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Fourth Avenue Junior High School

450 S 4TH AVE, YUMA, AZ 85364 · (928) 502-7000 · Yuma County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL364 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Arizona public middle schools
  • DTest 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 middle schools

Enrollment
364
Middle
DISTRICT 603 · STATE 494
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 17.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 611933%
Grade 713136%
Grade 811431%
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
103%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
34194%
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 48% · US 30%
Black
82%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 15%
Native American
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 1%
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
18451%
Female
18049%

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Test scores

AASA 2023-24 . % Passing
English Language Arts
2.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . +0.0pp since 2017
Math
2.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -16.0pp 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 have held steady since 2017, while math scores are down about 16 points.

AASA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2023-242.0%2.0%
2022-2311.0%2.0%
2021-2216.0%2.0%
2020-212.0%2.0%
2018-192.0%10.0%
2017-182.0%18.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Fourth Avenue Junior High School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ArizonaIn Yuma County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
2.0%#189 of 190
no change
#9 of 10
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
2.0%#190 of 190
▼ 22
#10 of 10
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
364#143 of 214#10 of 10
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.2:1#64 of 179#1 of 10
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
12.1%#161 of 182#7 of 10
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-12.1%#103 of 139#4 of 7
Ranked against other public middle 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
364
-51 (-12%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 608
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 19.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2536421.217.2:1N/A
2023-2435626.713.3:1N/A
2022-233742217.0:187% (324)
2020-214152119.8:1N/A
2017-1841418.222.8:186% (355)
2015-163992019.9:1100% (398)
2010-114772519.1:199% (474)
2000-015123017.1:1N/A
1990-916083517.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fourth Avenue Junior High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 12% (414 to 364); teachers up 16% (18.2 to 21.2).

About Fourth Avenue Junior High School

Fourth Avenue Junior High School operates as a small middle school in YUMA, Arizona. Total enrollment is 364 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. That is 26% below the average of about 494 students for middle schools in Arizona.

Yuma Elementary District (4499) has 19 schools and 9,102 students, and Fourth Avenue Junior High School is one of those schools.

At Fourth Avenue Junior High School, 94% of students are Hispanic. The remaining students are 3% White and 2% Black. Census figures show Yuma County is about 65% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 12%.

Fourth Avenue Junior High School reports a ratio of 17.2 students per teacher, from 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 17.8:1 average for middle schools in Arizona.

Fourth Avenue Junior High School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 5% of Arizona public middle schools.

Looking at the county, Yuma County, the median household earns about $62,876 a year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Yuma County has 89 public schools with about 38,800 students, including Fourth Avenue Junior High School.

Roosevelt School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

Fourth Avenue Junior High School has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.

From 415 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 364 by 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 19.8:1 to 17.2:1 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
Fourth Avenue Junior High School
District
Yuma Elementary District (4499)
Address
450 S 4TH AVE, YUMA, AZ 85364
Phone
(928) 502-7000
County
Yuma County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
364
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student–teacher ratio
17.2:1
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
040960000985
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Fourth Avenue Junior High School
What is the total enrollment at Fourth Avenue Junior High School?
Fourth Avenue Junior High School enrolls approximately 364 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Fourth Avenue Junior High School serve?
Fourth Avenue Junior High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Fourth Avenue Junior High School?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at Fourth Avenue Junior High School.
How diverse is Fourth Avenue Junior High School?
Fourth Avenue Junior High School reports a student body of 3% White, 94% Hispanic, 2% Black.
What district is Fourth Avenue Junior High School in?
Fourth Avenue Junior High School is part of Yuma Elementary District (4499).
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