Orange Grove Elementary School

Orange Grove Elementary School, a mid-tier K-5 school in Somerton, Arizona, part of Somerton Elementary District (4500), hosts 412 students, covering grades pre-K through 6.

Orange Grove Elementary School is one of 7 schools operated by Somerton Elementary District (4500), a district that educates 2,986 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Orange Grove Elementary School records that nearly all students (95%) are Hispanic. The remainder looks like 3% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 65% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

In the surrounding community, census data for Yuma County shows the typical household earns roughly $62,876 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Yuma County runs 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,800 students), of which Orange Grove Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is PPEP TEC - Jose Yepez Learning Center, roughly 2.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Orange Grove Elementary School has held roughly steady, going from 415 students in 2018 to 412 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 21.7:1 in 2025.

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