?

Students at Castle Dome Middle School are 76% Hispanic, 21% White, 1% African American.

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