AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma

AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma is an elementary campus of very small scale in YUMA, Arizona, operated by The Charter Foundation Inc. (6355), educateing 102 students in grades K through 8. That puts it 77% leaner than the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 451 students.

The Charter Foundation Inc. (6355) runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 556 students. AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma is one of those campuses.

Demographically, AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma reports that 83% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder reads as 11% White. The wider county runs roughly 65% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, census data for Yuma County shows median household earnings sit near $62,876, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma is one of 89 public schools in Yuma County (combined enrollment of about 38,800 students).

Student Choice High School - Yuma is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a city-core site. As a public charter, AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma has ticked down 37%, going from 162 students in 2018 to 102 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 22% to 11%.

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