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Salida Del Sol Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

857^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Salida Del Sol Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Yuma, Arizona, with an enrollment of 643 students. The school is part of the Crane Elementary District, which is ranked 191 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Salida Del Sol Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and the state of Arizona in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 26% of 4th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 42% for the district and 46% for the state. The school also struggles to serve certain student subgroups effectively, with its Hispanic and English Language Learner students ranking in the bottom 25% of Arizona elementary schools in those categories. In contrast, its African American students perform relatively well, ranking in the top 20% of Arizona elementary schools.

Salida Del Sol Elementary has been ranked in the bottom 25% of Arizona elementary schools for the past several years, with a ranking as low as 926 out of 1,245 schools in 2022-2023. The school's high rates of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, reaching over 80% in 2022-2023, suggest it serves a high-need, low-income population. When compared to other elementary schools in the Crane Elementary District and the neighboring Yuma Elementary District, Salida Del Sol Elementary consistently underperforms, with Gowan Science Academy outperforming it across nearly all academic metrics.

588

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,264

Per pupil spending ?

80.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

910 S Avenue C
Yuma, AZ 85364-3237

(928) 373-5600

District: Crane Elementary District

Students who attend Salida Del Sol Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Crane Middle School
High:	Yuma High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.4%

American Indian:

1.7%

White:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2021 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (20% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2021

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg34%

Arizona avg39%

857^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 16 pts since 2021

From bottom 22% (2021) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Elementary 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	11.1	857 of 909	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	856 of 912	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	926 of 1245	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	770 of 1000	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	954 of 1226	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	61.3	181 of 895	79.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.9	410 of 451	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	545 of 975	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.0	921 of 1219	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	1011 of 1219	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	470 of 496	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	465 of 486	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	875 of 1170	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	603 of 716	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	925 of 1198	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.7	351 of 423	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	519 of 549	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	514 of 556	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	862 of 1116	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	10.8	582 of 628	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	935 of 1216	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	880 of 1220	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.9	35 of 37	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	42.9	26 of 60	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	24.4	864 of 1027	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.1	590 of 654	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	25.7	1015 of 1201	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	53.9	452 of 1024	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.8	674 of 800	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	825 of 1161	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2021)80th percentile+58 vs school

White (2023)56th percentile+30 vs school

Female (2023)24th percentile~ school

Homeless (2021)17th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)16th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2021)15th percentile-7 vs school

Native American (2021)10th percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)9th percentile-17 vs school

Male (2024)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Migrant (2023)5th percentile-20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-21 vs state

Mathematics20%-17 vs state

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Schools Near Salida Del Sol Elementary

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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 English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th 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
Salida Del Sol Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	910 S Avenue C	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-5600	588	31	18.9		7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	567 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11.1	857^th of 909 public elementary schools	5.7%		11	856^th of 912 public elementary schools	6.1%	1		26.0	15.0	21.0			17.0	20.0	21.0	21.0					$10,264	$1,107	$346	$2,560	$6,999	$1,811	$8,811
Gowan Science Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1020 W Avenue C	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 539-1200	816	32	25.9		197 (24.1%)	12 (1.5%)	555 (68.0%)	29 (3.6%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.1%)	79.8	156^th of 909 public elementary schools	82.8%		74.9	206^th of 912 public elementary schools	77.4%	50	61.0	72.0	69.0	57.0	69.0	70.0	59.0	83.0	66.0	25.0	44.0	55.0	59.0	54.0	$8,651	$936	$257	$2,129	$5,915	$1,543	$7,458
Crane iLearning Academy	Public, Virtual	PK, KG-8	4250 W 16th St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(928) 373-3400	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)															$7,332	$2,498	$265	$5,261	$2,460	$2,110	$4,569
H L Suverkrup Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1590 S Avenue C	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-3500	502	22	22.8		43 (8.6%)	2 (0.4%)	443 (88.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	38.7	476^th of 909 public elementary schools	47.6%		35.5	516^th of 912 public elementary schools	43.4%	40	34.0	53.0	41.0	32.0			39.0	47.0	35.0	20.0			34.0		$9,582	$1,320	$321	$2,961	$6,401	$1,540	$7,941
Desert View Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	3777 W 16th St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Juniper Tree Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 314-1102	881	44	20.0		173 (19.6%)	11 (1.2%)	668 (75.8%)	11 (1.2%)	9 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.8%)	72.2	232^nd of 909 public elementary schools	74.5%		72.9	218^th of 912 public elementary schools	76.1%	14	50.0	59.0	54.0				66.0	53.0	48.0				52.0		$9,414	$654	$1,709	$3,017	$5,700	$1,351	$7,051
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
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
Valley Horizon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4501 W 20th St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Crane Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 373-4000	460	27	17.0		26 (5.7%)	3 (0.7%)	421 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	14.4	797^th of 909 public elementary schools	12.3%					(n/a)		22.0		27.0					24.0						$10,893	$2,698	$407	$5,803	$5,784	$2,004	$7,788
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Salida Del Sol Elementary

What schools do graduates of Salida Del Sol Elementary attend?

Students who attend Salida Del Sol Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Crane Middle School
High : Yuma High School

How many students attend Salida Del Sol Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 588 students attended Salida Del Sol Elementary.

Is Salida Del Sol Elementary a good school?

Salida Del Sol Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.7% of Arizona elementary schools.

What district is Salida Del Sol Elementary in?

Crane Elementary District

What is the racial makeup of Salida Del Sol Elementary?

Students at Salida Del Sol Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 2% American Indian, 1% White.

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