Yuma County: Latino students were the most represented ethnicity in 2021-22 school year

AZ Superintendent of Education Thomas C. Horne 2023 | Arizona State Department of Education

By SW Arizona News

Sep 28, 2023

The majority of students in Yuma County schools were Latino in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Of the 37,757 students attending Yuma County schools, 86.0% were Latino. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 10.9% of Yuma County students.

In the previous school year, Latino students still were the most common group in Yuma County, representing 83.4% of the student body.

Yuma High School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 51.5% of White students and 35.3% of Latino students.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 1.3% when compared to the previous year.

WalletHub claimed Arizona’s school system ranked among the worst across U.S. for class size, performance, funding, safety, and instructors’ credentials.

Demographics of Student Body in Yuma County in the 2021-22 school year

Students’ Ethnicity Percentage in Yuma County Schools in the 2021-22 school year

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Alice Byrne Elementary School	Latino	76.2%	315
Antelope Union High School	Latino	72.3%	195
Arizona Desert Elementary School	Latino	99.4%	624
C.W. Mcgraw Elementary School	Latino	86.3%	546
Castle Dome Middle School	Latino	72.2%	879
Centennial Middle School	Latino	85.2%	724
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Latino	99.6%	679
Cibola High School	Latino	85.9%	2,553
Crane iLearning Academy	Latino	87.9%	99
Crane Middle School	Latino	87%	617
Dateland Elementary School	Latino	88.4%	95
Desert Mesa Elementary School	Latino	76.1%	777
Desert Sonora Elementary School	Latino	97.7%	428
Desert View Elementary	Latino	99.2%	736
Ed Pastor Elementary 4	Latino	99.8%	566
Fourth Avenue Junior High School	Latino	93%	388
Gadsden Elementary School	Latino	99.8%	493
Gary A. Knox Elementary School	Latino	91.6%	584
George Washington Carver Elementary School	Latino	94%	300
Gila Ridge High School	Latino	63.6%	2,152
Gila Vista Junior High School	Latino	82.2%	499
Gowan Science Academy	Latino	62.4%	699
H.L. Suverkrup Elementary School	Latino	84.2%	539
James B. Rolle School	Latino	71.6%	524
James D. Price School	White	51.5%	68
Kofa High School	Latino	89.6%	2,464
Mary A. Otondo Elementary School	Latino	69.9%	701
Mesquite Elementary	Latino	81.5%	606
O.C. Johnson School	Latino	88.3%	375
Orange Grove Elementary School	Latino	96.4%	421
Palmcroft Elementary School	Latino	86.9%	452
Pecan Grove Elementary School	Latino	90.8%	262
Pueblo Elementary School	Latino	83%	575
R. Pete Woodard Junior High School	Latino	79.6%	672
Rio Colorado Elementary School	Latino	99.6%	540
Ron Watson Middle School	Latino	56.7%	510
Ronald Reagan Fundamental School	Latino	86.7%	488
Roosevelt School	Latino	90.4%	249
Salida Del Sol Elementary	Latino	94.2%	659
San Luis High School	Latino	99.8%	2,474
San Luis Middle School	Latino	99.8%	576
Somerton Middle School	Latino	97.7%	663
Southwest Junior High School	Latino	99.7%	657
Sunrise Elementary School	Latino	63.5%	600
Tierra Del Sol Elementary School	Latino	98.2%	814
Valley Horizon Elementary School	Latino	90.3%	475
Wellton Elementary School	Latino	76.3%	156
Yuma District One Digital Learning Academy	Latino	83.3%	138
Yuma High School	Latino	90.5%	1,096