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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YUMA UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT (4507)·NCES 040963000996

Kofa High School

3100 S AVENUE A, YUMA, AZ 85364 · (928) 502-5400 · Yuma County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,976 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% of Arizona public high 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.
  • CThree-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 high schools

Enrollment
1,976
High
DISTRICT 1,402 · STATE 631
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
88 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 20.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 932516%
Grade 1041221%
Grade 1163732%
Grade 1260230%
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
1558%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
1,75389%
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 48% · US 30%
Black
171%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 15%
Asian
60%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
261%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
181%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
1,06254%
Female
91446%

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Test scores

AASA 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
25.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +12.0pp since 2017
Math
10.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . +8.0pp since 2017

What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 12 points since 2017, while math scores are up about 8 points.

AASA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2525.0%10.0%
2023-2424.0%11.0%
2022-2319.0%2.0%
2021-2221.0%15.0%
2020-2115.0%13.0%
2018-1912.0%14.0%
2017-1813.0%2.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Kofa High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ArizonaIn Yuma County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
10.0%#229 of 268
▼ 14
#5 of 7
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
25.0%#204 of 267
▼ 4
#4 of 7
no change
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-0.5pp#83 of 220N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,976#56 of 510#4 of 15
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
22.5:1#232 of 279#4 of 7
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
20.6%#251 of 284#4 of 7
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-13.1%#54 of 132N/A
Ranked against other public high 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
1,976
-501 (-20%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 2,122
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 24.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,97687.822.5:1N/A
2023-242,3238726.7:1N/A
2022-232,54110125.2:175% (1,905)
2020-212,47710324.1:1N/A
2017-182,27385.126.7:171% (1,613)
2015-162,1998426.2:1100% (2,198)
2010-112,2398925.2:168% (1,529)
2000-012,93413621.6:1N/A
1990-912,12211418.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kofa High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 13% (2,273 to 1,976); teachers up 3% (85.1 to 87.8).

About Kofa High School

A large high school in YUMA, Arizona, Kofa High School is part of Yuma Union High School District (4507). It reported 1,976 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. High schools in Arizona have about 631 students on average; enrollment here is 213% higher.

Yuma Union High School District (4507) has 8 schools; together they serve 11,217 students.

Of every 100 students at Kofa High School, about 89 are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 8% White. Census figures show Yuma County is about 65% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 21, compared with 70 nationally.

Kofa High School has 87.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.5:1. The gap from the 20.2:1 average for high schools in Arizona is 2.3 students per teacher.

Kofa High School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 24% of Arizona public high schools.

The school is in Yuma County, where median household income comes to about $62,876, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Yuma County counts 89 public schools with about 38,800 students.

Kofa High School is about 0.3 miles from Vista High School, its nearest public school. Kofa High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

For locale, NCES codes Kofa High School as City: Mid-size.

The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 20% decline, from 2,477 to 1,976. The ratio was 24.1:1 in 2020-21 and 22.5:1 in 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
Kofa High School
District
Yuma Union High School District (4507)
Address
3100 S AVENUE A, YUMA, AZ 85364
Phone
(928) 502-5400
County
Yuma County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,976
Teachers (FTE)
88
Student–teacher ratio
22.5:1
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
040963000996
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Kofa High School
How many students attend Kofa High School?
Kofa High School enrolls approximately 1,976 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Kofa High School serve?
Kofa High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Kofa High School?
Approximately 22.5:1 students per teacher at Kofa High School.
What is the student diversity at Kofa High School?
Student demographics at Kofa High School are roughly 8% White, 89% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Kofa High School in?
Kofa High School is part of Yuma Union High School District (4507).
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