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Charles W Sechrist Elementary School

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Charles W Sechrist Elementary School ranks 251 st of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

251^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Charles W Sechrist Elementary School is a highly-rated public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Flagstaff Unified District in Flagstaff, Arizona. With 429 students, the school has consistently ranked in the top 30% of Arizona elementary schools over the past 10 years and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Charles W Sechrist Elementary stands out for its strong academic performance, outpacing both the Flagstaff Unified District and the state of Arizona in proficiency across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, 49% of 5th graders were proficient or better in Science, compared to just 29% for the district and 34% for the state. The school also performs exceptionally well for certain student subgroups, with Hispanic students ranking in the top 5% of Arizona elementary schools for English Language Arts proficiency in 2021-2022.

Compared to other elementary schools in the Flagstaff Unified District, Charles W Sechrist stands out as a high-performing outlier. Nearby schools like Lura Kinsey Elementary, John Q Thomas Elementary, and W.F. Killip Elementary have consistently lower academic proficiency rates and rankings. While Charles W Sechrist is a top-performing school, there is still room for improvement, particularly in addressing achievement gaps for certain student subgroups.

413

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,507

Per pupil spending ?

16%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2230 N Fort Valley Rd
Flagstaff, AZ 86001-1232

(928) 773-4020

District: Flagstaff Unified District

Students who attend Charles W Sechrist Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mount Elden Middle School
High:	Flagstaff High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.5%

Hispanic:

16.5%

American Indian:

5.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 74th percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (54% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Above the Arizona median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg32%

Arizona avg39%

251^st of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Flagstaff Unified District

197^th of 289Flagstaff 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	70.3	251 of 909	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	65.0	283 of 912	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.0	271 of 1245	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	264 of 1000	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	74.9	295 of 1226	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.2	106 of 1039	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	86.2	141 of 1109	87.3%	★★★★☆
2017	73.6	286 of 1106	74.1%	★★★★☆
2016	76.8	246 of 1079	77.2%	★★★★☆
2015	71.9	245 of 955	74.3%	★★★★☆
2014	79.0	221 of 1079	79.5%	★★★★☆
2013	72.9	301 of 1158	74.0%	★★★★☆
2012	78.9	217 of 1141	81.0%	★★★★☆
2011	82.5	168 of 1075	84.4%	★★★★☆
2010	76.7	237 of 1090	78.3%	★★★★☆
2009	76.7	251 of 1062	76.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	38.6	940 of 975	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	239 of 589	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	232 of 602	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.0	211 of 1219	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	178 of 824	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	73.1	302 of 1219	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	87.7	66 of 862	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	82.5	172 of 1023	83.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	76.7	198 of 1170	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	87.1	52 of 716	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	54.5	451 of 1198	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	54.5	428 of 1116	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	293 of 820	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	251 of 626	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.4	142 of 628	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	319 of 1216	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	51.9	387 of 830	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.7	268 of 1220	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	145 of 850	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	176 of 1032	82.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	77.7	71 of 617	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	50.6	221 of 444	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.7	265 of 1027	74.2%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	46.7	109 of 219	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.9	610 of 654	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	37.9	491 of 820	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	72.3	131 of 1201	89.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	247 of 465	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	302 of 486	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.6	330 of 1024	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	314 of 800	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.2	343 of 1161	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	96 of 595	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	74.6	171 of 720	76.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2023)88th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2023)83rd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)62nd percentile-17 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile-13 vs school

Native American (2023)50th percentile-28 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-26 vs school

Special Education (2023)40th percentile-38 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)4th percentile-72 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%+18 vs state

Mathematics53%+13 vs state

Science49%+15 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, July 6, 2017

I am so thankful for Sechrist School and our son's teacher. It took us a few schools to find the right one, with all the charter schools here in town, there are almost too many choices! Our teacher has worked so well with our son in such a caring way, yet with high expectations. He is doing remarkably well academically and has adjusted socially quite easily. The principle rocks. His strong character and leadership is quite evident. Well organized classrooms and professional teachers and staff. So wonderful to have such an excellent public school in town. Close Quote

