Gila Vista Jr High School

Regular School · YUMA, AZ

Gila Vista Jr High School is a regular school school in YUMA, Arizona, serving grades 06–08 with 551 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 24.8:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

551

Teachers (FTE)

22.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

24.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Provision 2

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	440	80%
White	86	16%
Two or more races	9	2%
Black or African American	7	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	7	1%
Asian	1	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	551	275M / 276F

English Language Learners: 75 (14% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	9.0% -22.9pp	31.9%	375
Reading Proficiency	20.0% -18.9pp	38.9%	367

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.43 grade levels

Math

+0.09 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

6 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

101

18.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

415

75.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	551	100%

Contact & Location

2245 S ARIZONA AVE

YUMA, AZ 85364

Phone: (928)502-7100

http://gilavista.yuma.org/

District

Yuma Elementary District (4499)

Per-pupil expenditure: $11,253

District enrollment: 8,868

Other Schools in District

Alice Byrne Elementary School Elementary
C W Mcgraw Elementary School Elementary
Desert Mesa Elementary School Elementary
Dorothy Hall Elementary Elementary
George Washington Carver Elementary School Elementary
James B Rolle School Elementary
James D Price School Elementary
Mary A Otondo Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 85364) → CensusDepth.com
Arizona population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arizona teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

040960000986

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD