Summary:
Kayenta, Arizona, has six schools—four listed as elementary, one middle and one high school—with enrollment ranging from 53 at the preschool to 618 at the high school. English language arts (ELA) and math results are reported for three schools; the other three are Kayenta Community School, Chilchinbeto Community School and K.U.S.D.#27 - A B C Preschool. In 2025–26, all three schools with results were below state rates in both subjects; the clearest relative bright spot was Baker Middle School, especially in math.
Baker Middle School led the reporting schools, with 24% proficient in ELA and 25% in math, compared with state rates of 41% and 33%. Its math result was 8 percentage points below the state, versus gaps of 19 points at Debbie Braff Elementary School and 21 at Monument Valley High School. Debbie Braff was in the middle for ELA at 20%, but its math rate was 14%; in fourth grade, both subjects were 24 points below state rates. Monument Valley had the lowest all-grades results, at 15% in ELA and 12% in math. Its graduation rate is a notable counterpoint: 91% in 2024–25, versus 80% statewide, while its dropout rate was 2%, versus 5% statewide.
SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile ranks rose from 2024–25 to 2025–26 for Baker, from 16 to 24, and Monument Valley, from 4 to 11; Debbie Braff’s latest supplied rank was 6 in 2024–25. Grade-level results show why schoolwide rates do not tell the whole story: Baker’s fifth- and sixth-grade math rates were 41% and 34%, above state rates of 38% and 30%, while its eighth-grade rate was 19%, 11 points below the state. Staffing ratios were 13.5 students per teacher at Baker, 12.5 at Debbie Braff and 14.7 at Monument Valley. The two community schools with reported free/reduced-lunch rates had rates of 99% and 96%, but no test results are supplied for them. Results cover different grade spans, and the supplied ranks do not establish that proficiency gaps are closing.
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