For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 233 students in Yuma 1 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Colorado.
Public Middle School in Yuma 1 School District have an average math proficiency score of 21% (versus the Colorado public middle school average of 29%), and reading proficiency score of 33% (versus the 43% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 61% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Colorado public middle school average of 50% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CO)
# Schools
4 Schools
670 Schools
# Students
886 Students
304,312 Students
# Teachers
61 Teachers
18,906 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Yuma 1 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 179 school districts in Colorado (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 70-79% has decreased from 80-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#112 out of 179 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
32%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)15-19%
29%
Graduation Rate
70-79%
82%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.52
0.62
# American Indian Students
2 Students
1,787 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
n/a
11,278 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
474 Students
108,446 Students
% Hispanic Students
53%
36%
# Black Students
6 Students
14,433 Students
% Black Students
1%
5%
# White Students
396 Students
152,186 Students
% White Students
45%
50%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
957 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
8 Students
15,254 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
64
2,788
# Students in K Grade:
75
12,020
# Students in 1st Grade:
62
12,815
# Students in 2nd Grade:
72
12,392
# Students in 3rd Grade:
53
12,541
# Students in 4th Grade:
63
12,850
# Students in 5th Grade:
56
13,791
# Students in 6th Grade:
58
57,527
# Students in 7th Grade:
61
64,281
# Students in 8th Grade:
58
66,584
# Students in 9th Grade:
68
9,521
# Students in 10th Grade:
68
8,922
# Students in 11th Grade:
66
8,461
# Students in 12th Grade:
62
9,819
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $24,167 is higher than the state median of $15,418. The school district revenue/student has grown by 58% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $30,928 is higher than the state median of $15,735. The school district spending/student has grown by 117% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$21 MM
$13,426 MM
Spending
$27 MM
$13,702 MM
Revenue / Student
$24,167
$15,418
Spending / Student
$30,928
$15,735
Best Yuma 1 School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Yuma Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
500 South Elm
Yuma, CO 80759
(970) 848-2000
Yuma, CO 80759
(970) 848-2000
Grades: 5-8
| 233 students
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