Welcome to Desert Mesa Elementary School, home of the Bobcats in Yuma, Arizona! We wear our pride with maroon and grey and want you to enjoy our enthusiasm as you browse this site. At Desert Mesa Elementary, we are proud to be a performing plus school for preschoolers, kindergarteners, and students in first through fifth grades. We are even more excited that our school makes improvements every year in the quality of education we offer. Please look at our school's report card to see how we've done.

We are happy to provide a wonderful education environment for your children. Desert Mesa is safe and friendly, with just over 800 students enrolled. We encourage learning and exploration. We take great responsibility in educating your children and developing their talents to high standards.

Desert Mesa is involved in two outstanding programs to enhance student learning. We are in training to be a Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports school. A major part of this project is making students aware of the expected behaviors in various areas of the campus. Please see our Student Handbook (Roar section). Another grant is the Systematic Change in Reading. This involves all grade levels and is the implementation of a systematic progression in reading. Our goal is to have students reading on grade level.

Please spend a few moments browsing this site to stay updated about happenings at the school, the helpful links, news events, and other items of interest. Here you will find all that you need, and don’t hesitate to contact us. Come back often!

Dear Parents,

We, the staff of Desert Mesa Elementary, have a goal to provide effective instruction for each child at his or her appropriate instructional level. We take great care in choosing and providing instruction and materials that will enable your child to achieve their goals.

We believe that all children can and will learn when presented with direct effective instruction at the appropriate level. We encourage them to achieve their potential in a student-centered challenging atmosphere.

Our school has a goal of 100% of our students on grade level or above in the areas of reading, writing, and mathematics. This is an awesome task. We cannot do it alone. We must work together. The staff of Desert Mesa Elementary is composed of highly qualified professional teachers who have the best interest of your children in mind and heart. The other half of your child’s learning support team is you, the parents. We need to work together to provide the best school year possible.

Sincerely,

E. M. Baumgarner, Principal