Mary A Otondo Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 893 students
Desert Mesa Elementary School
2350 S Avenue 7 1/2 E, Yuma, AZ 85365
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
876
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
20.6 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Yuma Elementary District (4499)
Yuma County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,170 Arizona elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Arizona elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Desert Mesa Elementary School
Desert Mesa Elementary School is a public elementary school in Yuma, Arizona, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Yuma Elementary District (4499). The school is located in a rural area near a town in Yuma County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 876 students were enrolled, with about 20.6 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Arizona elementary school (15.8 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 1,170 Arizona elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 876 students
- Students per teacher
- 20.6 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- Yuma Elementary District (4499)
- County
- Yuma County
- NCES school ID
- 040960001804
Schools near Desert Mesa Elementary School
All 60 schools in Yuma →
Southwestern Christian School
Private · Grades K–8 · 264 students
Sunrise Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 655 students
Dorothy Hall Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 601 students
Yuma Lutheran School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 456 students
James B Rolle School
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 567 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.