The top reported proficiency rate is 47% in Math. The lowest is 41% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Dorothy Hall Elementary
Dorothy Hall Elementary serves students in prekindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school in Yuma. It is part of the Yuma Elementary District, which covers elementary education for the city. The school’s enrollment is moderate for a school of its grade span, and the student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a white student population and very small numbers of students from other racial and ethnic groups. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility data was not available in the records used for this profile, and neither was information on the share of students receiving special education services or those classified as English learners.
Dorothy Hall sits roughly in the middle of the academic spectrum when compared with other schools in Yuma County. Its overall proficiency index, which averages results across tested subjects and grades, falls above the midpoint among districts in the county. That is a reasonable starting point, but the breakdown by subject and grade level tells a more mixed story. In math, students at third and fourth grade posted a proficiency rate at the same level, while fifth grade math proficiency was somewhat lower. In English language arts, fourth graders had the strongest showing, with half of students meeting proficiency. Third grade ELA was notably weaker. Fifth grade science results, from a separate statewide assessment, also landed in a range that a parent may want to ask the school about further.
Because Dorothy Hall serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report. That omission is not a gap in the data; it simply does not apply to this grade band. No multi-year trend data was available either, since only a single year of testing results appeared in the records, so there is no basis for saying whether achievement is improving or declining.
The school’s location in Yuma places it in a city shaped by agriculture, the military presence of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma and Yuma Proving Ground, and a seasonal influx of winter visitors. The city’s economy leans heavily on those sectors, along with trucking and logistics tied to its position near the borders of California and Mexico. Yuma’s historic downtown has a cluster of civic buildings and cultural sites, but the city as a whole is spread across a large geographic area with a predominantly auto-oriented layout. The Colorado River runs along the city’s northern and western edges. Housing in the school’s zip code is moderately priced relative to national benchmarks, with rents and home values close to averages for the area. The broader housing market has seen modest year-over-year appreciation.
No recent district-level changes were identified in a search of publicly reported sources, so there is little to add about larger shifts within the Yuma Elementary District that would directly affect Dorothy Hall.
For a family considering this school, the central takeaway is that academic performance is strongest in fourth grade ELA and solidly mid-range countywide, with some softer spots in third grade reading and fifth grade math and science. The school serves a diverse and predominantly Hispanic student body in a community grounded in agriculture and military employment. The limited data on student support programs and the absence of trend information are gaps that a parent would need to fill by speaking directly with the school.
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