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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANTELOPE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT (4506)·NCES 040072000034

Antelope Union High School

9168 South Ave 36 East, Wellton, AZ 85356 · (928) 785-3344 · Yuma County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL189 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of Arizona public high schools
  • FTest 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.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

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 high schools

Enrollment
189
High
DISTRICT 100 · STATE 631
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 20.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 94423%
Grade 105529%
Grade 115026%
Grade 124021%
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
4524%
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
13974%
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 48% · US 30%
Black
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 15%
Asian
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
32%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
9550%
Female
9450%

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Test scores

AASA 2023-24 . % Passing
English Language Arts
2.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . -13.0pp since 2017
Math
2.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . +0.0pp since 2017

What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 2 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 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 13 points since 2017, while math scores have held steady.

AASA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2023-242.0%2.0%
2022-232.0%2.0%
2021-222.0%8.0%
2020-212.0%2.0%
2018-1921.0%2.0%
2017-1815.0%2.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Antelope Union High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ArizonaIn Yuma County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
2.0%#239 of 268
▼ 7
#6 of 7
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
2.0%#239 of 267
▼ 8
#6 of 7
▲ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
189#288 of 510#8 of 15
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25
Enrollment
189
0 (0%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 320
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2518916.311.6:1N/A
2023-241881188.0:1N/A
2022-23199N/AN/A64% (128)
2020-211891512.6:1N/A
2017-1819513.314.7:183% (161)
2015-162231911.7:162% (138)
2010-113001717.6:173% (218)
2000-013522116.8:1N/A
1990-913201916.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Antelope Union High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 3% (195 to 189); teachers up 23% (13.3 to 16.3).

About Antelope Union High School

Antelope Union High School is a very small high school serving families in Wellton, Arizona. Federal data show 189 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. Across high schools in Arizona, the average enrollment is about 631.

Antelope Union High School District (4506) enrolls 199 students in 2 schools, including Antelope Union High School.

Hispanic students are 74% of those enrolled at Antelope Union High School. Next come 24% White. That compares with about 65% Hispanic among all Yuma County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 40%.

Staffing at Antelope Union High School comes to 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.6:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Arizona is 20.2:1.

Antelope Union High School holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 4% of Arizona public high schools.

Looking at the county, Yuma County, median household income comes to about $62,876, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. The county has 89 public schools and about 38,800 students.

A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, AUHS Online Acadamy, is the closest to Antelope Union High School. In all, 3 other public schools sit within ten miles of Antelope Union High School.

The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (189) to 2024-25 (189). The school's ratio dropped from 12.6:1 to 11.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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Yuma County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Antelope Union High School
District
Antelope Union High School District (4506)
Address
9168 South Ave 36 East, Wellton, AZ 85356
Phone
(928) 785-3344
County
Yuma County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
189
Teachers (FTE)
16
Student–teacher ratio
11.6:1
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
040072000034
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Antelope Union High School
How many students attend Antelope Union High School?
Antelope Union High School enrolls approximately 189 students in grades 09-12.
Is Antelope Union High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Antelope Union High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Antelope Union High School?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Antelope Union High School.
How diverse is Antelope Union High School?
Antelope Union High School reports a student body of 24% White, 74% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Antelope Union High School?
Antelope Union High School is overseen by Antelope Union High School District (4506) in Yuma County.
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