Home
Our District At-A-Glance
Yuma Union High School District has numerous robust academic and extracurricular opportunities available to help prepare EVERY graduate to be college, career and community ready.
![The Ocean to Ocean bridge in the day with "Portrait of a Graduate" wording and a black silhouette of a graduate]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776718957/yumaunionorg/qxobmgufnj8xvgccfbvd/POGHomepageGraphic800x779.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1776718957/yumaunionorg/qxobmgufnj8xvgccfbvd/POGHomepageGraphic800x779.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776718957/yumaunionorg/qxobmgufnj8xvgccfbvd/POGHomepageGraphic800x779.jpg","width":800}])
The Portrait of a Graduate initiative helps prepare students for the future with 6 key competencies.
![Person holding a cell phone on the Anonymous Alerts App homepage]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1697669582/yumaunionorg/j82fieh78xzz2o5sooo8/AnonymousAlertsShowcasegraphic.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1697669582/yumaunionorg/j82fieh78xzz2o5sooo8/AnonymousAlertsShowcasegraphic.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1697669582/yumaunionorg/j82fieh78xzz2o5sooo8/AnonymousAlertsShowcasegraphic.png","width":800}])
Report urgent concerns anonymously to school officials.
![A San Luis High School volleyball player in a black uniform prepares for a serve]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1698254139/yumaunionorg/wcoi7bpwlz4ekdk7s1hy/SLHSVolleyballHomepageGraphic800x779.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1698254139/yumaunionorg/wcoi7bpwlz4ekdk7s1hy/SLHSVolleyballHomepageGraphic800x779.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1698254139/yumaunionorg/wcoi7bpwlz4ekdk7s1hy/SLHSVolleyballHomepageGraphic800x779.jpg","width":800}])
YUHSD schools offer 22 Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) sanctioned athletic programs.
![Student welding a piece of metal grate wearing a tinted helmet]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1698266086/yumaunionorg/eyfyejutwsvpcrv2tk97/CTEWeldingHomepageGraphic800x779.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1698266086/yumaunionorg/eyfyejutwsvpcrv2tk97/CTEWeldingHomepageGraphic800x779.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1698266086/yumaunionorg/eyfyejutwsvpcrv2tk97/CTEWeldingHomepageGraphic800x779.jpg","width":800}])
Students can choose among more than 30 CTE programs in YUHSD.
![Purple background with white and yellow WhYUHSD text]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1773442084/yumaunionorg/p6nhtsj9vmknw36pjpus/WhYUHSD800x779.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1773442084/yumaunionorg/p6nhtsj9vmknw36pjpus/WhYUHSD800x779.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1773442084/yumaunionorg/p6nhtsj9vmknw36pjpus/WhYUHSD800x779.jpg","width":800}])
Our amazing courses range from Advanced Placement to Career & Technical Education and more.
![Three ballerinas dancing.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1773441862/yumaunionorg/fumzbl1h5m8xv29mkgyc/MAPshowcasegraphic.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1773441862/yumaunionorg/fumzbl1h5m8xv29mkgyc/MAPshowcasegraphic.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1773441862/yumaunionorg/fumzbl1h5m8xv29mkgyc/MAPshowcasegraphic.jpg","width":800}])
Yuma High is home to the Mastery of the Arts Program (MAP), which is open to students across YUHSD.
Featured News
![YUHSD schools receive $14,000 grant from Albertsons Companies Foundation]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1784302233/yumaunionorg/m7cx3ide2e1xwlls8bam/YUHSDlogogenericthumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1784302233/yumaunionorg/m7cx3ide2e1xwlls8bam/YUHSDlogogenericthumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1784302233/yumaunionorg/m7cx3ide2e1xwlls8bam/YUHSDlogogenericthumbnail.png","width":800}])
Yuma Union High School District schools received a grant worth $14,000 from the Albertsons Companies Foundation to distribute evenly amongst all seven YUHSD schools.
