Elementary Schools in Yuma 1 School District

Summary:

The Yuma 1 School District in Colorado is home to two elementary schools: Kenneth P Morris Elementary School and Yuma Preschool. While Kenneth P Morris Elementary serves grades K-4, Yuma Preschool caters exclusively to pre-kindergarten students.

Kenneth P Morris Elementary School has faced declining academic performance, with its statewide ranking dropping from 558th out of 933 Colorado elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 658th out of 950 in 2024-2025. The school's proficiency rates on CMAS tests are significantly below the state average in both English Language Arts and Math. Additionally, the school grapples with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 27.7% and a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 69.33%. However, the school's student-teacher ratio of 12.7 is lower than the state average.

In contrast, Yuma Preschool serves a smaller population of 56 pre-kindergarten students, but its student-teacher ratio of 56 is significantly higher than the elementary school. While the preschool's performance data is not provided, the stark difference in student-teacher ratios between the two schools suggests that the quality of education may vary within the district.

District Detail

1115 South Ash Street
Yuma, CO 80759-0327

(970) 848-5831

SchoolDigger Rank:
92^nd of 115 Colorado districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 802

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)			CMAS Math (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	Total
Kenneth P Morris Elementary School	Public	K-4	416 South Elm Street	Yuma	80759	Yuma County	Yuma 1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 848-5738	310	26	12.1	64.5%	139 (44.8%)	1 (0.3%)	166 (53.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	25.8	658^th of 950 public elementary schools	30.7%		31.7	593^rd of 943 public elementary schools	37.1%	65	21.8	22.6	22.2	47.3	16.1	30.8	$13,219

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Otis School District No. R-3	12.65 mi	2	28^th
Lone Star School District No. 101	17 mi	3
Akron School District No. R-1	25.16 mi	2	63^rd
Wray Rd-2 School District	26.06 mi	2	37^th
Arickaree School District No. R-2	30.53 mi	2

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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