📍 130 Grover Cleveland Lane, Gate City, Scott County, 24251
Yuma Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gate City, Scott County. The school has 186 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Scott County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 16.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Yuma Elementary enrolls 186 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 16.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% White, 2.2% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 180 | 97% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 2.2% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
149 of the school's 186 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 149 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Yuma Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 VA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 40, state house district 1.
Yuma Elementary is one of 15 schools in Scott County Public Schools, based in Gate City, Virginia. The district serves 4,166 students district-wide and employs 309 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 186 students, Yuma Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 278 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe