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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Gary A. Knox Elementary School?
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Enrollment
528
Elementary
DISTRICT 566 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRANE ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4501)·NCES 040240002424
Gary A. Knox Elementary School
2926 S 21ST DR, YUMA, AZ 85364 · (928) 373-5500 · Yuma County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL528 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of Arizona public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 87 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 34% smaller than its 6th grade class (87).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
33.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -9.0pp since 2017
Math
29.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -12.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 12 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 23.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 13.0% |
| 2018-19 | 38.0% | 41.0% |
| 2017-18 | 42.0% | 41.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Gary A. Knox Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Yuma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #549 of 1,072 ▼ 144 | #17 of 38 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #575 of 1,072 ▼ 45 | #17 of 38 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #331 of 930 | #11 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 528 | #447 of 1,223 | #17 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #833 of 991 | #19 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.7% | #915 of 1,007 | #20 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.5% | #315 of 721 | #6 of 21 |
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
528
-108 (-17%) vs 2020
-18% since 2010-11, when it was 644
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 25.4:1
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 | 528 | 26 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 537 | 25.5 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 582 | 25.5 | 22.8:1 | 76% (442) |
| 2020-21 | 636 | 25 | 25.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 656 | 30 | 21.9:1 | 76% (498) |
| 2015-16 | 762 | 32 | 23.8:1 | 100% (759) |
| 2010-11 | 644 | 29 | 22.2:1 | 65% (416) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gary A. Knox Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (656 to 528); teachers down 13% (30 to 26).
About Gary A. Knox Elementary School
Gary A. Knox Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in YUMA, Arizona. There are 528 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 6.
Crane Elementary District (4501) is the district for Gary A. Knox Elementary School. It has 10 schools and 5,727 students.
Roughly 91% of students at Gary A. Knox Elementary School are Hispanic. The next largest groups are 5% White. The school's Hispanic share is 26 points above the 65% share among Yuma County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 17%.
With 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 20.3:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Arizona average 17.0:1.
Gary A. Knox Elementary School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 62% of Arizona public elementary schools.
Census data for Yuma County show the median household earns about $62,876 a year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Yuma County number 89, with about 38,800 students.
Gary A. Knox Elementary School is about 0.6 miles from Kofa High School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Gary A. Knox Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
Enrollment fell 17% over 4 years, reaching 528 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 25.4:1 to 20.3:1 over the same years.
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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
Other schools in Crane Elementary District (4501)
- Gowan Science AcademyElementary · 816 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 646 students
- Pueblo Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- Salida Del Sol ElementaryElementary · 588 students
- Mesquite ElementaryElementary · 568 students
- Crane Middle SchoolMiddle · 554 students
Other schools in YUMA
- Cibola High SchoolHigh · 2,434 students
- Gila Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,249 students
- Kofa High SchoolHigh · 1,976 students
- Harvest Preparatory AcademyCombined · 1,068 students
- Yuma High SchoolHigh · 1,040 students
- Castle Dome Middle SchoolMiddle · 939 students
Nearby schools
- Kofa High School0.6 mi · 1,976
- Vista High School0.8 mi · 175
- Yuma Online Distance Academy0.8 mi · 53
- Palmcroft Elementary School1.0 mi · 406
- Pueblo Elementary School1.2 mi · 598
- Desert View Online School1.3 mi · 5
Frequently asked questions
About Gary A. Knox Elementary SchoolHow large is Gary A. Knox Elementary School?
Gary A. Knox Elementary School enrolls approximately 528 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Gary A. Knox Elementary School serve?
Gary A. Knox Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Gary A. Knox Elementary School?
Approximately 20.3:1 students per teacher at Gary A. Knox Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Gary A. Knox Elementary School?
Student demographics at Gary A. Knox Elementary School are roughly 5% White, 91% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Gary A. Knox Elementary School in?
Gary A. Knox Elementary School is part of Crane Elementary District (4501).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.