Summary:
ZIP code 85365 in Yuma has seven schools: four elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school, serving students from elementary through high school. The supplied results show meaningful differences between schools, with James D Price School posting the strongest All Grades results and the middle-school math results standing out as the clearest area-wide concern. The two middle schools average 12% proficient in math, 21 percentage points below the 33% state rate; their ELA average is 33%, about 9 points below the 41% state rate.
James D Price School leads the supplied All Grades results with 50% proficient in ELA and 57% in math—9 and 24 points above state, respectively. Its math result is 19 points above the next-highest school, Desert Mesa Elementary at 38%. Among elementary schools, James B Rolle School leads ELA at 43%, while Desert Mesa leads math. Ron Watson Middle School leads Castle Dome Middle School in both subjects, 35% to 30% in ELA and 14% to 10% in math, and also leads in each reported middle-school grade. At the lower end, Gila Ridge High School has 24% in ELA and 11% in math, both below state; Castle Dome’s 10% math result is the lowest All Grades math figure. Price enrolls 63 students, and its grade-level results are unavailable.
SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking percentiles show a mixed recent picture: among six schools with three-year histories, the average fell from 32% in 2023–24 to 29% in 2025–26, after a one-point rise in the latest year. James B Rolle gained 8 percentile points over that period, while Gila Ridge fell 13. Ratios offer another point of comparison, not an explanation: Ron Watson has 20.9 students per teacher versus Castle Dome’s 25.2 and higher results in both subjects. Gila Ridge’s 2024–25 graduation rate was 91%, above the 80% state rate, despite its below-state proficiency results.
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