Desert View Academy

Desert View Academy is one of the large K-5 schools in YUMA, Arizona, part of Juniper Tree Academy (79064), with 881 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 451 students per school, that is 95% above typical.

Desert View Academy is a school of Juniper Tree Academy (79064), the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On demographics, Desert View Academy lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 76%. Beyond that, the school logs 20% White. The wider county runs roughly 65% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Desert View Academy higher than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Yuma County indicate median household income runs about $62,876, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Yuma County runs 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,800 students), of which Desert View Academy is one.

Educational Opportunity Center Charter 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 Desert View Academy.

The campus sits in a city-core setting. Desert View Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Desert View Academy's enrollment has rose 12% since 2018, when it stood at 789 (now 881). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 62% to 76% over that span.

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