Summary
In Yuma, Arizona, Crane Middle School serves 554 students in grades 6–8 and is part of Crane Elementary District. For 2025–2026, SchoolDigger rated Crane at the 17th percentile statewide, or 1 star, compared with the district’s 34th-percentile ranking. Crane’s all-grade ELA proficiency was 24%, 17 percentage points below the state and 13 below the district. That makes ELA the clearest concern for families comparing Crane with state and district results.
Compared with nearby schools, Crane’s ELA result is low, while its math result is close to the local average. ELA proficiency was 24% versus a nearby average of 30%, placing Crane 8th among 10 schools. Math proficiency was 16%, near the peer average of 16%, and ranked 4th of 10—even though it was 17 points below the state and 13 below the district. Eighth-grade math is a relative bright spot: 21% were proficient, and only two nearby schools with results did better. In science, Crane’s eighth-grade proficiency was 21%, above the nearby average of 17% and tied for second-highest among schools with results. Still, science was 9 points below the state and 2 below the district.
Crane’s overall SchoolDigger percentile fell from 24 in 2023–2024 to 17 in 2025–2026, a decline of 7 points. Science improved slightly, from 20% in 2022–2023 to 21% in 2024–2025, although the gap from the state widened. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure for Crane’s results serving English Language Learner students dropped from the 68th percentile in 2020–2021 to the 4th in 2022–2023; for Special Education students, it fell from the 44th to the 6th percentile. Meanwhile, Crane’s overall percentile was 46 and 44 in those years. The school’s 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 22.1, close to the nearby average of 23, and its 2022–2023 free/reduced-lunch rate was 67%; comparable local lunch rates were not supplied. ELA and math results are available for only one year, so their trends cannot be assessed.
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