From the humble beginnings in 1909 of 4 teachers and 12 graduating seniors, Yuma High School has grown to be one of the top performing schools in the state of Arizona with nearly 3000 students in grades 9-12. To learn more about our school, we invite you to read a History of Yuma High School. To learn more about our staff, please go to the Faculty page.

  • Learning Centered Education
  • Visionary Leadership
  • Focus on Results
  • Valuing Faculty, Staff, and Partners
  • Focus on the Future
  • Agility
  • Organization and Personal Learning
  • Systems Perspective
  • Management by Fact

Academic goals of Yuma High School

  • Yuma High School will continue its development and implementation of a standards-based educational program, including common assessments in core subjects, to ensure its students the highest achievement and success possible.
  • Yuma High School will continue its programs designed to accommodate students with specific needs, e.g. freshman learning communities, structured English instruction for English Learners, migrant programs, special education, and Title 1.
  • We have created an "Attendant Intervention Coordinator" position to assist in dropout prevention. Duties include: Attendance tracking of at-risk students, student/parent conferences, home visits, social services/juvenile system communications.

  1. We agree to create excellence through a passion for learning.
  2. We agree to place students at the center of all of our decisions.
  3. We agree to hold ourselves and each other accountable and expect excellence.
  4. We agree to demonstrate respect, model integrity and honor the needs of our community.
  5. We agree to collaborate in order to proactively solve problems and attain goals.
  6. We agree to spend our resources wisely.

Students Successes

  • Provide opportunities and foster high expectations for academic growth for our diverse learning community.
  • Expand and enhance vocational opportunities and alternative options for student learning.
  • Promote, support and encourage school-wide participation in extracurricular activities.

Positive, Safe, and Orderly Environment

  • Provide a secure, non-threatening climate.
  • Provide consistent, appropriate and effective discipline.
  • Provide safe, well-maintained facilities and equipment.
  • Provide a positive environment built on mutual trust, respect, and responsibility.

Highly Performing Personnel

  • Provide a diverse corps of highly qualified personnel to support student success.
  • Promote an environment of open communication and dialogue among stakeholders.
  • Foster a climate of effective relationships to support success for all.

Community Involvement

  • Recognize and respect our diverse community working toward the common interest of student education.
  • Strengthen communication throughout our community.
  • Increase and support the involvement of all stakeholders in the educational process.

Effective and Equitable Use of Resources

  • Demonstrate and enforce sound fiscal practices.
    Anticipate and plan for the design, construction and maintenance of facilities and grounds to maximize student successes.
  • Serve a variety of nutritious and appetizing food.
  • Ensure that technology is accessible to all.
  • Provide safe and timely transportation to all eligible students.