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Middle Schools in Yuma Elementary District

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Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Arizona Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

DistrictYuma Elementary District228^th of 289 Arizona districtsFull district overview →

Schools

3,016

Students

Top rankedR Pete Woodard Junior High School416^th of 552 Arizona middle schools

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Smallest classes

Fourth Avenue Junior High School 17.1 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Fourth Avenue Junior High School

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

The Yuma Elementary District in Arizona is home to 5 middle schools serving grades 6-8. While the district as a whole performs below the state average in academic proficiency, a few schools stand out with stronger performance.

R Pete Woodard Junior High School ranks the highest among the district's middle schools, ranking 403 out of 550 Arizona middle schools. It also has the highest math proficiency rates, with 21% of 8th graders proficient or better. Meanwhile, Ron Watson Middle School has the highest English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, with 44% of 6th graders proficient or better, and the second-highest statewide ranking at 397 out of 550.

However, the majority of the district's middle schools perform significantly below the state average in both ELA and math proficiency. Dropout rates are also high across all 5 schools at 5.2%, exceeding the state average. Funding disparities within the district, with spending per student ranging from $5,882 to $9,764, may be contributing to the overall low performance. Addressing these challenges and replicating the strategies used by the higher-performing schools could be key focus areas for the Yuma Elementary District to improve educational outcomes for its middle school students.

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Ranking:

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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 (2023)	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
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	86.6%	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
Gila Vista Junior High School	Public	6-8	2245 S Arizona Ave	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-7100	551	22	24.8	76.7%	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	63.9%	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
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	56.0%	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	56.9%	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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
GAR LLC dba Student Choice High School	0.31 mi	5
Southwest Technical Education District of Yuma (ST	0.49 mi	13
The Charter Foundation Inc.	0.56 mi	5
Harvest Power Community Development Group Inc.	0.73 mi	2	226^th
Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind	0.81 mi	19

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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