Enrollment
223
Middle
DISTRICT 201 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YUMA 1 SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 080001601819
Yuma Middle School
500 SOUTH ELM, YUMA, CO 80759 · (970) 848-2000 · Yuma County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL223 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of Colorado 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
140 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 5 | 55 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 53 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 56 | 25% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 62% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Yuma Middle School→Yuma High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Yuma 1 School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
35.8%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
26.3%
CO avg 36.1% . -0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.8% | 26.3% |
| 2023-24 | 34.7% | 26.6% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Yuma Middle School
Yuma Middle School's state test result (30.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yuma Middle School this school | 223 | 62.8% | 30.5% |
| Centauri Middle School LA JARA | 211 | 64.5% | 38.3% |
| North Valley Middle School GILCREST | 248 | 66.9% | 32.5% |
| Grand Valley Middle School PARACHUTE | 264 | 63.6% | 14.8% |
| South Valley Middle School PLATTEVILLE | 143 | 62.9% | 20.3% |
| Brush Middle School BRUSH | 328 | 65.5% | 20.1% |
Matched among Colorado middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Yuma Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #132 of 241 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #120 of 244 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #158 of 246 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 223 | #219 of 278 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #35 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.1% | #123 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.8% | #82 of 246 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #130 of 169 |
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
223
-40 (-15%) vs 2020
+78% since 2010-11, when it was 125
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 223 | 17 | 13.1:1 | 63% (140) |
| 2023-24 | 228 | 16.9 | 13.5:1 | 72% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 233 | 16.8 | 13.8:1 | 65% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 263 | 18 | 14.6:1 | 67% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 242 | 20.3 | 11.9:1 | 62% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 249 | 22 | 11.3:1 | 65% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 125 | 8 | 15.6:1 | 50% (62) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Yuma Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (242 to 223); teachers down 16% (20.3 to 17).
About Yuma Middle School
Yuma Middle School is a small middle-grades school in YUMA, Colorado, under Yuma 1 School District. The school's 223 students are in grades 5 through 8. Enrollment is 52% lower than the average for middle schools in Colorado, which is about 462.
Yuma 1 School District, which runs Yuma Middle School, has 4 schools and 802 students.
Yuma Middle School is 58% Hispanic by enrollment. Smaller groups are 42% White. County-wide, 30% of Yuma County residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 49%, meaning two students picked at random have a 49% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Yuma Middle School, 17 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.1:1. That is lower than the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in Colorado. Roughly 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 61% average for public schools in Yuma County.
allk12 grades Yuma Middle School a B. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Yuma Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 30.5% is 1.9 points above the 28.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census Bureau estimates for Yuma County show that the median household income is $60,545, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Yuma Middle School is one of 9 public schools in the county.
Kenneth P Morris Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Yuma Middle School, there are 3 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Yuma Middle School is 1st of 5 on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal data show a 15% enrollment decrease, from 263 in 2020-21 to 223 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 14.6 in 2020-21 to 13.1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Yuma Middle School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Yuma County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,979
Census ACS
Median income
$60,545
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,759 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Yuma 1 School District
- Kenneth P Morris Elementary SchoolElementary · 310 students
- Yuma High SchoolHigh · 228 students
- YUMA PRESCHOOLElementary · 41 students
Other schools in YUMA
- Kenneth P Morris Elementary SchoolElementary · 310 students
- Yuma High SchoolHigh · 228 students
- YUMA PRESCHOOLElementary · 41 students
Nearby schools
- Kenneth P Morris Elementary School0.1 mi · 310
- YUMA PRESCHOOL0.1 mi · 41
- Yuma High School0.6 mi · 228
- Otis Elementary School12.7 mi · 90
- Otis Junior-Senior High School12.7 mi · 102
- Lone Star Middle School17.1 mi · 19
Frequently asked questions
About Yuma Middle SchoolHow many students attend Yuma Middle School?
Yuma Middle School enrolls approximately 223 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Yuma Middle School serve?
Yuma Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Yuma Middle School have?
Yuma Middle School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
How diverse is Yuma Middle School?
Yuma Middle School reports a student body of 42% White, 58% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Yuma Middle School?
Yuma Middle School is overseen by Yuma 1 School District in Yuma County.
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