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Tsaile Elementary School

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Tsaile Elementary School ranks 134 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

134^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Tsaile Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Tsaile, Arizona, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 328 students. The school is part of the Chinle Unified District, which is ranked 151 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tsaile Elementary School consistently outperforms the Chinle Unified District and the state of Arizona in academic proficiency across various grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Tsaile Elementary School had 59% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 35% for the district and 36% for the state. Similarly, in 3rd grade Mathematics, Tsaile had 85% proficiency, compared to 58% for the district and 42% for the state. The school also has particularly strong performance among specific student subgroups, ranking 2nd out of 12 Arizona elementary schools for Native American students and 13th out of 549 for low socioeconomic status students, both with 5-star ratings.

While Tsaile Elementary School is performing well overall, there are still some areas where the school could improve, such as the 8th grade proficiency rates in English Language Arts (45%) and Mathematics (52%), which are lower than the earlier grade levels. Additionally, the nearby Cove Day School and Lukachukai Community School have significantly higher percentages of free and reduced-lunch recipients, which may contribute to the academic performance differences.

313

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,419

Per pupil spending ?

72.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

Navajo Rt 12 and Jct. Hwy 64
Tsaile, AZ 86556

(928) 674-9100

District: Chinle Unified District

Students who attend Tsaile Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Chinle Junior High School
High:	Chinle High School

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

99.7%

Hispanic:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2014 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (59% vs 37% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Arizona elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 79 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg37%

Arizona avg37%

Elementary school

134^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 59 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

147^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 50 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to top 27% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Arizona Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	134 of 909	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.1	303 of 912	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.9	612 of 1245	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.9	555 of 1000	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	593 of 1039	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	606 of 1109	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.6	492 of 1106	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	39.8	591 of 1079	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	24.3	704 of 955	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.7	1018 of 1079	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.0	1119 of 1158	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.8	1067 of 1141	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	23.0	895 of 1075	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.2	862 of 1090	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.3	861 of 1062	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	77.2	10 of 17	41.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	44.6	597 of 1219	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	325 of 824	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.4	517 of 862	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	514 of 1023	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	13 of 549	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	78.4	83 of 556	85.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	37 of 626	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	40.9	647 of 1216	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	7.6	805 of 830	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.6	613 of 1032	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	2 of 12	83.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	1 of 7	85.7%	★★★★★
2023	52.4	92 of 219	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	44 of 82	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	80.5	3 of 20	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	89.1	2 of 62	96.8%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	147 of 552	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	57.4	202 of 550	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.2	406 of 854	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.2	323 of 605	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	267 of 605	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.8	404 of 711	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.8	290 of 695	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	22.8	522 of 677	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.1	592 of 690	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.3	636 of 787	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.5	601 of 772	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.8	488 of 685	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.4	501 of 692	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.3	516 of 663	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	41.4	401 of 806	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	246 of 494	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.8	215 of 466	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.5	295 of 624	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	40.8	405 of 810	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.0	349 of 617	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	1 of 6	83.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	1 of 5	80.0%	★★★★★
2023	49.4	70 of 159	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	95.2	1 of 12	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	82.7	6 of 62	90.3%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)94th percentile+9 vs school

Native American (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2023)51st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2022)41st percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Native American (2025)83rd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2023)50th percentile~ school

Male (2023)50th percentile~ school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics62%+29 vs state

English Language Arts56%+15 vs state

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Schools Near Tsaile Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)					AASA Mathematics (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 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th 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
Tsaile Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	Navajo Rt 12 and Jct. Hwy 64	Tsaile	86556	Apache County	Chinle Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 674-9100	313	27	11.5		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	312 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82.9	134^th of 909 public elementary schools	85.3%		63.1	303^rd of 912 public elementary schools	66.8%	169	59.0	77.0	40.0	59.0	45.0	85.0	65.0	69.0	38.0	52.0	$19,419	$9,002	$2,012	$20,015	$7,243	$1,162	$8,405
Lukachukai Community School	Public	K-8	Navajo Route 13	Lukachukai	86507	Apache County	Lukachukai Community School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(928) 291-0008	312	25	12.7	99.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	312 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Cove Day School	Public	K-6	BIA Route 13 Route 33	Red Valley	86544	Apache County	Cove Day School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(928) 228-8275	29	3	9.6	89.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Tsaile Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Tsaile Elementary School?

Students at Tsaile Elementary School are 100% American Indian.

How many students attend Tsaile Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 313 students attended Tsaile Elementary School.

Is Tsaile Elementary School a good school?

Tsaile Elementary School ranks 134^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Tsaile Elementary School in?

Chinle Unified District

What schools do graduates of Tsaile Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Chinle Junior High School
High : Chinle High School

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