YPG breaks ground for new school in Yuma

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) - A local military base is getting a new school.

The Yuma Proving Ground had a groundbreaking Tuesday for the new school.

It will replace James D. Price Elementary School, and it will have 125 students from kindergarten through fifth grade.

"The school was built in the mid 50's so it has aged quite a bit still great facility but this one will be so much better because the space provided will be more flexible, more modern more relevant to the way we want to teach and the way we want kids to learn," said Dennis Ponder, Yuma Elementary School District 1 superintendent.

The school is expected to be completed by May of next year and has a price tag of $10 million.