![A young woman in a U.S. Marine Corps uniform stands before an American flag and the Marine Corps emblem.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1784305283/yumaunionorg/q5wbgrlo2ylnjn426wpp/KHSJROTCHernandezThumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1784305283/yumaunionorg/q5wbgrlo2ylnjn426wpp/KHSJROTCHernandezThumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1784305283/yumaunionorg/q5wbgrlo2ylnjn426wpp/KHSJROTCHernandezThumbnail.jpg","width":800}])
Kofa High School Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (MCJROTC) cadet Mildreth Hernandez earned first place out of 132 competitors in the National Rifle Associations Rifle Championship.
This win by Hernandez marks the first national Gold Medal in program history for Kofa’s MCJROTC rifle team.
![2026-27 YUHSD Registration Information]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1783956111/yumaunionorg/o4ifbv7oefnkwdxobeie/RegistrationThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1783956111/yumaunionorg/o4ifbv7oefnkwdxobeie/RegistrationThumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1783956111/yumaunionorg/o4ifbv7oefnkwdxobeie/RegistrationThumbnail.png","width":800}])
Yuma Union High School District will be conducting registration events at all seven of its school sites for the 2026-27 school year.
![A flyer for no-cost sports physicals for Yuma Union High School District students features athletic imagery in the background and event details in the foreground.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1784304263/yumaunionorg/mktbbkan0d4q47paonpy/sportsphysicalsfall2026thumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1784304263/yumaunionorg/mktbbkan0d4q47paonpy/sportsphysicalsfall2026thumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1784304263/yumaunionorg/mktbbkan0d4q47paonpy/sportsphysicalsfall2026thumbnail.jpg","width":800}])
Yuma Union High School District, in partnership with Onvida Health, will be hosting a no-cost sports physical event on July 31, 2026 at Somerton High School.
The event is open to all YUHSD student-athletes. Parents/guardians must be in attendance. Doors open at 3:15 p.m. and exams will conclude at 7 p.m.
![YUHSD to sponsor 2026 no-cost summer food service program]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1779469433/yumaunionorg/uabzumd5t8dbysleakqd/summermealsinfothumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1779469433/yumaunionorg/uabzumd5t8dbysleakqd/summermealsinfothumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1779469433/yumaunionorg/uabzumd5t8dbysleakqd/summermealsinfothumbnail.png","width":800}])
Yuma Union High School District is proud to sponsor the Summer Food Service Program at no cost for all children, ages 18 and younger. No registration or ID required.
News & Events
Single Featured Item
![YUHSD ESS students build workplace skills in summer program]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1783547120/yumaunionorg/oml7ldzb9xpin72ztuwb/YUHSDESSSummerWorkProgram1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1783547120/yumaunionorg/oml7ldzb9xpin72ztuwb/YUHSDESSSummerWorkProgram1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1783547120/yumaunionorg/oml7ldzb9xpin72ztuwb/YUHSDESSSummerWorkProgram1.png","width":800}])
Yuma Union High School District’s Exceptional Student Services (ESS) Department and several local businesses have partnered to provide summer work opportunities for students.
![Kofa MCJROTC places in Civilian Marksmanship National Championship]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1782493508/yumaunionorg/lbzpzirga29vgavuil1e/KHSJROTCThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1782493508/yumaunionorg/lbzpzirga29vgavuil1e/KHSJROTCThumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1782493508/yumaunionorg/lbzpzirga29vgavuil1e/KHSJROTCThumbnail.png","width":800}])
The Kofa High School Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (MCJROTC) rifle team placed 19th out of 26 teams at the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) National Championship in Camp Perry, Ohio from June 17-21, 2026.
![San Luis senior named school’s first-ever Flinn Scholarship recipient]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1757005785/yumaunionorg/jv69h5tdomvredasr7ci/maegomezslhs.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1757005785/yumaunionorg/jv69h5tdomvredasr7ci/maegomezslhs.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1757005785/yumaunionorg/jv69h5tdomvredasr7ci/maegomezslhs.png","width":800}])
San Luis High School senior Mae Gomez (Class of 2026) has been named a winner of the Flinn Scholarship. She is the first student in school history to receive the prestigious honor.
