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Ron Watson Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Yuma, Yuma County. The school has 503 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Yuma Elementary District (4499) school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
Ron Watson Middle School enrolls 503 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Hispanic or Latino, 33% White and 3.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 306 | 61% |
| White | 167 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 3.4% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
286 of the school's 503 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ron Watson Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK At-Large (non-voting delegate).
Ron Watson Middle School is one of 19 schools in Yuma Elementary District (4499), based in Yuma, Arizona. The district serves 9,102 students district-wide and employs 463 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 503 students, Ron Watson Middle School is close to the district average of about 479 students per school.
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