Gila Vista Jr High School
2245 South Arizona Ave
Yuma AZ, 85365, Yuma County
Phone: 928-782-5174
Ranking:
(1,063 out of 1,363, bottom 22%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Yuma Elementary District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 30 | 31 | 23 | 24 | 29 | 36 | 41 | |||||||
Total Students: | 516 | 578 | 529 | 501 | 569 | 647 | 651 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 162 | 31.4% | 178 | 30.8% | 92 | 17.4% | 88 | 17.6% | 82 | 14.4% | 103 | 15.9% | 111 | 17.1% |
Grade 7: | 174 | 33.7% | 182 | 31.5% | 219 | 41.4% | 199 | 39.7% | 224 | 39.4% | 270 | 41.7% | 271 | 41.6% |
Grade 8: | 180 | 34.9% | 218 | 37.7% | 218 | 41.2% | 214 | 42.7% | 263 | 46.2% | 274 | 42.3% | 269 | 41.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 288 | 55.8% | 316 | 54.7% | 263 | 49.7% | 253 | 50.5% | 282 | 49.6% | 317 | 49.0% | 337 | 51.8% |
Female: | 228 | 44.2% | 262 | 45.3% | 266 | 50.3% | 248 | 49.5% | 279 | 49.0% | 322 | 49.8% | 310 | 47.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 1.2% | 14 | 2.4% | 12 | 2.3% | 7 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.4% | 14 | 2.2% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 7 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.2% | 14 | 2.2% | 12 | 1.8% |
Hispanic: | 383 | 74.2% | 414 | 71.6% | 366 | 69.2% | 350 | 69.9% | 372 | 65.4% | 412 | 63.7% | 415 | 63.7% |
Black: | 15 | 2.9% | 13 | 2.2% | 13 | 2.5% | 10 | 2.0% | 18 | 3.2% | 22 | 3.4% | 20 | 3.1% |
White: | 106 | 20.5% | 133 | 23.0% | 129 | 24.4% | 126 | 25.1% | 165 | 29.0% | 190 | 29.4% | 190 | 29.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 272 | 52.7% | 340 | 58.8% | 299 | 56.5% | 294 | 58.7% | 290 | 51.0% | 309 | 47.8% | 286 | 43.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 73 | 14.1% | 89 | 15.4% | 61 | 11.5% | 41 | 8.2% | 68 | 12.0% | 79 | 12.2% | 76 | 11.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.20 | 18.65 | 23.00 | 21.32 | 19.96 | 18.00 | 15.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 511 | 506 | 525 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 393 | 391 | 407 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 394 | 397.87 | 412.64 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371 | 396 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 392 | 399 | 410 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 482 | 487 | 501 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 498 | 497 | 508 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 498 | 501.71 | 515.19 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 469 | 495 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 498 | 510 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 530 | 525 | 537 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 524 | 520 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 483 | 484.25 | 499.17 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 481 | 483 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 484 | 486 | 499 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 532 | 535 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 406 | 404 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 405 | 406.64 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 409 | 410 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 400 | 411 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 504 | 504 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 511 | 513 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 520 | 519.35 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 518 | 517 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 518 | 532 |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 448 | 448 | 435 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 532 | 525 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 516 | 517 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 481 | 478.63 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 482 | 479 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 482 | 485 | 496 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 530 | 535 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 418 | 419 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 418 | 420.81 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 416 | 422 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 431 | 426 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 509 | 510 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 515 | 516 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 508 | 513.38 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 510 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 509 | 509 | 520 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 496 | 488 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 490 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 502.09 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 493 | 503 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 502 | 511 |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 468 | 468 | 470 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 65.7% | 65.9% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 34.3% | 34.1% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 9.0 years | 11.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 34.3% | 26.8% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 65.7% | 73.2% |
Mean Base Salary: | $37,019.0 | $37,192.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,345.0 | $31,726.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $39,979.0 | $39,197.0 |
* Gila Vista Jr High School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.