Enrollment
199
Elementary
DISTRICT 271 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510348001541
Yuma Elementary
130 Grover Cleveland Lane, Gate City, VA 24251 · (276) 386-3109 · Scott County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL199 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% of Virginia public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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 Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
160 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 | 14 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 89% larger than its 6th grade class (19).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 71% · 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
Based on grade levels within Scott County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
87.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
84.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.0% | 84.0% |
| 2023-24 | 85.0% | 90.0% |
| 2022-23 | 86.0% | 86.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
88.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 89% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 66% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in Virginia's top 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 Elementary
Yuma Elementary's state test result (88.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yuma Elementary this school | 199 | 80.4% | 88.6% |
| Max Meadows Elementary Max Meadows | 201 | 82.6% | 79.3% |
| Sheffey Elementary Wytheville | 224 | 79.0% | 80.9% |
| Jackson Memorial Elementary Austinville | 229 | 81.7% | 74.3% |
| Fulks Run Elementary Fulks Run | 198 | 76.3% | 57.3% |
| Springfield Elementary Rileyville | 208 | 75.5% | 82.3% |
Matched among Virginia elementary 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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Scott County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 88.6% | #84 of 1,101 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #295 of 1,111 ▼ 208 | #4 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #152 of 1,111 ▲ 30 | #2 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 199 | #1,108 of 1,176 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.4% | #492 of 1,157 | #1 of 7 |
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
199
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 158
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 199 | 17 | 11.7:1 | 80% (160) |
| 2023-24 | 192 | 16.7 | 11.5:1 | 80% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 186 | 16.8 | 11.1:1 | 80% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 202 | 12 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 191 | 12.4 | 15.4:1 | 51% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 169 | 13 | 13.0:1 | 46% (77) |
| 2010-11 | 186 | 15 | 12.4:1 | 59% (110) |
| 2000-01 | 144 | 11 | 13.1:1 | 47% (67) |
| 1990-91 | 158 | 9 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Yuma Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (191 to 199); teachers up 37% (12.4 to 17).
About Yuma Elementary
Yuma Elementary is a very small elementary school in Virginia, located in Gate City. Its enrollment is 199 students, spread over pre-K through 6. Elementary schools in Virginia average about 499 students, which makes this school 60% below average.
The district, Scott County Public Schools, has 4,166 students enrolled across 13 schools.
Roughly 94% of students at Yuma Elementary are White. Smaller groups are 4% Hispanic. Scott County residents are about 96% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Yuma Elementary is 12%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 11.7:1 is based on 17 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 80%.
On the allk12 Grade, Yuma Elementary lands at A+, ahead of 98% of Virginia public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Yuma Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Virginia schools. It scores 88.6%; the prediction is 66.2%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Scott County show that median household income comes to about $46,349, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Scott County counts 17 public schools with about 4,166 students.
A public school about 3.4 miles away, Virginia Connections Academy, is the closest to Yuma Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 82.1%, lower than Yuma Elementary's 88.6%.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment at Yuma Elementary was 202 in 2020-21 and 199 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 16.8 to 11.7 over 4 years.
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Scott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,479
Census ACS
Median income
$46,349
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
4,166 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Scott County Public Schools
- Virginia Connections AcademyHigh · 728 students
- Gate City HighHigh · 592 students
- Shoemaker ElementaryElementary · 419 students
- Weber City ElementaryElementary · 380 students
- Duffield-Pattonsville PrimaryElementary · 308 students
- Nickelsville ElementaryElementary · 302 students
Other schools in Gate City
- Virginia Connections AcademyHigh · 728 students
- Gate City HighHigh · 592 students
- Shoemaker ElementaryElementary · 419 students
- Gate City MiddleMiddle · 276 students
- Renaissance/Scott CoElementary
- Scott County Career and Technical CenterElementary
Nearby schools
- Virginia Connections Academy3.4 mi · 728
- Shoemaker Elementary3.4 mi · 419
- Gate City Middle3.6 mi · 276
- Gate City High3.7 mi · 592
- Weber City Elementary4.1 mi · 380
- John F. Kennedy Elementary School4.2 mi · 280
Frequently asked questions
About Yuma ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Yuma Elementary?
Yuma Elementary enrolls approximately 199 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Yuma Elementary serve?
Yuma Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Yuma Elementary?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Yuma Elementary.
How diverse is Yuma Elementary?
Yuma Elementary reports a student body of 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Yuma Elementary public or private?
Yuma Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Scott County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.