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Yuma Catholic High School

  • LocationYuma, AZ
  • Type and sizeIndependent Catholic school · Grades 9–12 · 517 students
Official website

Yuma Catholic High School is a Catholic high school at 2100 W. 28th Street in Yuma, Arizona. Its Faith Life page describes weekly all-school Masses on Tuesdays, a monthly morning of adoration and confession, a retreat day for each class, and two named campus ministers. The school requires 100 hours of community service over four years.

Catholic churches nearby

Map of Yuma Catholic High School, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches1 mi2 mi3 miSaint Francis Catholic Church: 1.5 mi1Iglesia Betania: 2.6 mi2Yuma Catholic High School Campus Ministry: 0.1 miYuma Catholic High School (campus)N1 mi
CampusCatholic centerCatholic church (numbered below)Open a street map ›
  1. Saint Francis Catholic Church — 1.5 mi · 1815 South 8th Avenue, Yuma
  2. Iglesia Betania — 2.6 mi · 3615 West 8th Street, Yuma

Within 3 miles, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The map may be incomplete. Confirm with the parish or diocese.

Faith scorecard

Each line is one thing we looked for. A check means yes, a half means partly, a dash means no. “Not enough information” means official sources did not say.

ASacramental life: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.

Sacramental life

88 of 100 points on what we could document.

  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    All-school or class Masses during the school yearWeekly (All-school Mass each Tuesday and on holy days.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Faith Life | Yuma Catholic High Schoolyumacatholic.org/faith-life · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Weekly all-school Masses are held each Tuesday and holy day throughout the year”
      An all-school Mass is held every Tuesday and on holy days.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Daily Mass available to students on campusNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Confession offered to students during the school yearMonthly or more often (Confession is offered once a month, with the monthly morning of adoration.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Faith Life | Yuma Catholic High Schoolyumacatholic.org/faith-life · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Once a month, the students go to the chapel for a morning of adoration and the opportunity to go to confession.”
      Students have a monthly morning of adoration and confession in the chapel.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Eucharistic adoration offeredRegularly (monthly or more) (Adoration is offered once a month in the chapel.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Faith Life | Yuma Catholic High Schoolyumacatholic.org/faith-life · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Once a month, the students go to the chapel for a morning of adoration and the opportunity to go to confession.”
      Students have a monthly morning of adoration and confession in the chapel.
  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Priest chaplain serving the schoolVisiting or shared priest (Masses are published; the campus ministers are named.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Faith Life | Yuma Catholic High Schoolyumacatholic.org/faith-life · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Weekly all-school Masses are held each Tuesday and holy day throughout the year”
      An all-school Mass is held every Tuesday and on holy days.
      “Our Campus Ministers Ms. Nelson Mr. Sandoval”
      Two campus ministers, Ms. Nelson and Mr. Sandoval, are named on the Faith Life page.
N/ATheology and curriculum: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet.

Theology and curriculum

Not enough information: official sources cover less than 60% of this area.

  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Years of theology or religion requiredNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Theology courses follow the USCCB Curriculum FrameworkNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Philosophy, apologetics, or ethics course offeredNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Faith integrated across the curriculum (stated in the program of studies or mission)Not enough information: not found in official sources.
N/ACampus culture: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet.

Campus culture

Not enough information: official sources cover less than 60% of this area.

  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    RetreatsA retreat for every grade (Each class has its own retreat day, and the senior class makes a weekend Kairos retreat.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Faith Life | Yuma Catholic High Schoolyumacatholic.org/faith-life · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Each class has its own retreat day”
      Each class has a retreat day; the senior class has a weekend Kairos retreat.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Campus ministry staffTwo or more (Two campus ministers are named.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Faith Life | Yuma Catholic High Schoolyumacatholic.org/faith-life · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Our Campus Ministers Ms. Nelson Mr. Sandoval”
      Two campus ministers, Ms. Nelson and Mr. Sandoval, are named on the Faith Life page.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Faith-based student groups or clubsNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Daily prayer and liturgical life built into the school dayNot enough information: not found in official sources.
AService and Catholic social teaching: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.

Service and Catholic social teaching

100 of 100 points on what we could document.

  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Required service hours40 or more hours over four years (100 hours required over four years: 20 in freshman and sophomore years, 30 in junior and senior years.)
    Sources (1)
    1. YCHS Student Service Hours Report Form (Office of Campus Ministry)yumacatholic.org/Student_Service_Form_1.pdf · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Every YCHS student will need to complete 20 hours of community service during their freshman and sophomore years. They will then need to complete 30 hours of service during their junior and senior years, for a total of 100 hours. These hours are required for graduation.”
      Students must complete 100 hours of community service over four years to graduate.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Catholic social teaching taught in theology coursesNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Pro-life engagement (club, March for Life, or similar)Yes (Campus ministry lists a March for Life trip to Phoenix among its activities.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Faith Life | Yuma Catholic High Schoolyumacatholic.org/faith-life · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “the March for Life in Phoenix”
      Campus ministry activities include the March for Life in Phoenix.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Justice and solidarity programs (immersions, service trips, justice clubs)Yes (Campus ministry sponsors a monthly communal service project and lists mission trips.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Faith Life | Yuma Catholic High Schoolyumacatholic.org/faith-life · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “sponsoring at least one service project a month to be done communally”
      Campus ministry sponsors at least one communal service project a month.
      “bonfires, mission trips, and more!”
      Campus ministry special events include mission trips.

