Tom Horne Superintendent of Public Instruction at Arizona Department of Education | azed.gov
Tom Horne Superintendent of Public Instruction at Arizona Department of Education | azed.gov
Data showed that Yuma County welcomed 38,336 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students made up 0.9% of the student body making them the third most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 61 schools in Yuma County, Gila Ridge High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 52 students, making up 2.3% of the school's total student body.
In 2022 Arizona had roughly one teacher for every 19 students, compared to the national average of one teacher for 16 students. Teachers handling a higher number of students was found to have negative consequences for students' school performance.
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.
Some data provided by the Arizona Department of Education may be incomplete due to the Family and Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
| School name | % of Multiracial Students | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Cibola High School | 1% | 2,545 |
| Kofa High School | 0.6% | 2,542 |
| Gila Ridge High School | 2.3% | 2,308 |
| Yuma High School | 1.2% | 1,146 |
| Castle Dome Middle School | 1.3% | 974 |
| Mary A. Otondo Elementary School | 1.9% | 808 |
| R. Pete Woodard Junior High School | 2.2% | 627 |
| Sunrise Elementary School | 2.4% | 626 |
| James B. Rolle School | 2.2% | 511 |
| Ron Watson Middle School | 3.4% | 503 |
| Alice Byrne Elementary School | 3.5% | 312 |
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