Yuma County’s student body comprised mostly of Latino students in 2022-23 school year

Tom Horne, President | Arizona Department of Education

By SW Arizona News

Aug 3, 2024

The majority of students in Yuma County schools were Latino in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Of the 38,336 students attending Yuma County schools, 86.2% were Latino. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 10.6% of Yuma County students.

In the previous school year, Latino students were also the most common group in Yuma County, representing 86% of the student body.

Mohawk Valley School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which had 60.5% Latino students and 37.6% white students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased by 1.5% when compared to the previous year.

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

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

Ethnic Composition of Yuma County Schools Enrollment (2022-23)

Students’ Ethnicity Percentage in Yuma County Schools in 2022-23 School Year

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Alice Byrne Elementary School	Latino	77.9%	312
AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma	Latino	76.8%	125
Amerischools Academy North	Latino	68.6%	185
Antelope Union High School	Latino	74.4%	199
Arizona Desert Elementary School	Latino	99.2%	629
C.W. Mcgraw Elementary School	Latino	88.7%	584
Castle Dome Middle School	Latino	75.5%	974
Centennial Middle School	Latino	87.6%	718
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Latino	99.5%	743
Cibola High School	Latino	85.7%	2,545
Crane Middle School	Latino	87.4%	611
Dateland Elementary School	Latino	84.9%	86
Desert Mesa Elementary School	Latino	75.1%	841
Desert Sonora Elementary School	Latino	97.7%	437
Desert View Academy	Latino	73.6%	986
Desert View Elementary	Latino	99.5%	758
Desert View Middle & High School	Latino	79.1%	191
Ed Pastor Elementary 4	Latino	99.3%	613
Educational Opportunity Center	Latino	88.9%	108
Fourth Avenue Junior High School	Latino	94.4%	374
Gadsden Elementary School	Latino	99.6%	461
Gary A. Knox Elementary School	Latino	91.6%	585
George Washington Carver Elementary School	Latino	93.6%	328
Gila Ridge High School	Latino	65.2%	2,308
Gila Vista Junior High School	Latino	81.9%	551
Gowan Science Academy	Latino	64.4%	738
H.L. Suverkrup Elementary School	Latino	84.9%	555
Harvest Preparatory Academy	Latino	94.2%	1,038
Harvest Preparatory Academy, San Luis AZ	Latino	98.7%	639
James B. Rolle School	Latino	71.8%	511
James D. Price School	White	60.9%	69
Kofa High School	Latino	90.2%	2,542
Mary A. Otondo Elementary School	Latino	71.7%	808
Mesquite Elementary	Latino	82.2%	628
Mohawk Valley School	Latino	60.5%	157
O.C. Johnson School	Latino	85.8%	366
Orange Grove Elementary School	Latino	95.4%	373
Palmcroft Elementary School	Latino	83.2%	464
Pecan Grove Elementary School	Latino	91.4%	313
Pueblo Elementary School	Latino	81.9%	564
R. Pete Woodard Junior High School	Latino	82%	627
Rio Colorado Elementary School	Latino	99.4%	502
Ron Watson Middle School	Latino	60.8%	503
Ronald Reagan Fundamental School	Latino	87.4%	491
Roosevelt School	Latino	91.8%	257
Salida Del Sol Elementary	Latino	94.8%	696
San Luis High School	Latino	99.8%	2,557
Somerton Middle School	Latino	96.5%	623
Southwest Junior High School	Latino	99.7%	679
Sunrise Elementary School	Latino	66.5%	626
Tierra Del Sol Elementary School	Latino	97.9%	711
Valle Del Encanto Learning Center	Latino	88.7%	453
Valley Horizon Elementary School	Latino	90.8%	488
Vista Alternative School	Latino	89.5%	220
Wellton Elementary School	Latino	74.8%	155
Yuma District One Digital Learning Academy	Latino	83.8%	37
Yuma High School	Latino	89.7%	1,146