Enrollment
289
Elementary
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YUMA ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4499)·NCES 040960000981
Alice Byrne Elementary School
811 W 16TH ST, YUMA, AZ 85364 · (928) 502-7500 · Yuma County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL289 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Arizona public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 15% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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AASA 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
39.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . -12.0pp since 2017
Math
24.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -43.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 43 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 24.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 31.0% |
| 2018-19 | 49.0% | 62.0% |
| 2017-18 | 51.0% | 67.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Alice Byrne Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Yuma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #673 of 1,072 ▼ 114 | #24 of 38 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #470 of 1,072 ▼ 89 | #7 of 38 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #296 of 930 | #11 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 289 | #893 of 1,223 | #30 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #756 of 991 | #15 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.4% | #816 of 1,007 | #10 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.2% | #391 of 721 | #7 of 21 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
289
-19 (-6%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 401
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 19.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 289 | 15 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 328 | 18 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 314 | 22 | 14.3:1 | 71% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 308 | 16 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 16.1 | 21.4:1 | 74% (255) |
| 2015-16 | 339 | 15 | 22.6:1 | 62% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 360 | 13 | 27.7:1 | 61% (219) |
| 2000-01 | 372 | 19 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 401 | 18 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alice Byrne Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (345 to 289); teachers down 7% (16.1 to 15).
About Alice Byrne Elementary School
Alice Byrne Elementary School is a small elementary school in YUMA, Arizona. The school enrolls 289 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Arizona) has about 451 students.
Alice Byrne Elementary School sits within Yuma Elementary District (4499), which has 19 schools and 9,102 students.
At Alice Byrne Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 82% of the student body. It is also 11% White, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. Yuma County's residents are about 65% Hispanic, 17 points below the school's share. By the diversity index, Alice Byrne Elementary School comes in at 31%.
Teacher staffing is 15 full-time equivalents, or about 19.3 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Arizona, the typical ratio is 17.0:1.
Measured against Arizona public elementary schools, Alice Byrne Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Federal survey data for Yuma County show that median household income is about $62,876, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. A total of 89 public schools operate in Yuma County, serving about 38,800 students.
The next-closest public school is Student Choice High School - Yuma, about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Alice Byrne Elementary School.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
The number of students dropped from 308 to 289 over 4 years.
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Yuma County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
211,741
Census ACS
Median income
$62,876
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
38,800 students
Quick facts
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- R Pete Woodard Jr High SchoolMiddle · 614 students
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Other schools in YUMA
- Cibola High SchoolHigh · 2,434 students
- Gila Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,249 students
- Kofa High SchoolHigh · 1,976 students
- Harvest Preparatory AcademyCombined · 1,068 students
- Yuma High SchoolHigh · 1,040 students
- Castle Dome Middle SchoolMiddle · 939 students
Nearby schools
- Student Choice High School - Yuma0.3 mi · 486
- Amerischools Academy - Yuma North0.6 mi · 193
- O C Johnson School0.6 mi · 352
- AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma0.7 mi · 102
- Harvest Preparatory Academy0.7 mi · 1,068
- R Pete Woodard Jr High School0.8 mi · 614
Frequently asked questions
About Alice Byrne Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Alice Byrne Elementary School?
Alice Byrne Elementary School enrolls approximately 289 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Alice Byrne Elementary School serve?
Alice Byrne Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Alice Byrne Elementary School have?
Alice Byrne Elementary School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Alice Byrne Elementary School?
Student demographics at Alice Byrne Elementary School are roughly 11% White, 82% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Alice Byrne Elementary School in?
Alice Byrne Elementary School is part of Yuma Elementary District (4499).
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