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Mary A Otondo Elementary School

Q: Is Mary A Otondo Elementary School a good school?

Mary A Otondo Elementary School ranks 667 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Mary A Otondo Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 893 students attended Mary A Otondo Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Mary A Otondo Elementary School?

Students at Mary A Otondo Elementary School are 73% Hispanic, 23% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

667^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Mary A Otondo Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Yuma, Arizona, with an enrollment of 829 students. 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.

Mary A Otondo Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the Yuma Elementary District and the state of Arizona in standardized test scores across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were significantly lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school's performance on standardized tests varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school's rankings for Hispanic, White, and Low Socioeconomic Status students in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools, while the rankings for Multi-racial and African American students were higher.

Mary A Otondo Elementary School has been ranked in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools for the past several years, with a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, placing it well below the state average. The school's spending per student has fluctuated over the years, ranging from $5,533 in 2019-2020 to $7,465 in 2018-2019, which is generally lower than the nearby schools in the Yuma Elementary District. These factors, along with the school's high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, may be contributing to its underperformance compared to its peers.

893

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,098

Per pupil spending ?

65.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2251 S Otondo Dr
Yuma, AZ 85365-8843

(928) 502-8500

District: Yuma Elementary District

Students who attend Mary A Otondo Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Castle Dome Middle School
High:	Gila Ridge High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.0%

White:

23.0%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (28% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg29%

Arizona avg39%

667^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9Elementary 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	22.5	667 of 909	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	654 of 912	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.6	629 of 1245	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	598 of 1000	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.7	622 of 1226	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	566 of 1039	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	541 of 1109	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.3	497 of 1106	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	38.3	612 of 1079	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.3	590 of 955	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.1	572 of 1079	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.7	628 of 1158	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.5	783 of 1141	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.8	657 of 1075	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.3	671 of 1090	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.7	640 of 1062	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	52.8	292 of 895	67.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	31.3	266 of 451	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	826 of 975	15.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	565 of 589	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	533 of 602	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	688 of 1219	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	613 of 824	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.0	707 of 1219	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.7	656 of 862	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.4	559 of 1023	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	415 of 496	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	386 of 486	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	669 of 1170	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	543 of 716	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.8	624 of 1198	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	369 of 709	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	421 of 911	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	441 of 549	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	416 of 556	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.1	499 of 1116	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.6	459 of 618	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.9	414 of 820	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	524 of 626	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	581 of 628	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	45.4	592 of 1216	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.8	608 of 830	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.0	519 of 1220	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.8	453 of 850	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	549 of 1032	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.2	37 of 37	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	45.0	23 of 60	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	28.5	126 of 145	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	82 of 101	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.5	173 of 239	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	50.9	284 of 617	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.0	854 of 1027	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	41.4	434 of 820	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.8	616 of 1201	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	418 of 465	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	443 of 486	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	46.1	543 of 1024	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	414 of 800	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.4	549 of 1161	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	14.9	548 of 595	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	536 of 720	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2021)67th percentile+18 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)54th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2023)47th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)41st percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile-10 vs school

Military Connected (2023)13th percentile-36 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-17 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile-23 vs school

Migrant (2023)<1st percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-6 vs state

Science29%-5 vs state

Mathematics22%-18 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 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th 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
Mary A Otondo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2251 S Otondo Dr	Yuma	85365	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-8500	893	38	23.8		205 (23.0%)	12 (1.3%)	652 (73.0%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.9%)	22.5	667^th of 909 public elementary schools	26.6%		22.8	654^th of 912 public elementary schools	28.3%	13	32.0	37.0	34.0	30.0	15.0	20.0	29.0	$7,098	$1,167	$1,188	$3,523	$4,786		$4,742
Desert Mesa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2350 S Avenue 7 1/2 E	Yuma	85365	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-8600	876	43	20.6		169 (19.3%)	10 (1.1%)	678 (77.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.5%)	31.2	550^th of 909 public elementary schools	39.5%		44.5	440^th of 912 public elementary schools	51.8%	110	24.0	41.0	37.0	38.0	41.0	23.0	33.0	$7,339	$1,233	$1,225	$3,691	$4,936		$4,881
Sunrise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9943 S. 28th Street	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-8800	655	34	19.5		161 (24.6%)	3 (0.5%)	467 (71.3%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.1%)	15.2	780^th of 909 public elementary schools	14.2%		18.8	728^th of 912 public elementary schools	20.2%	52	18.0	31.0	25.0	28.0	21.0	15.0	28.0	$6,475	$1,127	$1,187	$3,440	$4,231		$4,162
Dorothy Hall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5777 E 45th Place	Yuma	85365	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-8300	601	30	20.3		130 (21.6%)	4 (0.7%)	455 (75.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	51.2	379^th of 909 public elementary schools	58.3%		55.6	360^th of 912 public elementary schools	60.5%	19	35.0	48.0	43.0	50.0	49.0	42.0	41.0	$7,355	$1,496	$1,227	$4,218	$4,724		$4,633
James B Rolle School	Public	PK, KG-6	2711 S Engler Ave	Yuma	85365	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-8200	567	28	20.2		137 (24.2%)	4 (0.7%)	403 (71.1%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.6%)	27.9	583^rd of 909 public elementary schools	35.9%		28.9	586^th of 912 public elementary schools	35.7%	3	28.0	44.0	25.0	29.0	40.0	26.0	33.0	$8,366	$1,200	$1,261	$3,660	$5,783	$123	$5,905
C W Mcgraw Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2345 S Arizona Ave	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-7700	511	28	18.2		33 (6.5%)	7 (1.4%)	456 (89.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	18.4	722^nd of 909 public elementary schools	20.6%		13	822^nd of 912 public elementary schools	9.9%	100	23.0	30.0	22.0	31.0		21.0	30.0	$7,512	$1,289	$1,221	$3,800	$4,761	$240	$5,001
AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma	Public, Charter	K-8	2098 S 3rd Ave	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	The Charter Foundation Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 329-1100	102	14	7.2		11 (10.8%)	2 (2.0%)	85 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.0%)								(n/a)								$8,050	$1,567	$87	$3,222	$4,655	$1,741	$6,396
Amerischools Academy - Yuma North	Public, Charter	K-8	1220 S 4th Ave	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	The Charter Foundation Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 919-7203	193	15	12.8		30 (15.5%)	3 (1.6%)	146 (75.6%)	4 (2.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)								(n/a)								$8,371	$1,616	$90	$3,322	$3,356	$3,309	$6,665
Yuma District One Digital Learning Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	450 W 6th St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(928) 502-4394	18				4 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.6%)								(n/a)									$00	$991	$991	$00
Alice Byrne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	811 W 16th St	Yuma	85364	Yuma County	Yuma Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 502-7500	289	15	19.2		31 (10.7%)	6 (2.1%)	237 (82.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	32.2	544^th of 909 public elementary schools	40.2%		36.8	507^th of 912 public elementary schools	44.4%	37	21.0	43.0	37.0	39.0				$10,222	$1,310	$1,259	$3,879	$7,091	$561	$7,653

Frequently Asked Questions about Mary A Otondo Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Mary A Otondo Elementary School?

Students at Mary A Otondo Elementary School are 73% Hispanic, 23% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Mary A Otondo Elementary School in?

Yuma Elementary District

What schools do graduates of Mary A Otondo Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Mary A Otondo Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Castle Dome Middle School
High : Gila Ridge High School

Is Mary A Otondo Elementary School a good school?

Mary A Otondo Elementary School ranks 667^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Mary A Otondo Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 893 students attended Mary A Otondo Elementary School.

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