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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOMERTON ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4500)·NCES 040789000698

Somerton Middle School

1011 North Somerton Ave., Somerton, AZ 85350 · (928) 341-6100 · Yuma County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL697 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of Arizona public middle schools
  • C+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.
  • CThree-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

Enrollment
697
Middle
DISTRICT 427 · STATE 494
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.1:1 · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 736152%
Grade 833648%
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
61%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
66595%
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 48% · US 30%
Black
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 6% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
183%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 1%
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
Male
34950%
Female
34850%

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Test scores

AASA 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
30.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +5.0pp since 2017
Math
15.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -18.0pp since 2017

What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 5 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 18 points.

AASA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2530.0%15.0%
2023-2423.0%10.0%
2022-2326.0%14.0%
2021-2228.0%23.0%
2020-2124.0%16.0%
2018-1929.0%33.0%
2017-1825.0%33.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Somerton Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ArizonaIn Yuma County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
15.0%#114 of 190
▲ 33
#6 of 10
▲ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
30.0%#106 of 190
▲ 26
#4 of 10
▲ 4
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-3.0pp#48 of 160#2 of 9
Enrollment
ranked largest first
697#53 of 214#2 of 10
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
22.5:1#165 of 179#7 of 10
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
8.9%#166 of 182#8 of 10
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-29.9%#37 of 139#1 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 2024-25
Enrollment
697
-19 (-3%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 1,408
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 22.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-256973122.5:1N/A
2023-246503717.6:1N/A
2022-236253517.9:187% (543)
2020-217163222.4:1N/A
2017-1899538.925.6:187% (865)
2015-169374023.4:1100% (934)
2010-118025215.4:1100% (799)
2000-017473422.0:1N/A
1990-911,4087917.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Somerton Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students down 30% (995 to 697); teachers down 20% (38.9 to 31).

About Somerton Middle School

Somerton Middle School is classified as a middle school. It is located in Somerton, Arizona. The school has 697 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Arizona have about 494 students on average; enrollment here is 41% higher.

The district, Somerton Elementary District (4500), has 2,986 students enrolled across 7 schools.

The share of Hispanic students at Somerton Middle School is 95%. The remaining shares are 3% Native American. Yuma County as a whole is about 65% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Somerton Middle School scores 9%.

Classroom staffing at Somerton Middle School totals 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 22.5:1. Statewide, middle schools in Arizona average 17.8:1.

Among Arizona public middle schools, Somerton Middle School outscored 31%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.

Looking at the county, Yuma County, the median household earns about $62,876 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Yuma County has 89 public schools with about 38,800 students, including Somerton Middle School.

A public school about 0.5 miles away, Desert Sonora Elementary School, is the closest to Somerton Middle School. Somerton Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

The school's locale code, Town: Fringe, means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.

The school shrank from 716 students in 2020-21 to 697 in 2024-25.

This page is set up for the Somerton Middle School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Yuma County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Somerton Middle School
District
Somerton Elementary District (4500)
Address
1011 North Somerton Ave., Somerton, AZ 85350
Phone
(928) 341-6100
County
Yuma County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
697
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
22.5:1
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
040789000698
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Somerton Middle School
What is the total enrollment at Somerton Middle School?
Somerton Middle School enrolls approximately 697 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Somerton Middle School serve?
Somerton Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Somerton Middle School?
Approximately 22.5:1 students per teacher at Somerton Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Somerton Middle School?
At Somerton Middle School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 95% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Somerton Middle School?
Somerton Middle School is overseen by Somerton Elementary District (4500) in Yuma County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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