SW Arizona News

San Luis High School had the highest enrollment among Yuma County schools, welcoming 2,557 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Out of the total students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.8% of them were boys, and 48.2% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were Hispanic or Latino, representing 99.8% of the San Luis High School total enrollment.

Among the 62 schools in Yuma County, Cibola High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 2,545 students, while Kofa High School welcomed 2,542 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

San Luis High School is part of Yuma Union High School District, which roughly covers schools within Yuma County and has a main office in Yuma.

In the previous school year, San Luis High School also had the highest number of students among Yuma County schools.

A 2023 study from Scholaroo.com ranked Arizona last out of all U.S. states in terms of educational success, giving the state poor markets for school quality, student success, and teacher-to-student ratio.

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

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
San Luis High School	San Luis	2,557
Cibola High School	Yuma	2,545
Kofa High School	Yuma	2,542
Gila Ridge High School	Yuma	2,308
Yuma High School	Yuma	1,146
Harvest Preparatory Academy	Yuma	1,038
Desert View Academy	Yuma	986
Castle Dome Middle School	Yuma	974
Desert Mesa Elementary School	Yuma	841
Mary A. Otondo Elementary School	Yuma	808
Desert View Elementary	San Luis	758
Cesar Chavez Elementary	San Luis	743
Gowan Science Academy	Yuma	738
Centennial Middle School	Yuma	718
Tierra Del Sol Elementary School	Somerton	711
Salida Del Sol Elementary	Yuma	696
Southwest Junior High School	San Luis	679
Harvest Preparatory Academy, San Luis AZ	Yuma	639
Arizona Desert Elementary School	San Luis	629
Mesquite Elementary	Yuma	628
R. Pete Woodard Junior High School	Yuma	627
Sunrise Elementary School	Yuma	626
Somerton Middle School	Somerton	623
Ed Pastor Elementary 4	San Luis	613
Crane Middle School	Yuma	611
Gary A. Knox Elementary School	Yuma	585
C.W. Mcgraw Elementary School	Yuma	584
San Luis Middle School	San Luis	570
Pueblo Elementary School	Yuma	564
H.L. Suverkrup Elementary School	Yuma	555
Gila Vista Junior High School	Yuma	551
James B. Rolle School	Yuma	511
Ron Watson Middle School	Yuma	503
Rio Colorado Elementary School	San Luis	502
Ronald Reagan Fundamental School	Yuma	491
Valley Horizon Elementary School	Yuma	488
Palmcroft Elementary School	Yuma	464
Gadsden Elementary School	San Luis	461
Valle Del Encanto Learning Center	Somerton	453
Desert Sonora Elementary School	Somerton	437
Fourth Avenue Junior High School	Yuma	374
Orange Grove Elementary School	Somerton	373
O.C. Johnson School	Yuma	366
George Washington Carver Elementary School	Yuma	328
Pecan Grove Elementary School	Yuma	313
Alice Byrne Elementary School	Yuma	312
Roosevelt School	Yuma	257
Vista Alternative School	Yuma	220
Antelope Union High School	Wellton	199
Desert View Middle & High School	Yuma	191
Amerischools Academy North	Phoenix	185
Mohawk Valley School	Roll	157
Wellton Elementary School	Wellton	155
PPEP TEC - Cesar Chavez Learning Center	San Luis	128
AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma	Phoenix	125
Educational Opportunity Center	Yuma	108
PPEP TEC - Jose Yepez Learning Center	Somerton	91
Dateland Elementary School	Dateland	86
James D. Price School	Yuma	69
Yuma District One Digital Learning Academy	Yuma	37
Crane iLearning Academy	Yuma	15