Fourth Avenue Junior High School
450 South 4th Ave
Yuma AZ, 85364, Yuma County
Phone: 928-783-2193
Ranking: (1,306 out of 1,363, bottom 4%)*
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: | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 31 | 32 | 29 | |||||||
Total Students: | 368 | 418 | 421 | 477 | 508 | 499 | 468 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 65 | 17.7% | 87 | 20.8% | 76 | 18.1% | 82 | 17.2% | 84 | 16.5% | 78 | 15.6% | 4 | 0.9% |
Grade 7: | 158 | 42.9% | 166 | 39.7% | 170 | 40.4% | 198 | 41.5% | 214 | 42.1% | 211 | 42.3% | 222 | 47.4% |
Grade 8: | 145 | 39.4% | 165 | 39.5% | 175 | 41.6% | 197 | 41.3% | 210 | 41.3% | 210 | 42.1% | 242 | 51.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 202 | 54.9% | 206 | 49.3% | 195 | 46.3% | 235 | 49.3% | 272 | 53.5% | 274 | 54.9% | 256 | 54.7% |
Female: | 166 | 45.1% | 212 | 50.7% | 226 | 53.7% | 242 | 50.7% | 228 | 44.9% | 217 | 43.5% | 208 | 44.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 9 | 2.4% | 11 | 2.6% | 10 | 2.4% | 5 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.6% | 4 | 0.9% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Hispanic: | 331 | 89.9% | 379 | 90.7% | 386 | 91.7% | 444 | 93.1% | 458 | 90.2% | 445 | 89.2% | 426 | 91.0% |
Black: | 6 | 1.6% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.8% | 9 | 1.8% | 11 | 2.2% | 9 | 1.9% |
White: | 20 | 5.4% | 21 | 5.0% | 18 | 4.3% | 23 | 4.8% | 33 | 6.5% | 34 | 6.8% | 28 | 6.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 503 | 99.0% | 495 | 99.2% | 441 | 94.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 365 | 99.2% | 415 | 99.3% | 418 | 99.3% | 474 | 99.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 24 | 5.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.15 | 16.08 | 15.59 | 19.08 | 16.39 | 15.60 | 16.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 504 | 506 | 525 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380 | 391 | 407 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380 | 397.87 | 412.64 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378 | 396 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 390 | 399 | 410 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 483 | 487 | 501 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 479 | 497 | 508 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 484 | 501.71 | 515.19 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 473 | 495 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 473 | 498 | 510 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 515 | 525 | 537 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 514 | 520 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 461 | 484.25 | 499.17 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 467 | 483 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 479 | 486 | 499 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 510 | 535 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387 | 404 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388 | 406.64 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 396 | 410 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 398 | 411 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 482 | 504 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 494 | 513 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 502 | 519.35 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 504 | 517 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 518 | 532 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 504 | 525 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 517 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 465 | 478.63 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 468 | 479 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 478 | 485 | 496 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 520 | 535 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 400 | 419 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 406 | 420.81 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 407 | 422 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 404 | 426 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 495 | 510 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 516 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 492 | 513.38 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 510 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 486 | 509 | 520 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 469 | 488 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 469 | 490 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 502.09 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 490 | 503 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 477 | 502 | 511 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 72.0% | 64.5% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 28.0% | 35.5% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 9.0 years | 12.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 36.0% | 32.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 64.0% | 67.7% |
Mean Base Salary: | $37,883.0 | $37,840.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,197.0 | $32,121.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $41,082.0 | $40,563.0 |
* Fourth Avenue Junior High School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.