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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
199
+8 (+4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 15.4:1
% White
94%
was 99%
% Hispanic
4%
was 0%
% Black
2%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Yuma Elementary
Located at 130 Grover Cleveland Lane, in Gate City, Virginia, Yuma Elementary is a minimally staffed elementary school that educates 199 students (grades pre-K through 6), run under Scott County Public Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 60% below the state mean of about 499.
Scott County Public Schools comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 4,166 students; Yuma Elementary is among them.
In terms of who attends, Yuma Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). The remainder is composed of 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Scott County as a whole.
Looking at school resources, On paper, Yuma Elementary has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.7:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Yuma Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 66.2%; this one delivers 88.6%, a residual of +22.4 points.
Across the wider county, Scott County reports that median household income runs about $46,349, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Yuma Elementary is one of 17 public schools in Scott County (combined enrollment of about 4,166 students).
The closest other public school is Virginia Connections Academy, roughly 3.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Yuma Elementary comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 82.1%.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Yuma Elementary has expanded 4%, going from 191 students in 2018 to 199 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 99% to 94%. Class-load math has fell: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.
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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.
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