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Alumni: what's one memory from R Pete Woodard Jr High School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
614
Middle
DISTRICT 603 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YUMA ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4499)·NCES 040960000994
R Pete Woodard Jr High School
2250 S 8TH AVE, YUMA, AZ 85364 · (928) 502-7200 · Yuma County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL614 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Arizona public middle 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.
- BThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 17.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 219 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 193 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 202 | 33% |
Student demographics
33%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
28.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +2.0pp since 2017
Math
19.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -2.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 2 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 2 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.0% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 16.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 15.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 16.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 10.0% |
| 2018-19 | 28.0% | 27.0% |
| 2017-18 | 26.0% | 21.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where R Pete Woodard Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Yuma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #101 of 190 ▲ 11 | #3 of 10 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #117 of 190 ▼ 35 | #7 of 10 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #63 of 160 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 614 | #78 of 214 | #6 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #149 of 179 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.4% | #143 of 182 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #114 of 139 | #5 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
614
-37 (-6%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 583
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 614 | 29.2 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 588 | 31.2 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 628 | 32 | 19.6:1 | 64% (401) |
| 2020-21 | 651 | 29 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 672 | 31 | 21.7:1 | 70% (469) |
| 2015-16 | 642 | 28 | 22.9:1 | 42% (270) |
| 2010-11 | 768 | 35 | 21.9:1 | 61% (471) |
| 2000-01 | 669 | 36 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 583 | 31 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for R Pete Woodard Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (672 to 614); teachers down 6% (31 to 29.2).
About R Pete Woodard Jr High School
R Pete Woodard Jr High School is a public medium-sized middle school in YUMA, Arizona. The school reports 614 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Arizona is about 494 students.
Federal data list 19 schools in Yuma Elementary District (4499), with 9,102 students enrolled.
At R Pete Woodard Jr High School, Hispanic students make up 81% of the student body. The school is also 12% White, 2% Black, and 2% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 65%. The chance that two students picked at random at R Pete Woodard Jr High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 33%.
Dividing enrollment by its 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 21.0:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Arizona is 17.8:1, lower than at this school.
Measured against Arizona public middle schools, R Pete Woodard Jr High School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Across Yuma County, median household income is about $62,876, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. R Pete Woodard Jr High School is among the 89 public schools in Yuma County.
The next-closest public school is AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma, about 0.5 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of R Pete Woodard Jr High School.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
The student count in 2024-25 was 614, 6% below the 651 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 22.4:1 to 21.0:1.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Mary A Otondo Elementary SchoolElementary · 893 students
- Desert Mesa Elementary SchoolElementary · 876 students
- Sunrise Elementary SchoolElementary · 655 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
- AmeriSchools Academy - Yuma0.5 mi · 102
- Student Choice High School - Yuma0.7 mi · 486
- Alice Byrne Elementary School0.8 mi · 289
- Palmcroft Elementary School0.9 mi · 406
- C W Mcgraw Elementary School0.9 mi · 511
- Gila Vista Jr High School0.9 mi · 551
Frequently asked questions
About R Pete Woodard Jr High SchoolHow large is R Pete Woodard Jr High School?
R Pete Woodard Jr High School enrolls approximately 614 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does R Pete Woodard Jr High School serve?
R Pete Woodard Jr High School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at R Pete Woodard Jr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at R Pete Woodard Jr High School is approximately 21.0:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at R Pete Woodard Jr High School?
Student demographics at R Pete Woodard Jr High School are roughly 12% White, 81% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees R Pete Woodard Jr High School?
R Pete Woodard Jr High School is overseen by Yuma Elementary District (4499) in Yuma County.
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