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Tuba City Junior High School

Public Grades 6-8
Summary

Tuba City Junior High School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Tuba City, Arizona, with a total enrollment of 247 students. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance and high dropout rates compared to state averages.

Tuba City Junior High School has underperformed the state averages in standardized test scores for 8th-grade students in science, English language arts, and mathematics. For example, in 2023-2024, only 15% of 8th graders were proficient or better in science, compared to the state average of 28%. The school's performance in English language arts and mathematics is also significantly lower than the state averages, with only 18% and 11% of 8th graders being proficient or better, respectively, compared to the state averages of 35% and 28%. The school's performance has been consistently low across multiple grade levels and subject areas, indicating a systemic issue with academic achievement.

Additionally, Tuba City Junior High School has experienced high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 5.2% to 9.2% between 2021-2022 and 2022-2023, which are significantly higher than the state average. The school's funding and resources have also fluctuated, with per-student spending ranging from $8,765 in 2019-2020 to $14,089 in 2018-2019, and the student-teacher ratio varying from 10.1 in 2022-2023 to 15.4 in 2021-2022. These factors may contribute to the school's academic challenges and the need for comprehensive interventions and support systems to improve student outcomes.

230
Students ?
10.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,097
Per pupil spending ?
85.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 67 East Fir Street
       Tuba City, AZ  86045

(928) 283-1040

District: Tuba City Unified School District #15


Students who attend Tuba City Junior High School usually attend:

High:    Tuba City High School

Feeder schools for Tuba City Junior High School:

Elementary:    Dzil Libei Elementary School
    Tsinaabaas Habitiin Elementary School
    Tuba City Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

American Indian:
98.3%
Asian:
0.9%
White:
0.4%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2014 → 10th in 2024
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Arizona average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school16%
District avg16%
Arizona avg41%
Not ranked this year
Tuba City Junior High 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
202413.3495 of 55010.0%★☆☆☆☆
202312.6808 of 8545.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.2581 of 6054.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202176.4168 of 83279.8%★★★★☆
20196.2599 of 6051.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.7688 of 7113.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201715.1625 of 69510.1%★☆☆☆☆
201611.0645 of 6774.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20158.6516 of 5211.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201414.3624 of 6909.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201314.3729 of 7877.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201225.6640 of 77217.1%★☆☆☆☆
20118.1655 of 6854.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20109.4662 of 6924.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200922.0553 of 66316.6%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202311.3781 of 8063.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.5484 of 4942.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202176.3155 of 82081.1%★★★★☆
20188.1608 of 6242.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202313.4689 of 7173.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202317.1705 of 81013.0%★☆☆☆☆
20189.4599 of 6172.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202312.7144 of 1599.4%★☆☆☆☆
20226.848 of 492.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202181.217 of 39095.6%★★★★★
201919.811 of 128.3%★☆☆☆☆
201820.656 of 629.7%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202182.324 of 78997.0%★★★★★
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)97th percentile+17 vs school
Male (2023)13th percentile+8 vs school
Native American (2023)9th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2023)4th percentile~ school
Female (2023)3rd percentile~ school

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In the 2024-25 school year, 230 students attended Tuba City Junior High School.

Students who attend Tuba City Junior High School usually go on to attend Tuba City High School

Students at Tuba City Junior High School are 98% American Indian.


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2024–25 dropout ratesDec 2, 2025
2024–25 graduation ratesNov 7, 2025
2024–25 AASA & AzSCI test scoresOct 10, 2025
2023–24 dropout ratesJun 30, 2025


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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