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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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 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
Charles W Sechrist Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2230 N Fort Valley Rd	Flagstaff	86001	Coconino County	Flagstaff Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 773-4020	413	26	15.8		291 (70.5%)	3 (0.7%)	68 (16.5%)	7 (1.7%)	23 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	70.3	251^st of 909 public elementary schools	72.4%		65	283^rd of 912 public elementary schools	69.0%	32	44.0	74.0	55.0				44.0	62.0	52.0		49.0		$8,507	$746	$02	$1,495	$6,871	$887	$7,758
Flagstaff Junior Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	306 W Cedar Ave	Flagstaff	86001	Coconino County	Flagstaff Junior Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 774-6007	364	23	15.8		247 (67.9%)	2 (0.5%)	66 (18.1%)	3 (0.8%)	19 (5.2%)	6 (1.6%)	21 (5.8%)	67.2	276^th of 909 public elementary schools	69.6%		48.6	418^th of 912 public elementary schools	54.2%	142		64.0	50.0	34.0	48.0	40.0				22.0	63.0	31.0		$00			$00
Eva Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	850 N Bonito St	Flagstaff	86001	Coconino County	Flagstaff Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 773-4044	374	28	13.6		144 (38.5%)	1 (0.3%)	127 (34.0%)	2 (0.5%)	82 (21.9%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.5%)	34.1	524^th of 909 public elementary schools	42.4%		24.7	633^rd of 912 public elementary schools	30.6%	109	27.0	45.0	40.0				31.0	30.0	39.0		36.0		$9,420	$944	$46	$1,934	$7,795	$635	$8,430
Haven Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	621 W Clay Ave	Flagstaff	86001	Coconino County	Haven Montessori Children's House Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 522-0985	69	7	9.8		58 (84.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.2%)								(n/a)													$14,785	$1,221	$185	$2,628	$12,092	$1,286	$13,378
Montessori Charter School of Flagstaff - Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	850 N Locust St	Flagstaff	86001	Coconino County	Flagstaff Montessori	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 226-1212	191				131 (68.6%)	1 (0.5%)	32 (16.8%)	4 (2.1%)	12 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.8%)								(n/a)			59.0								64.0			$00			$00
Weitzel's Puente de Hozho Bilingual Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-5	3401 N 4th St	Flagstaff	86004	Coconino County	Flagstaff Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 773-4090	426	29	14.6		123 (28.9%)	1 (0.2%)	198 (46.5%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (19.7%)	4 (0.9%)	16 (3.8%)	16.2	764^th of 909 public elementary schools	16.0%		24.6	635^th of 912 public elementary schools	30.4%	129	25.0	34.0	21.0				26.0	24.0	22.0		23.0		$8,688	$386	$76	$847	$7,255	$971	$8,227
Pine Forest School	Public, Charter	K-8	2257 E Cedar Ave	Flagstaff	86004	Coconino County	Pine Forest Education Association Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 779-9880	215	18	11.9		111 (51.6%)	1 (0.5%)	72 (33.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	2 (0.9%)	20 (9.3%)								(n/a)			56.0		41.0						48.0			$00			$00
W F Killip Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 E 6th Ave	Flagstaff	86004	Coconino County	Flagstaff Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 773-4080	396	29	13.6		52 (13.1%)	3 (0.8%)	193 (48.7%)	2 (0.5%)	128 (32.3%)	3 (0.8%)	15 (3.8%)								(n/a)		27.0						23.0					$10,213	$1,137	$192	$2,466	$8,389	$495	$8,884
Lura Kinsey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 S Lone Tree Rd	Flagstaff	86001	Coconino County	Flagstaff Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 773-4060	312	26	12.0		54 (17.3%)	5 (1.6%)	72 (23.1%)	5 (1.6%)	162 (51.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)								(n/a)		45.0						26.0					$10,588	$1,724	$174	$3,622	$7,974	$716	$8,690
John Q Thomas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3330 E Lockett Rd	Flagstaff	86004	Coconino County	Flagstaff Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 773-4110	356	26	13.6		81 (22.8%)	3 (0.8%)	165 (46.3%)	1 (0.3%)	83 (23.3%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (5.9%)								(n/a)													$8,972	$547	$149	$1,243	$7,654	$622	$8,277

Frequently Asked Questions about Charles W Sechrist Elementary School

Is Charles W Sechrist Elementary School a good school?

Charles W Sechrist Elementary School ranks 251^st of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Charles W Sechrist Elementary School?

Students at Charles W Sechrist Elementary School are 70% White, 16% Hispanic, 6% American Indian, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Charles W Sechrist Elementary School in?

Flagstaff Unified District

How many students attend Charles W Sechrist Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 413 students attended Charles W Sechrist Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Charles W Sechrist Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Charles W Sechrist Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mount Elden Middle School
High : Flagstaff High School

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