![YUHSD digital photography students to have featured gallery at Yuma Art Center]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1781813400/yumaunionorg/ccar7fiyd5czbrwfj8s7/YUHSDxYumaArtCenterthumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1781813400/yumaunionorg/ccar7fiyd5czbrwfj8s7/YUHSDxYumaArtCenterthumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1781813400/yumaunionorg/ccar7fiyd5czbrwfj8s7/YUHSDxYumaArtCenterthumbnail.png","width":800}])
Yuma Union High School District digital photography students from Kofa High School, San Luis High School, and Cibola High School will have their artwork displayed in a gallery at the Yuma Art Center this summer.
![YUHSD staff member earns state transition services award]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1781724378/yumaunionorg/ixhp2lgfa1xzh5dckiyx/YUHSDTransitionSpecialistKacieBaker.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1781724378/yumaunionorg/ixhp2lgfa1xzh5dckiyx/YUHSDTransitionSpecialistKacieBaker.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1781724378/yumaunionorg/ixhp2lgfa1xzh5dckiyx/YUHSDTransitionSpecialistKacieBaker.png","width":800}])
Yuma Union High School District Transition Specialist Kacie Baker was selected as the 2026 Arizona Educator Secondary Transition Services Award recipient.
![Yuma Union High School District nearly triples AZELLA proficiency rate]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1780940564/yumaunionorg/jzjv2kn4t2xvoh7acpa8/AZELLAscores2026thumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1780940564/yumaunionorg/jzjv2kn4t2xvoh7acpa8/AZELLAscores2026thumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1780940564/yumaunionorg/jzjv2kn4t2xvoh7acpa8/AZELLAscores2026thumbnail.png","width":800}])
Yuma Union High School District increased its Arizona English Learner Language Assessment (AZELLA) proficiency rates by nearly 17 percent in the 2025-26 school year, according to a report from the Arizona Department of Education (ADE).
![San Luis High School wins first place in Governor’s office FAFSA Challenge]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1780347729/yumaunionorg/hoyejltzyuynjpdvfb0l/SLHSFAFSAChallengethumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1780347729/yumaunionorg/hoyejltzyuynjpdvfb0l/SLHSFAFSAChallengethumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1780347729/yumaunionorg/hoyejltzyuynjpdvfb0l/SLHSFAFSAChallengethumbnail.png","width":800}])
For the fifth consecutive year, San Luis High School earned first place in the Governor's office Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Challenge.
![Somerton CTE students advance to nationals for first time in school history]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1779999807/yumaunionorg/uoz2lel714cfx9pcvznn/shsnationalsthumbnail2026.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1779999807/yumaunionorg/uoz2lel714cfx9pcvznn/shsnationalsthumbnail2026.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1779999807/yumaunionorg/uoz2lel714cfx9pcvznn/shsnationalsthumbnail2026.png","width":800}])
For the first time in school history, students from Somerton High School’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) program qualified for national competitions in multiple disciplines.
![YUHSD CTE students advance to nationals in multiple CTSO events]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1779998820/yumaunionorg/slpyuk3dn3932qn7mqaj/ctenationals2026thumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1779998820/yumaunionorg/slpyuk3dn3932qn7mqaj/ctenationals2026thumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1779998820/yumaunionorg/slpyuk3dn3932qn7mqaj/ctenationals2026thumbnail.png","width":800}])
More than 80 individuals from the Yuma Union High School District Career and Technical Education (CTE) program are advancing to nationals after multiple state competitions over several weeks this spring.
![Vista High School celebrates its 2026 spring graduation]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1779468429/yumaunionorg/f89pcr7rcw19idc4dnux/vhs2026gradthumbail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1779468429/yumaunionorg/f89pcr7rcw19idc4dnux/vhs2026gradthumbail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1779468429/yumaunionorg/f89pcr7rcw19idc4dnux/vhs2026gradthumbail.png","width":800}])
Vista High School honored 53 graduates during its annual spring commencement on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.
