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Mt. Turnbull Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6
Summary

Mt. Turnbull Elementary School is a public elementary school in Fort Thomas, Arizona, serving 119 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Fort Thomas Unified District, which is ranked 463 out of 540 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating.

Mt. Turnbull Elementary School faces significant challenges, with an overwhelmingly Native American student population (99.16%) and consistently low academic performance. The school consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Arizona elementary schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics well below the state averages. When analyzing student subgroup performance, the school ranks higher for Native American students compared to other subgroups, but still struggles overall. The school's high poverty rates, with 73.95% to 74.55% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, likely contribute to these academic challenges.

Interestingly, the nearby Fort Thomas Elementary School, which is also part of the Fort Thomas Unified District, performs better academically than Mt. Turnbull Elementary School. This suggests that the challenges faced by Mt. Turnbull Elementary School may be unique to the school itself, rather than the broader district. The school's significant increase in per-student spending and fluctuating student-teacher ratio may be attempts to address these issues, but the impact on student outcomes is not yet evident.

115
Students ?
11.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
73.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 10 Education Lane
       Bylas, AZ  85530

(928) 475-2020

District: Fort Thomas Unified District

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:
94.8%
Hispanic:
3.5%
White:
1.7%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2018 → 7th in 2023
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2018
✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Arizona average (12% vs 39% meeting standards)
!English Language Arts scores 31 pts below the Arizona average
Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?
This school12%
District avg17%
Arizona avg39%
Not ranked this year
Mt. Turnbull Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202313.01162 of 12456.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.9999 of 10000.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.81214 of 12261.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.11099 of 11090.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202315.61095 of 121910.2%★☆☆☆☆
20219.71204 of 12191.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202317.41023 of 11168.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202315.01105 of 12169.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20219.91203 of 12201.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202314.7195 of 21911.0%★☆☆☆☆
202130.4474 of 65427.5%★☆☆☆☆
201824.252 of 6216.1%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202123.71053 of 120112.3%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Special Education (2021)12th percentile+11 vs school
Native American (2023)11th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2023)10th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2023)9th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2023)8th percentile~ school
By subject vs Arizona (2022-2023) ?
Mathematics15%-22 vs state
English Language Arts10%-31 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 115 students attended Mt. Turnbull Elementary School.

Students at Mt. Turnbull Elementary School are 95% American Indian, 3% Hispanic, 2% White.

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2024–25 dropout ratesDec 2, 2025
2024–25 graduation ratesNov 7, 2025
2024–25 AASA & AzSCI test scoresOct 10, 2025
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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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