Yarnell Elementary School District (YESD) is a school district headquartered in
Peeples Valley, Arizona
Peeples Valley (Yavapai: Wachinivo) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The population was 374 at the 2000 census.
Peeples Valley is named for prospector A. H. Peeples, who was the leader of the group th ...
. It has one school, Model Creek School.
The school district area includes Peeples Valley and a section of
Yarnell.
The school has a combined principal and superintendent.
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After the 8th grade, students move on to
Prescott High School of the
Prescott Unified School District
The Prescott Unified School District (PUSD) is a school district serving Prescott, Arizona. It operates four elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school. The superintendent is Joe Howard.
Service area
In addition to almost all of ...
. Previously students could choose between that school and
Wickenburg High School
Wickenburg High School is a high school in Wickenburg, Arizona under the jurisdiction of the Wickenburg Unified School District. It is double-listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Arizona. The original Colonial Revival high schoo ...
of the
Wickenburg Unified School District
Wickenburg Unified School District #9 (WUSD) is a school district headquartered in Wickenburg, Arizona.
History
In 1997 the question of whether the Wickenburg district and the Congress Elementary School District should merge was put on the ballo ...
, but in order to reduce taxes, the district board removed the Wickenburg option in November 2018.
History
For a period of time the Peeples Valley School District sent students to the Yarnell district, as the former did not operate any schools. On July 1, 1980, the Yarnell district absorbed the Peeples Valley district.
Prior to the
Yarnell Hill Fire
The Yarnell Hill Fire was a wildfire near Yarnell, Arizona, ignited by dry lightning on June 28, 2013. On June 30, it overran and killed 19 members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots. Just one of the hotshots on the crew survived—he was pos ...
in 2013, the school had around 50 students. The student population fell to around 32 because the fire had damaged housing. This meant that the school's funding was halved.
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In 2014 its enrollment was 30, and its budget was negative $150,000. In 2014 the board of directors agreed to keep the school in operation.
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Programs
It participates in a track meet intended for low population schools in the area. The track meet, which Hillside Elementary School District
Hillside is a populated place situated in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The town was named because it sits on a hillside by Date Creek. A post office was established here on July 31, 1888. It has an estimated elevation of above sea leve ...
, Kirkland Elementary School District
Kirkland Elementary School District #23 is a school district based in Kirkland, Arizona, consisting of a single K-8 school.
In addition to Kirkland the district includes Wilhoit.
The school was established circa 1909. the school district has li ...
, and Skull Valley Elementary School District
Skull Valley School District is a school district in Yavapai County, Arizona. It operates a single public K-8 school, Skull Valley Elementary School, in Skull Valley. The school has four teachers and generally 20–30 students. Enrollment in 2017 ...
also participate in, began in 1957.
References
External links
Model Creek School
{{Education in Yavapai County, Arizona
School districts in Yavapai County, Arizona
Public K–8 schools in Arizona