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Chinle Elementary School

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Chinle Elementary School ranks 441 st of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

441^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Chinle Elementary School is a public elementary school in Chinle, Arizona, serving 466 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Chinle Unified District, which is ranked 151 out of 289 districts in the state.

While Chinle Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools, it stands out in its performance for specific student subgroups. The school ranks among the top 4 to 104 elementary schools in the state for Native American students, and among the top 4 to 29 schools for English Language Learners and Special Education students. This suggests the school is effectively addressing the unique needs of these populations. However, the school's overall academic performance, as measured by state assessments, remains below the state and district averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 16% to 54% across different grade levels and subjects.

Chinle Elementary School is located near two other elementary schools within the Chinle Unified District: Canyon De Chelly Elementary School and Mesa View Elementary. These schools share similar characteristics, such as low statewide rankings and below-average academic performance. In contrast, Many Farms Elementary stands out with higher statewide rankings, better academic performance, and lower dropout rates compared to Chinle Elementary and the other nearby schools.

489

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,242

Per pupil spending ?

68.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

Highway 191 & Navajo Route 7
Chinle, AZ 86503

(928) 674-9300

District: Chinle Unified District

Students who attend Chinle Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Chinle Junior High School
High:	Chinle High School

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

98.6%

White:

0.6%

African American:

0.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2014 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 48 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the Arizona median (51st percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg36%

Arizona avg38%

441^st of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 48 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Chinle Unified District

151^st of 289Chinle Unified District among Arizona districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	441 of 909	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	431 of 912	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.1	677 of 1245	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	652 of 1000	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	570 of 1039	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	701 of 1109	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.8	796 of 1106	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.8	838 of 1079	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.4	919 of 955	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.7	1045 of 1079	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.7	1105 of 1158	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.7	1069 of 1141	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.8	1028 of 1075	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.5	1049 of 1090	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.0	1030 of 1062	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	97.0	4 of 451	99.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	354 of 589	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	281 of 602	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.6	663 of 1219	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	621 of 824	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	507 of 862	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	607 of 1023	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	237 of 549	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	178 of 556	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	393 of 626	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	401 of 628	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	676 of 1216	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	509 of 850	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	647 of 1032	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	4 of 12	66.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	3 of 7	57.1%	★★★★☆
2023	48.4	104 of 219	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.2	70 of 82	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	86.0	1 of 20	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	83.7	3 of 62	95.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	90.6	29 of 820	96.5%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2023)99th percentile+53 vs school

Special Education (2023)96th percentile+51 vs school

Native American (2025)67th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%~ state avg

Mathematics41%+4 vs state

Science27%-7 vs state

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Schools Near Chinle Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)				AASA Mathematics (2025)				AzSCI Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Chinle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	Highway 191 & Navajo Route 7	Chinle	86503	Apache County	Chinle Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 674-9300	489	28	17.4		3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	482 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44.6	441^st of 909 public elementary schools	51.5%		46.3	431^st of 912 public elementary schools	52.7%	10	30.0	54.0	36.0	51.0	53.0	35.0	31.0	46.0	27.0	$19,242	$8,695	$2,018	$19,408	$7,383	$1,146	$8,529
Canyon De Chelly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	Highway 191	Chinle	86503	Apache County	Chinle Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 674-9200	252	20	12.6		2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	250 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.4	548^th of 909 public elementary schools	39.7%					(n/a)		27.0			42.0			32.0		$19,024	$9,927	$1,798	$21,652	$6,571	$728	$7,299
Mesa View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	Highway 191	Chinle	86503	Apache County	Chinle Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 674-9800	288	24	12.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	285 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31.9	545^th of 909 public elementary schools	40.0%					(n/a)					40.0		33.0	26.0		$20,651	$10,240	$1,706	$22,186	$7,977	$728	$8,705
Many Farms Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	US Highway 191	Many Farms	86538	Apache County	Chinle Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 674-9000	239	22	10.8		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	239 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83.9	129^th of 909 public elementary schools	85.8%		77.8	183^rd of 912 public elementary schools	79.9%	54	70.0	61.0			85.0	54.0				$19,818	$8,821	$2,262	$19,904	$8,053	$682	$8,735
Many Farms Community School	Public	K-8	2600 Lakeview Dr	Many Farms	86538	Apache County	Many Farms Community School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(928) 781-6221	278	29	9.5	98.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	278 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Cottonwood Day School	Public	K-8	Navajo Route 4	Chinle	86503	Apache County	Cottonwood Day School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(928) 725-3235	123	11	11.1	97.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	123 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Nazlini Community School	Public	K-6	HC 58 Box 35	Ganado	86505	Apache County	Nazlini Community School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(928) 755-6125	56	13	4.4	94.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Chinle Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Chinle Elementary School?

Students at Chinle Elementary School are 99% American Indian.

What district is Chinle Elementary School in?

Chinle Unified District

How many students attend Chinle Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 489 students attended Chinle Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Chinle Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Chinle Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chinle Junior High School
High : Chinle High School

Is Chinle Elementary School a good school?

Chinle Elementary School ranks 441^st of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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