C W Mcgraw Elementary School

Set in YUMA, Arizona, C W Mcgraw Elementary School is a moderately sized primary school, operated by Yuma Elementary District (4499). It teaches 511 students across grades pre-K through 6.

Yuma Elementary District (4499) comprises 19 schools with combined enrollment of 9,102 students; C W Mcgraw Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, C W Mcgraw Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (89%). Beyond that, the school lists 6% White. By comparison, Yuma County as a whole is about 65% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, C W Mcgraw Elementary School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.3:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Yuma County put median household earnings sit near $62,876, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. C W Mcgraw Elementary School is one of 89 public schools in Yuma County (combined enrollment of about 38,800 students).

Gila Vista Jr High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around C W Mcgraw Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. C W Mcgraw Elementary School's enrollment has fell 3% since 2018, when it stood at 528 (now 511). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 84% to 89%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for C W Mcgraw Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.