Fourth Avenue Junior High School

Located at 450 S 4TH AVE, in YUMA, Arizona, Fourth Avenue Junior High School is a cozy junior high that instructs 364 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by Yuma Elementary District (4499). That puts it 26% below the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 494 students.

Across the 19 schools in Yuma Elementary District (4499) (9,102 students total), Fourth Avenue Junior High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Fourth Avenue Junior High School shows that nearly all students (94%) are Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 3% White, 2% Black. By comparison, Yuma County as a whole is about 65% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Fourth Avenue Junior High School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.2:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the area at large, census data for Yuma County shows median household earnings sit near $62,876, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Yuma County's 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,800 students), Fourth Avenue Junior High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Roosevelt School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fourth Avenue Junior High School has ticked down 12%, going from 414 students in 2018 to 364 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 22.8:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.