Harvest Preparatory Academy, Yuma AZ

Original Research by School Decision on Harvest Preparatory Academy

Harvest Preparatory Academy is a charter school in Yuma, Arizona, serving kindergarten through twelfth grade on a single campus. It operates under the Harvest Power Community Development Group, and its enrollment is large for a single school, drawing a student body that is almost entirely Hispanic, with small shares of white, Asian, Black, and Native American students. The school is classified as a regular public charter school, not a magnet or alternative school, and it offers families a continuous KG–12 public-school option outside the traditional district system.

On state assessments, Harvest’s results show that proficiency rates across tested grades and subjects fall below the midpoint when compared with the other districts in Yuma County. In English language arts, the share of students meeting the state’s proficiency bar in grades three through eight clustered in the range of about a third of students. In math, the rates were lower, generally around a quarter to just under a third of students reaching proficiency, with some grade levels suppressed from reporting. Science results showed a similar pattern: about a third of fifth graders scored proficient, while the share dropped to about a sixth of eighth graders. These figures indicate that the majority of students are not yet meeting state academic standards. A parent investigating the school would want to ask about the specific instructional supports and interventions the school provides, as the overall proficiency index places the school on the lower end among Yuma County districts.

The school does not have publicly reported data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, or the share of students with individualized education plans or English learner classifications, so the full picture of student support and school climate is incomplete. The graduation rate was not available either. Because Harvest serves all grades, the missing high school outcome data is a notable gap; families considering the school for the long term may want to request that information directly.

Yuma itself is a city shaped by agriculture, military installations—Marine Corps Air Station Yuma and the Army’s Yuma Proving Ground—and seasonal winter visitors. The city has a historic downtown core, but its overall footprint is large and car-dependent. The economy centers on farming (especially leafy greens), logistics, and government employment. Housing values and rents in Yuma are below the national average, which can be a factor for families choosing a charter school within the city. The district office—Harvest Power Community Development Group—did not appear to have undertaken any recent curriculum, property-tax, or structural changes of note that would affect a family’s decision.

For a family considering Harvest Preparatory Academy, the school offers a single-campus KG–12 experience in a charter setting, which eliminates the need to transition between multiple schools. The academic profile, however, shows that the school is still working to bring a majority of students to grade-level proficiency. The absence of program data—such as Advanced Placement, dual enrollment, or career and technical offerings—means a family interested in those opportunities should ask the school directly. Harvest may fit a family looking for a charter option in Yuma that keeps a child in the same school from elementary through high school, but the academic results warrant a close look at how the school supports students who are behind and what pathways it offers once they reach the upper grades.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=90%Cohort of 55 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

512 schools plotted. 33 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 330%

School 30% · District 29% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 427%

School 27% · District 34% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 532%

School 32% · District 27% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 328%

School 28% · District 18% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 431%

School 31% · District 28% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 535%

School 35% · District 33% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 633%

School 33% · District 28% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 732%

School 32% · District 30% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 11 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 833%

School 33% · District 36% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Science

Grade 529%

School 29% · District 23% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 816%

School 16% · District 14% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

This schoolHarvest Power Community Development Group Inc. (79501), same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.