Ganado High School

Ganado High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Ganado, Arizona, with a student population of 435. The school is part of the Ganado Unified School District, which is ranked 271 out of 289 school districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Ganado High School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Arizona high schools over the past decade, with a current statewide ranking of 265 out of 271 high schools.

Ganado High School's academic performance is significantly below the state average. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 14% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and only 13% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 40% and 30%, respectively. The school's performance in Science is also low, with only 8% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in 2022-2023, compared to the state average of 22%. Additionally, Ganado High School's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 59.5% and 78.4% over the past few years, which is significantly lower than the state average, and the school's dropout rate has ranged from 5.2% to 8.6%, which is higher than the state average.

Ganado High School serves a high percentage of low-socioeconomic status students, with 68.75% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. This is a key factor that likely contributes to the school's academic challenges. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $15,053 in the 2019-2020 school year, which is above the state average, this does not seem to be translating into improved academic outcomes. Addressing the persistent underperformance across multiple metrics at Ganado High School will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to school improvement.