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Enrollment
1,068
Combined
DISTRICT 822 · STATE 550
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARVEST POWER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GROUP INC. (79501)·NCES 040028202232
Harvest Preparatory Academy
350 E 18TH ST, YUMA, AZ 85364 · (928) 782-2052 · Yuma County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED12-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL1,068 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of Arizona public K-12 schools
- CTest 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.
- A+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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 21.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 70 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 92 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 90 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 90 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 91 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 84 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 49 | 5% |
| Grade 12 | 72 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 22% smaller than its 8th grade class (90).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
31.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +7.0pp since 2017
Math
18.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -6.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 6 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 24.0% | 13.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.0% | 13.0% |
| 2021-22 | 21.0% | 12.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 22.0% | 25.0% |
| 2017-18 | 24.0% | 24.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,068
+42 (+4%) vs 2020
+15% since 2010-11, when it was 927
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 | 1,068 | 58 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,054 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,039 | N/A | N/A | 81% (841) |
| 2020-21 | 1,026 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 940 | N/A | N/A | 78% (733) |
| 2015-16 | 970 | N/A | N/A | 89% (862) |
| 2010-11 | 927 | N/A | N/A | 69% (641) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harvest Preparatory Academy.
About Harvest Preparatory Academy
Harvest Preparatory Academy is a combined-grade school located in YUMA, Arizona, in Yuma County. It covers kindergarten through 12, with a total enrollment of 1,068 students. Enrollment is 94% higher than the average for combined schools in Arizona, which is about 550.
Harvest Preparatory Academy sits within Harvest Power Community Development Group Inc. (79501), which has 2 schools and 1,643 students.
Hispanic students make up 93% of enrollment at Harvest Preparatory Academy. Smaller groups are 4% White. For comparison, the population of Yuma County is roughly 65% Hispanic. Harvest Preparatory Academy's diversity index is 14%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 18.4 students per teacher and 58 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 3.0 below the 21.4:1 average for combined schools in Arizona.
allk12 grades Harvest Preparatory Academy a C+. The grade compares the school only with Arizona public K-12 schools, because each state gives its own test.
Federal survey data for Yuma County show that the median household income is $62,876, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Yuma County is home to 89 public schools and about 38,800 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Student Choice High School - Yuma, about 0.4 miles away. Harvest Preparatory Academy is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
Under the NCES locale system, Harvest Preparatory Academy is City: Mid-size. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 42 more students in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Harvest Power Community Development Group Inc. (79501)
- Harvest Preparatory Academy San Luis AZElementary · 575 students
Other schools in YUMA
- Cibola High SchoolHigh · 2,434 students
- Gila Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,249 students
- Kofa High SchoolHigh · 1,976 students
- Yuma High SchoolHigh · 1,040 students
- Castle Dome Middle SchoolMiddle · 939 students
- Mary A Otondo Elementary SchoolElementary · 893 students
Nearby schools
- Student Choice High School - Yuma0.4 mi · 486
- AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma0.5 mi · 102
- Gila Vista Jr High School0.6 mi · 551
- STEDY- Central Campus0.7 mi · 2
- C W Mcgraw Elementary School0.7 mi · 511
- Alice Byrne Elementary School0.7 mi · 289
Frequently asked questions
About Harvest Preparatory AcademyHow large is Harvest Preparatory Academy?
Harvest Preparatory Academy enrolls approximately 1,068 students in grades KG-12.
Is Harvest Preparatory Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Harvest Preparatory Academy is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
How many students per teacher at Harvest Preparatory Academy?
Approximately 18.4:1 students per teacher at Harvest Preparatory Academy.
What is the student diversity at Harvest Preparatory Academy?
Student demographics at Harvest Preparatory Academy are roughly 4% White, 93% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Harvest Preparatory Academy in?
Harvest Preparatory Academy is part of Harvest Power Community Development Group Inc. (79501).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.