Palmcroft Elementary School

Palmcroft Elementary School is one of the reasonably sized elementary-level communitys in YUMA, Arizona, part of Yuma Elementary District (4499), with 406 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Within Yuma Elementary District (4499), which oversees 19 schools and 9,102 students, Palmcroft Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Palmcroft Elementary School logs that 85% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder breaks down as 8% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Yuma County as a whole is about 65% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Palmcroft Elementary School has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Yuma County indicate the typical household earns roughly $62,876 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Yuma County's 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,800 students), Palmcroft Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Vista High School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Palmcroft Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 26% since 2018, when it stood at 550 (now 406). Hispanic enrollment moved from 66% to 85% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.