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What's something Valley Horizon Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
460
Elementary
DISTRICT 566 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRANE ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4501)·NCES 040240000037
Valley Horizon Elementary School
4501 W 20TH ST, YUMA, AZ 85364 · (928) 373-4000 · Yuma County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL460 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Arizona public elementary schools
- DTest 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.
- A-Three-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 80 | 17% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 16% smaller than its 6th grade class (80).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
18.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . -13.0pp since 2017
Math
9.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -22.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 22 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 18.0% | 9.0% |
| 2022-23 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2021-22 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 36.0% | 28.0% |
| 2017-18 | 31.0% | 31.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Valley Horizon Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Yuma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.0% | #948 of 1,072 ▲ 48 | #36 of 38 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #945 of 1,072 ▲ 62 | #36 of 38 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #227 of 930 | #8 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 460 | #568 of 1,223 | #22 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #533 of 991 | #8 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.9% | #920 of 1,007 | #21 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.2% | #435 of 721 | #10 of 21 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
460
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-49% since 2000-01, when it was 897
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 460 | 27 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 430 | 22 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 25.5 | 19.1:1 | 75% (364) |
| 2020-21 | 464 | 25 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 536 | 30.3 | 17.7:1 | 74% (395) |
| 2015-16 | 537 | 31 | 17.3:1 | 99% (534) |
| 2010-11 | 647 | 30 | 21.6:1 | 66% (425) |
| 2000-01 | 897 | 41 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley Horizon Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (536 to 460); teachers down 11% (30.3 to 27).
About Valley Horizon Elementary School
Valley Horizon Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school found in YUMA, Arizona. It reported 460 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25.
Crane Elementary District (4501) has a total of 10 schools and 5,727 students, Valley Horizon Elementary School among them.
Roughly 92% of students at Valley Horizon Elementary School are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 6% White. County-wide, 65% of Yuma County residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 16% means there is a 16% chance two randomly chosen students at Valley Horizon Elementary School are from different groups.
Based on 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, Valley Horizon Elementary School has a ratio of 17.0:1. The average for elementary schools in Arizona is about 17.0:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Valley Horizon Elementary School lands at C-, ahead of 21% of Arizona public elementary schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Yuma County show that the median household earns about $62,876 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Yuma County has 89 public schools with about 38,800 students, including Valley Horizon Elementary School.
Measured in a straight line, Cibola High School is about 0.5 miles from Valley Horizon Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
Enrollment at Valley Horizon Elementary School was 464 in 2020-21 and 460 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Students per teacher dropped from 18.6 in 2020-21 to 17.0 in 2024-25.
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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 Crane Elementary District (4501)
- Gowan Science AcademyElementary · 816 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 646 students
- Pueblo Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- Salida Del Sol ElementaryElementary · 588 students
- Mesquite ElementaryElementary · 568 students
- Crane Middle SchoolMiddle · 554 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
- Cibola High School0.5 mi · 2,434
- H L Suverkrup Elementary School0.8 mi · 502
- Desert View Middle & High School0.8 mi · 225
- Desert View Online School0.8 mi · 5
- Desert View Academy0.9 mi · 881
- Educational Opportunity Center Charter High School0.9 mi · 101
Frequently asked questions
About Valley Horizon Elementary SchoolHow large is Valley Horizon Elementary School?
Valley Horizon Elementary School enrolls approximately 460 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Valley Horizon Elementary School serve?
Valley Horizon Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Valley Horizon Elementary School have?
Valley Horizon Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Valley Horizon Elementary School?
At Valley Horizon Elementary School, the student body is approximately 6% White, 92% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Valley Horizon Elementary School in?
Valley Horizon Elementary School is part of Crane Elementary District (4501).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.