Gary A. Knox Elementary School

Located at 2926 S 21ST DR, in YUMA, Arizona, Gary A. Knox Elementary School is a moderately sized primary school that works with 528 students (grades pre-K through 6), one of the schools within Crane Elementary District (4501).

Crane Elementary District (4501) comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 5,727 students; Gary A. Knox Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Gary A. Knox Elementary School reports that 91% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 5% White. By comparison, Yuma County as a whole is about 65% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Gary A. Knox Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, census data for Yuma County shows median household income runs about $62,876, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Gary A. Knox Elementary School is one of 89 public schools in Yuma County (combined enrollment of about 38,800 students).

The closest other public school is Kofa High School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 20%: 656 students in 2018 compared to 528 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 10% to 5%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 21.9:1 in 2018 to 20.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.