The reported proficiency rate for English language arts is 31%.
Original Research by School Decision on Pecan Grove Elementary School
Pecan Grove Elementary School serves students from preschool through sixth grade as part of the Yuma Elementary District in Yuma, Arizona. The school sits within a community shaped by agriculture, military presence, and seasonal tourism, with Marine Corps Air Station Yuma and Yuma Proving Ground as major local employers. The city itself is sprawling and car-dependent outside a historic downtown core, and the school reflects the demographics of its surrounding neighborhood.
The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a small share of white students and even smaller numbers of students who are American Indian or Alaska Native, Black, or of two or more races. The school enrolls a modest number of students for its grade band. A notable share of those students are in pre-kindergarten, which is the largest single grade by enrollment. The upper elementary grades each contain smaller groups of students. Data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, receive special education services, or are classified as English learners was not available, so a parent would want to ask the school directly about those dimensions of student support.
State testing results for the 2024-25 school year provide a limited picture. For third and fourth grade in both math and English language arts, and for fifth grade in math and science, proficiency rates were suppressed, meaning the state did not report them, often because the tested group was too small to meet minimum reporting thresholds. For fifth-grade English language arts, a reported rate showed that roughly three in ten students scored at the proficient level or above. The school’s overall proficiency index, which averages results across tested subjects and grades, places Pecan Grove above the midpoint among schools in Yuma County districts. That position indicates that while the single reported proficiency rate is modest, the school sits in the middle of the pack relative to its county peers when all available data is considered. The absence of most grade-level results, however, means a parent cannot get a full read on academic performance from state assessments alone. The school has not served a tested grade long enough to build a multi-year trend, so there is no trajectory to assess.
The school functions as a regular public school, not a charter or magnet program. Its programming data was not available, so it is unclear what specific academic or enrichment offerings exist beyond the standard curriculum. The Yuma Elementary District, as researched publicly, appears to have had few recent changes a parent would need to track; no major restructuring or leadership transitions surfaced in available materials.
Housing in the school’s zip code area is less expensive than the statewide benchmark for Arizona, with home values and rents both below the state average. The local market has seen modest price growth in recent months. For a family considering a move, the area offers relatively more attainable housing than many parts of the state, which may factor into the decision alongside school fit.
For a parent evaluating Pecan Grove, the central question is likely the academic picture, and the state testing data offers only a partial answer. The school sits in the middle range among its county peers when results are aggregated, but with most individual grade-level outcomes suppressed, the evidence is thin. A conversation with the school about classroom instruction, curriculum, and how it supports students who are not yet proficient would be a reasonable next step. The community context is clear: Yuma is a midsized agricultural and military hub with a significant seasonal population, a car-oriented layout, and a historic downtown that serves as the civic center. The school appears to be a neighborhood elementary serving a predominantly Hispanic student body in a setting where housing costs are below the state norm.
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