Cibola High School (Arizona)

Cibola High School
Address
4100 W. 20th St. Yuma, Arizona 85364 United States
Coordinates	32°41′33″N114°40′07″W / 32.692489°N 114.66862°W / 32.692489; -114.66862
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1988(37 years ago) (1988)
School district	Yuma Union High School District
CEEB code	030569
Principal	Brett Pavey
Staff	90.14 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	2,411 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	26.75 [1]
Color(s)	Black and gold
Mascot	Raider
Rival	Gila Ridge High School
Website	www.yumaunion.org/cibola

Cibola High School is a high school for the west side of Yuma, Arizona, United States. It was the third high school opened by the Yuma Union High School District upon its 1988 establishment. The name derives from the Seven Cities of Gold, also known as "Cibola."

Athletics

Wrestling

The boys wrestling team has secured three state championships (1995, 2014, and 2015).

Spiritline

The JV Cheer team secured a state championship for D1-2 JV Show Cheer in 2024.

Softball

The Cibola softball team won the AIA 5A State Championship in 1994. Under coach Shelly Baumann, the Lady Raiders defeated Moon Valley 3-0 in 11 innings.

The Lady Raiders were AIA 5A Runner Ups in 1995 and 1998.

Notable alumni

• Eli Crane, Navy SEAL and US Representative for Arizona ^[2]
• Efrain Escudero, NJCAA All-American wrestler; professional mixed martial artist, winner of The Ultimate Fighter 8 , former UFC lightweight ^[3]
• Edgar Garcia, Arizona State Wrestling Champion 2002; professional MMA fighter, UFC welterweight veteran ^[4]
• Kelvin Gastelum, state champion wrestler; professional mixed martial arts fighter, winner of The Ultimate Fighter 17 , currently in the UFC ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. "Cibola High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
2. Brunig, Mladen (November 9, 2022). "Republican Crane Wins Arizona House Race, Defeating Democrat O'Halleran". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
3. "Efrain Escudero UFC Bio" . Retrieved January 1, 2014.
4. "Yumans to clash at Total Combat 27 | garcia, want, rodriguez - Sports - YumaSun". Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
5. "Gastelum to appear on the Ultimate Fighter | gastelum, ultimate, fighter - YumaSun". Archived from the original on July 23, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
6. "Kelvin Gastelum UFC Bio" . Retrieved January 1, 2014.

External links

• Cibola High School website
• Yuma Union High School District website