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Crane Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

425^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 552 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 23% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

Crane Middle School is a public middle school located in Yuma, Arizona, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 560 students. The school is part of the Crane Elementary District, which is ranked 191 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Crane Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona middle schools, ranging from 342nd out of 605 schools in 2018-2019 to 480th out of 854 schools in 2022-2023. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian and Multi-racial students performing relatively better, while Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education students performing significantly worse. Crane Middle School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently lower than the Crane Elementary District and the state of Arizona averages.

Crane Middle School's performance is generally lower than the nearby schools within the same district, such as Centennial Middle School, as well as other districts, such as Southwest Junior High School, San Luis Middle School, and Castle Dome Middle School. The school also has relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 5.2% to 8.5% over the past few years, which are higher than the state average.

554

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,658

Per pupil spending ?

66.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4450 W 32nd St
Yuma, AZ 85364-7520

(928) 373-3200

District: Crane Elementary District

Students who attend Crane Middle School usually attend:

High:

Cibola High School

Feeder schools for Crane Middle School:

Elementary:	Gary A. Knox Elementary School
	H L Suverkrup Elementary School
	Mesquite Elementary
	Salida Del Sol Elementary
	More...
	Valley Horizon Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.3%

White:

8.1%

Asian:

1.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (22% vs 33% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Dropout rate above the Arizona average (8% vs 5%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg28%

Arizona avg33%

425^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 45 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Crane Elementary District

191^st of 289Crane 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	19.4	425 of 552	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	419 of 550	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	480 of 854	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.0	393 of 605	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	449 of 832	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	342 of 605	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.1	274 of 711	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.7	321 of 695	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.6	186 of 677	72.5%	★★★★☆
2015	59.6	168 of 521	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.9	242 of 690	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	44.3	448 of 787	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	64.7	250 of 772	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.5	288 of 685	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.7	283 of 692	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.9	304 of 663	54.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	43.9	251 of 573	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	52.8	91 of 192	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.2	43 of 404	89.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.2	139 of 145	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	42.3	196 of 606	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	351 of 395	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	337 of 386	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	513 of 806	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	359 of 494	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	436 of 820	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	266 of 466	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.2	225 of 624	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	280 of 345	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	247 of 329	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.3	412 of 760	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	256 of 392	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.2	387 of 802	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.0	238 of 387	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.8	187 of 543	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	42.4	115 of 257	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	284 of 344	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	258 of 320	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	462 of 717	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	210 of 369	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.1	101 of 503	79.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	320 of 379	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	318 of 370	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	435 of 810	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	350 of 476	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	429 of 818	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.5	307 of 435	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.6	257 of 617	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	38.1	10 of 19	47.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.2	15 of 29	48.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.8	4 of 7	42.9%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	58.5	35 of 110	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.5	6 of 68	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	27.0	126 of 143	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	54.5	156 of 384	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.7	341 of 363	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	39.4	444 of 789	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	116 of 178	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	44.6	352 of 675	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	348 of 446	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.8	351 of 780	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.6	173 of 337	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	73.8	89 of 436	79.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Military Connected (2023)68th percentile+24 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)59th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2021)56th percentile+10 vs school

Homeless (2021)55th percentile+9 vs school

Asian (2022)53rd percentile+18 vs school

White (2023)48th percentile+4 vs school

Migrant (2023)47th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2023)6th percentile-38 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)4th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-14 vs state

Science21%-9 vs state

Mathematics16%-10 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Southwest Junior High School	Public	7-8	963 N.8th Avenue	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-6581	652	29	22.4		2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	649 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.7	308^th of 552 public middle schools	44.2%		32.3	320^th of 550 public middle schools	41.8%	12		45.0	36.0		26.0	28.0	15.0	$8,164	$727	$480	$1,934	$6,330	$627	$6,957
San Luis Middle School	Public	6-8	1135 N. Main St	San Luis	85349	Yuma County	Gadsden Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 627-6921	620	20	31.0		4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	616 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.9	459^th of 552 public middle schools	16.8%		15.3	472^nd of 550 public middle schools	14.2%	13		28.0	26.0		14.0	20.0	11.0	$8,757	$1,066	$646	$2,778	$6,302	$743	$7,045

Frequently Asked Questions about Crane Middle School

What high school do graduates of Crane Middle School attend?

Students who attend Crane Middle School usually go on to attend Cibola High School

How many students attend Crane Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 554 students attended Crane Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Crane Middle School?

Students at Crane Middle School are 88% Hispanic, 8% White, 2% Asian.

What district is Crane Middle School in?

Crane Elementary District

Is Crane Middle School a good school?

Crane Middle School ranks in the bottom 23.0% of Arizona middle schools.

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