Enrollment
102
Elementary
DISTRICT 148 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THE CHARTER FOUNDATION INC. (6355)·NCES 040013101960
AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma
2098 S 3RD AVE, YUMA, AZ 85364 · (928) 329-1100 · Yuma County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL102 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.3:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
38.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . +11.0pp since 2017
Math
24.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -18.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 38 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 up about 11 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 18 points.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
102
-60 (-37%) vs 2017
% White
11%
was 22%
% Hispanic
83%
was 73%
% Black
2%
was 4%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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%.
In the discussion threads here, members of the AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Related schools
Other schools in The Charter Foundation Inc. (6355)
- Amerischools Academy - Yuma NorthElementary · 193 students
- AmeriSchools Academy - TucsonCombined · 167 students
- AmeriSchools Academy - CamelbackCombined · 94 students
- AmeriSchools Academy Online InstructionElementary
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 - Yuma0.4 mi · 486
- R Pete Woodard Jr High School0.5 mi · 614
- Harvest Preparatory Academy0.5 mi · 1,068
- Gila Vista Jr High School0.5 mi · 551
- C W Mcgraw Elementary School0.6 mi · 511
- Alice Byrne Elementary School0.7 mi · 289
Frequently asked questions
About AmeriSchools Academy - YumaHow large is AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma?
AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma enrolls approximately 102 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma serve?
AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma?
Approximately 7.3:1 students per teacher at AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma.
What is the racial breakdown of students at AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma?
At AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma, the student body is approximately 11% White, 83% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma public or private?
AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by The Charter Foundation Inc. (6355).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.