Ron Watson Middle School

Regular School · YUMA, AZ

Ron Watson Middle School is a regular school school in YUMA, Arizona, serving grades 06–08 with 548 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 20.9:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

548

Teachers (FTE)

26.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

20.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	353	64%
White	172	31%
Two or more races	9	2%
Black or African American	7	1%
Asian	4	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	1%
Total enrollment	548	289M / 259F

English Language Learners: 40 (7% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	17.0% -14.9pp	31.9%	434
Reading Proficiency	29.0% -9.9pp	38.9%	426

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)

-0.12 grade levels

Math

+0.06 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

1 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

10% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

187

34.1% 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.)	548	100%

Contact & Location

9851 E 28TH ST

YUMA, AZ 85365

Phone: (928)502-7400

http://ronwatson.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

View all 18 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 85365) → CensusDepth.com
Arizona population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arizona teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

040960002427

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