Enrollment
88
Elementary
STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HYDER ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4502)·NCES 040390000309
Dateland Elementary School
1300 S. Ave. 64e, Dateland, AZ 85333 · (928) 454-2242 · Yuma County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL88 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
9 FTE teachers
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 | 5 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 9 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 9 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 9 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 6 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 17% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
AASA 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
51.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . +13.0pp since 2017
Math
48.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . +3.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 13 points since 2017, while math scores are up about 3 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.0% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 47.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.0% | 29.0% |
| 2018-19 | 2.0% | 45.0% |
| 2017-18 | 38.0% | 45.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Dateland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Yuma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 88 | #1,144 of 1,223 | #39 of 40 |
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
88
-23 (-21%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 117
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 88 | 9 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 93 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 86 | 26 | 3.3:1 | 78% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 111 | 7 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 87 | 7.4 | 11.8:1 | 89% (77) |
| 2015-16 | 99 | 8 | 12.4:1 | 97% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 122 | 8 | 15.3:1 | 81% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 191 | 10 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 117 | 11 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dateland Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (87 to 88); teachers up 22% (7.4 to 9).
About Dateland Elementary School
Dateland Elementary School is an elementary school located in Dateland, Arizona, in Yuma County. The student body numbers 88 students, from kindergarten through 8. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Arizona) has about 451 students.
Dateland Elementary School reports to Hyder Elementary District (4502).
Hispanic students are the large majority at Dateland Elementary School, with 83% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 10% White and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Yuma County's population at about 65%. The chance that two students picked at random at Dateland Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 30%.
The school reports 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 9.8 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Arizona average 17.0:1.
According to the American Community Survey, in Yuma County, median household income is about $62,876, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 89 public schools operate in Yuma County, serving about 38,800 students.
The closest public school to Dateland Elementary School is Sentinel Elementary School, about 19.5 miles away.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment was 111 in 2020-21 and 88 in 2024-25, a decrease of 23 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.9:1 to 9.8:1.
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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
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Sentinel Elementary School19.5 mi · 35
- Mohawk Valley School25.2 mi · 156
- AUHS Online Acadamy29.1 mi · 10
- Antelope Union High School29.1 mi · 189
Frequently asked questions
About Dateland Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Dateland Elementary School?
Dateland Elementary School enrolls approximately 88 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Dateland Elementary School serve?
Dateland Elementary School serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dateland Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dateland Elementary School is approximately 9.8:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Dateland Elementary School?
Student demographics at Dateland Elementary School are roughly 10% White, 83% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Dateland Elementary School?
Dateland Elementary School is overseen by Hyder Elementary District (4502) in Yuma County.
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