Yuma County: Latino students were the most represented ethnicity in 2023-24 school year

Tom Horne, President | Arizona Department of Education

By SW Arizona News

Aug 23, 2024

The majority of students in Yuma County schools were Latino in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Of the 37,966 students attending Yuma County schools, 86.6% were Latino. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 10.2% of Yuma County students.

In the previous school year, Latino students were also the most common group in Yuma County, representing 86.2% of the student body.

James D. Price School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which had 44.4% Latino students and 41.7% white students.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 1% 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 (2023-24)

Students’ Ethnicity Percentage in Yuma County Schools in 2023-24 School Year

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Alice Byrne Elementary School	Latino	80.4%	327
AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma	Latino	82.9%	123
Amerischools Academy North	Latino	69.3%	176
Antelope Union High School	Latino	80.9%	188
Arizona Desert Elementary School	Latino	99.7%	652
C.W. Mcgraw Elementary School	Latino	86%	527
Castle Dome Middle School	Latino	77.3%	917
Centennial Middle School	Latino	87.3%	677
Cibola High School	Latino	86.4%	2,417
Crane Middle School	Latino	86.9%	558
Dateland Elementary School	Latino	84.8%	92
Desert Mesa Elementary School	Latino	75%	827
Desert Sonora Elementary School	Latino	96.7%	394
Desert View Academy	Latino	75.2%	931
Desert View Elementary	Latino	99.5%	751
Desert View Middle & High School	Latino	73.1%	212
Ed Pastor Elementary 4	Latino	100%	646
Educational Opportunity Center	Latino	87.6%	105
Fourth Avenue Junior High School	Latino	94.1%	356
Gary A. Knox Elementary School	Latino	91.7%	540
George Washington Carver Elementary School	Latino	90.5%	304
Gila Ridge High School	Latino	67%	2,340
Gila Vista Junior High School	Latino	81.1%	509
Gowan Science Academy	Latino	65.8%	771
H.L. Suverkrup Elementary School	Latino	86.6%	569
Harvest Preparatory Academy	Latino	93.4%	1,056
Harvest Preparatory Academy, San Luis AZ	Latino	98.1%	587
James B. Rolle School	Latino	72.2%	529
James D. Price School	Latino	44.4%	72
Kofa High School	Latino	89.4%	2,352
Mary A. Otondo Elementary School	Latino	70.1%	825
Mesquite Elementary	Latino	83.4%	604
Mohawk Valley School	Latino	60.3%	156
O.C. Johnson School	Latino	88.3%	368
Orange Grove Elementary School	Latino	95.1%	408
Palmcroft Elementary School	Latino	84.7%	432
Pecan Grove Elementary School	Latino	90.6%	320
PPEP TEC - Jose Yepez Learning Center	Latino	98.1%	105
Pueblo Elementary School	Latino	83%	572
R. Pete Woodard Junior High School	Latino	82.3%	589
Rio Colorado Elementary School	Latino	99.1%	539
Ron Watson Middle School	Latino	62%	558
Ronald Reagan Fundamental School	Latino	85.2%	486
Roosevelt School	Latino	92.2%	257
Salida Del Sol Elementary	Latino	94.7%	642
San Luis High School	Latino	99.8%	2,589
Somerton Middle School	Latino	94.8%	650
Sunrise Elementary School	Latino	67.9%	651
Tierra Del Sol Elementary School	Latino	97.4%	659
Valle Del Encanto Learning Center	Latino	89%	417
Valley Horizon Elementary School	Latino	90.9%	429
Vista Alternative School	Latino	86.5%	275
Wellton Elementary School	Latino	77.8%	185
Yuma District One Digital Learning Academy	Latino	73.5%	34
Yuma High School	Latino	90.2%	1,142