Grades come from the documented indicators under the published rubric. “Not enough information” does not mean the school lacks it.

Strengths

  • An all-school Mass is held weekly, on Tuesdays and holy days.
    Sources (1)
    1. Faith Life | Yuma Catholic High Schoolyumacatholic.org/faith-life · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Weekly all-school Masses are held each Tuesday and holy day throughout the year”
      An all-school Mass is held every Tuesday and on holy days.
  • Students must complete 100 hours of community service over four years to graduate.
    Sources (1)
    1. YCHS Student Service Hours Report Form (Office of Campus Ministry)yumacatholic.org/Student_Service_Form_1.pdf · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Every YCHS student will need to complete 20 hours of community service during their freshman and sophomore years. They will then need to complete 30 hours of service during their junior and senior years, for a total of 100 hours. These hours are required for graduation.”
      Students must complete 100 hours of community service over four years to graduate.
  • Campus ministry lists a March for Life trip and mission trips.
    Sources (1)
    1. Faith Life | Yuma Catholic High Schoolyumacatholic.org/faith-life · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “the March for Life in Phoenix”
      Campus ministry activities include the March for Life in Phoenix.
      “bonfires, mission trips, and more!”
      Campus ministry special events include mission trips.

Concerns

None recorded.

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Campus ministry home

Yuma Catholic High School Campus Ministry

  • Address: 2100 W. 28th St, Yuma, AZ 85364
  • Location: On campus
  • Facilities: chapel

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Source: yumacatholic.org, verified Oct. 12, 2026, yumacatholic.org, verified Oct. 12, 2026

Catholic clubs and student life

7 groups and regular activities · 3 on campus, 1 off campus, 3 location not published

Service 3

  • March for Life trip (Phoenix)Off campus
    Campus ministry activity; the March for Life in Phoenix.
    yumacatholic.org
  • Mission trips
    Mission trips listed among campus ministry special events.
    yumacatholic.org
  • Monthly communal service project
    At least one a month
    Campus ministry sponsors at least one service project a month to be done communally.
    yumacatholic.org

Faith formation 1

  • Monthly adoration and confessionOn campus
    Once a month, morning
    Morning of adoration and the opportunity to go to confession in the chapel.
    yumacatholic.org

Liturgy and prayer 2

  • Weekly all-school MassOn campus
    Tuesdays and holy days
    All-school Mass; students serve as sacristans, altar servers, lectors, and Eucharistic Ministers.
    yumacatholic.org
  • Optional first-Friday MassOn campus
    First Friday of each month, morning
    Optional morning Mass in the YC chapel.
    yumacatholic.org

Retreats 1

  • Class retreats and senior Kairos retreat
    Each class has its own retreat day; the senior class has a weekend-long Kairos retreat.
    yumacatholic.org

Everything listed is published by the school, its campus ministry, or the parish. Ask the campus minister what’s happening this semester.

Campus ministry

Sources (2)
  1. Faith Life | Yuma Catholic High Schoolyumacatholic.org/faith-life · verified Oct. 12, 2026
    “Our Campus Ministers Ms. Nelson Mr. Sandoval”
    Two campus ministers, Ms. Nelson and Mr. Sandoval, are named on the Faith Life page.
    “Weekly all-school Masses are held each Tuesday and holy day throughout the year”
    An all-school Mass is held every Tuesday and on holy days.
    “there is an optional morning Mass on the first Friday of each month in the YC chapel”
    An optional morning Mass is held on the first Friday of each month in the YC chapel.
  2. Admissions | Yuma Catholic High Schoolyumacatholic.org/admissions · verified Oct. 12, 2026
    “2100 W. 28th St Yuma, AZ 85364”
    The school's address is 2100 W. 28th Street, Yuma, AZ 85364.

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Academic Excellence

DAcademic Excellence: Limited (grade D): 40 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
43 of 100
From federal data, on fixed published scales.

Each measure counts for the share shown.

  • Graduates going to four-year colleges 75% of scoreThis measure counts for 75% of the Academic Excellence score.81%
  • Students per teacher 25% of scoreThis measure counts for 25% of the Academic Excellence score.18.5 to 1

Bars show points on each measure’s scale. How Academic Excellence is computed. Federal data on private high schools is limited to these two measures.

Source: NCES Private School Survey (2023–24 school year)

School facts

TypeIndependent Catholic school
DioceseDiocese of Tucson, AZ
Grades9–12
Students (all grades)517
Students in grades 9–12517
Coed or single-sexCoed
Student–teacher ratio18.5 to 1
Graduates going to 4-year colleges81%
SettingCity

Source: NCES Private School Survey 23-24 public-use file (school year 2023–24). The college-going rate and student–teacher ratio feed Academic Excellence; nothing here changes the faith grades.

Local Church

Diocese of Tucson

The Most Reverend James A. Misko, Bishop of Tucson

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

Source: usccb.org, verified Oct. 7, 2026.

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