Ron Watson Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Yuma, Arizona
Ron Watson Middle School in Yuma, Arizona enrolled 548 students in 2024-25 with 26.2 full-time teachers, 20.9 students per teacher against the Arizona middle-school median of 18.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 30% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 18% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arizona: 40.4% and 34%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 1%
503 students in 2022-23, 557 students in 2023-24, 548 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.5 to 26.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 503 | 26.5 | 19.0 |
| 2023-24 | 557 | 26.2 | 21.3 |
| 2024-25 | 548 | 26.2 | 20.9 |
20.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 81 of every 100 Arizona middle schools
Among the 205 Arizona middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 512 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ron Watson Middle School enrolled 512 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 68 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 512 of the 512 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions68
- Chronically absent51.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
64.4% of students were Hispanic, 31.4% White, 1.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic64.4%
- White31.4%
- Two or more races1.6%
- Black1.3%
- Asian0.7%
- American Indian0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Ron Watson Middle School scored proficient or above: 30% in reading in 2021-22 and 18% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arizona, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Arizona |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 30% | 31% | 40.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 18% | 23% (2021-22) | 34% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Yuma
7 public middle schools in Yuma report 2024-25 enrollment; Ron Watson Middle School is number 6 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Dome Middle School | 939 | 25.2 | 46.0% |
| Centennial Middle School | 646 | 22.3 | 64.9% |
| R Pete Woodard Jr High School | 614 | 21.0 | 58.0% |
| Crane Middle School | 554 | 22.2 | 53.0% |
| Gila Vista Jr High School | 551 | 24.8 | 65.8% |
| Ron Watson Middle School | 548 | 20.9 | 48.9% |
| Fourth Avenue Junior High School | 364 | 17.2 | 77.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Ron Watson Middle School
- Castle Dome Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.5 miles away: 939 students, 25.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Gila Vista Jr High SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 8.8 miles away: 551 students, 24.8 per teacher (2024-25).8.8 mi
- Compare Ron Watson Middle School with Castle Dome Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Yuma School District ONE spends per student$10,416 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,416
- The largest public schools in ArizonaRon Watson Middle School is the number 92 by size of 215 Arizona middle schools open in 2024-25.#92 of 215
- Arizona schools by students per teacher20.9 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 18.1 for middle schools.20.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Ron Watson Middle School
How many students attend Ron Watson Middle School?
548 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 503 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Yuma, AZ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Ron Watson Middle School?
20.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arizona median for middle schools is 18.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Ron Watson Middle School a Title I school?
Ron Watson Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Ron Watson Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Ron Watson Middle School scored proficient or above: 30% in reading in 2021-22 and 18% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Arizona's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Ron Watson Middle School in?
Yuma School District ONE, NCES district ID 0409600. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040960002427 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.