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Mesa View Elementary

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Mesa View Elementary ranks 503 rd of 900 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

503^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Mesa View Elementary serves 288 students in prekindergarten through sixth grade in Chinle, Arizona, as part of the Chinle Unified District. Its 2025–2026 results show 37% proficiency in English language arts (ELA) and 35% in math, but those schoolwide figures hide a sharper concern in third grade: math proficiency is just 25%, 13 percentage points below Arizona and 18 below the district. It also trails each nearby same-district school with a reported third-grade math score, making third-grade math the clearest academic concern.

Overall, math is the school’s stronger subject compared with the state: 35% proficiency is 2 points above Arizona’s 33%, though 1 point below the district’s 36%. ELA is weaker, at 37% compared with 41% statewide and 38% districtwide. Among nearby same-district schools with comparable all-grades results, Mesa View trails the average in both ELA (44%) and math (40%). There are brighter spots by grade: fourth-grade math is 50%, 10 points above the state and equal to Many Farms Elementary School; fourth-grade ELA is just 1 point below the state. By contrast, the supplied fifth-grade science result is 6%, compared with 34% statewide, but it is from 2022–2023 and does not show current science performance.

SchoolDigger’s overall ranking has improved from the 13th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 44th in 2025–2026, but it remains below the district’s 52nd percentile and nearby ranked schools; Mesa View has 2 stars, while the district has 3. SchoolDigger’s Native American student ranking is notably higher than the school’s overall standing: 64th percentile versus 44th, a measure of how well the school serves this group relative to the same group at other schools. Its Special Education student ranking fell from the 66th percentile in 2020–2021 to the 20th in 2022–2023. The student–teacher ratio is 12, below the same-district comparison schools’ average of 13.6; the reported free/reduced-lunch rate was 71% in 2022–2023. Score data cover only one year for ELA and math, so they cannot show whether achievement is improving.

288

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,651

Per pupil spending ?

71.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

100%

Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

Highway 191
Chinle, AZ 86503

(928) 674-9800

District: Chinle Unified District

Students who attend Mesa View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chinle Junior High School
High:	Chinle High School

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

99.0%

Hispanic:

0.7%

Two or more races:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Chinle Unified District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg37%

Arizona avg37%

503^rd of 900

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Chinle Unified District

127^th of 267Chinle 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	503 of 900	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.9	545 of 909	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.4	1082 of 1245	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	987 of 1000	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	36.6	705 of 1226	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.9	803 of 1039	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	788 of 1109	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.6	880 of 1106	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.6	749 of 1079	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	14.4	861 of 955	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.8	1043 of 1079	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.1	1005 of 1158	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.2	1032 of 1141	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.3	1050 of 1075	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.9	1067 of 1090	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.5	1010 of 1219	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	810 of 824	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	813 of 1219	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	508 of 862	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	667 of 1023	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	48.4	228 of 529	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.8	1110 of 1216	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	44.0	611 of 1220	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.7	789 of 1032	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	58.4	5 of 14	64.3%	★★★★☆
2025	55.7	5 of 12	58.3%	★★★★☆
2024	37.1	4 of 7	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	18.7	180 of 219	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.0	206 of 654	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	10 of 20	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.9	6 of 62	90.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.4	659 of 820	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.1	413 of 1201	65.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Native American (2026)64th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2023)20th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2023)17th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2023)9th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts37%-4 vs state

Mathematics35%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				AASA English Language Arts (2026)							AASA Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts All Grades	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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
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	71.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	285 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36	503^rd of 900 public elementary schools	44.1%		31.9	545^th of 909 public elementary schools	40.0%	42	34.0	46.0		35.0			37.0	25.0	50.0		33.0			35.0	100%	0%	$20,651	$10,240	$1,706	$22,186	$7,977	$728	$8,705
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	77.0%	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	250 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42.4	449^th of 900 public elementary schools	50.1%		31.4	548^th of 909 public elementary schools	39.7%	99	36.0		28.0				30.0	42.0	60.0					35.0	100%	0%	$19,024	$9,927	$1,798	$21,652	$6,571	$728	$7,299
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	61.3%	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	482 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	55.8	344^th of 900 public elementary schools	61.8%		44.6	441^st of 909 public elementary schools	51.5%	97	51.0	52.0	35.0	53.0			48.0	38.0	52.0	53.0	40.0			46.0	100%	0%	$19,242	$8,695	$2,018	$19,408	$7,383	$1,146	$8,529
Many Farms Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	US Highway 191	Many Farms	86503	Apache County	Chinle Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 674-9000	239	22	10.8	78.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	239 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73	214^th of 900 public elementary schools	76.2%		83.9	129^th of 909 public elementary schools	85.8%	85	90.0	61.0			56.0		54.0	85.0	50.0	43.0				40.0			$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	—	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	—	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	Navajo Rte 27 Nazlini AZ 86540	Ganado	86505	Apache County	Nazlini Community School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(928) 755-6125	56	13	4.4	—	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 Mesa View Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Mesa View Elementary?

Students at Mesa View Elementary are 99% American Indian.

Is Mesa View Elementary a good school?

Mesa View Elementary ranks 503^rd of 900 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mesa View Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 288 students attended Mesa View Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Mesa View Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mesa View Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chinle Junior High School
High : Chinle High School

What district is Mesa View Elementary in?

Chinle Unified District

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2015–16 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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