Ron Watson Middle School

Ron Watson Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school in YUMA, Arizona, overseen by Yuma Elementary District (4499). The school educates 548 students in grades 6 through 8.

Yuma Elementary District (4499) runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 9,102 students. Ron Watson Middle School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Ron Watson Middle School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 64% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 31% White. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.8:1, putting Ron Watson Middle School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Yuma County) records that the typical household earns roughly $62,876 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Ron Watson Middle School is one of 89 public schools in Yuma County (combined enrollment of about 38,800 students).

Nearest neighbor: Sunrise Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. Ron Watson Middle School's enrollment has expanded 36% since 2018, when it stood at 404 (now 548). Hispanic enrollment moved from 52% to 64% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.