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What advice would you give to incoming students at Mary A Otondo Elementary School?
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Enrollment
893
Elementary
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YUMA ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4499)·NCES 040960001572
Mary A Otondo Elementary School
2251 S OTONDO DR, YUMA, AZ 85365 · (928) 502-8500 · Yuma County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL893 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Arizona public elementary schools
- B-Test 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.
- FThree-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
23.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · 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 | 71 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 134 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 121 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 160 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 112 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 142 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 152 | 17% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (134) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (152).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
34.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -9.0pp since 2017
Math
21.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -20.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 20 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 29.0% |
| 2018-19 | 49.0% | 43.0% |
| 2017-18 | 43.0% | 41.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Mary A Otondo Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Yuma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #744 of 1,072 ▼ 97 | #28 of 38 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #566 of 1,072 ▲ 40 | #15 of 38 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.0pp | #82 of 930 | #4 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 893 | #74 of 1,223 | #1 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.8:1 | #941 of 991 | #29 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.4% | #729 of 1,007 | #4 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.8% | #85 of 256 | #7 of 12 |
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
893
+241 (+37%) vs 2020
-5% since 2000-01, when it was 937
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 893 | 37.5 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 829 | 40 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 814 | 34 | 23.9:1 | 66% (536) |
| 2020-21 | 652 | 33 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 758 | 31 | 24.4:1 | 62% (469) |
| 2015-16 | 733 | 33 | 22.2:1 | 26% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 821 | 36 | 22.8:1 | 52% (427) |
| 2000-01 | 937 | 41 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mary A Otondo Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (758 to 893); teachers up 21% (31 to 37.5).
About Mary A Otondo Elementary School
Mary A Otondo Elementary School is a large elementary school in YUMA, Arizona. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 893 students. Against the 451-student average for elementary schools in Arizona, enrollment here is 98% higher.
Yuma Elementary District (4499) runs 19 schools with a combined 9,102 students. Mary A Otondo Elementary School is one of them.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Mary A Otondo Elementary School, at 73%. The school is also 23% White. That is higher than the 65% Hispanic share among all Yuma County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 41% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 23.8 students per teacher and 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 6.9 above the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona.
allk12 grades Mary A Otondo Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Arizona public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In the county around the school, Yuma County, the median household income is $62,876, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 89 public schools in Yuma County, enrolling about 38,800 students in all.
Castle Dome Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment is up 37% from 2020-21, when Mary A Otondo Elementary School had 652 students, to 2024-25, when it had 893. The ratio of students to teachers went from 19.8:1 to 23.8:1 over the same years.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Yuma Elementary District (4499)
- Castle Dome Middle SchoolMiddle · 939 students
- Desert Mesa Elementary SchoolElementary · 876 students
- Sunrise Elementary SchoolElementary · 655 students
- R Pete Woodard Jr High SchoolMiddle · 614 students
- Dorothy Hall ElementaryElementary · 601 students
- James B Rolle SchoolElementary · 567 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
- Castle Dome Middle School0.2 mi · 939
- STEDY- Arizona Western College0.4 mi · 4
- Desert Mesa Elementary School1.0 mi · 876
- STEDY- Gila Ridge HS Satellite1.2 mi · 2
- Gila Ridge High School1.2 mi · 2,249
- Ron Watson Middle School1.6 mi · 548
Frequently asked questions
About Mary A Otondo Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Mary A Otondo Elementary School?
Mary A Otondo Elementary School enrolls approximately 893 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Mary A Otondo Elementary School serve?
Mary A Otondo Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mary A Otondo Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mary A Otondo Elementary School is approximately 23.8:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mary A Otondo Elementary School?
At Mary A Otondo Elementary School, the student body is approximately 23% White, 73% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Mary A Otondo Elementary School?
Mary A Otondo Elementary School is overseen by Yuma Elementary District (4499) in Yuma County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.