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Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center

Public Grades 4-6
Summary

Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center is a public middle school in Fort Defiance, Arizona, serving 319 students in grades 4-6. The school is part of the Window Rock Unified District and serves a socioeconomically disadvantaged student population.

Academically, Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center consistently underperforms the state and district averages in proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 25% in 4th grade ELA, 19% in 4th grade Math, and only 15% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in Science, compared to state averages of 46%, 40%, and 34%, respectively. The nearby Tsehootsooi Middle School also struggles academically, with proficiency rates in the low to mid-20s for ELA and around 10% for Science.

The school has also seen significant fluctuations in per-student spending, ranging from $4,659 in 2018-2019 to $14,608 in 2019-2020 and $13,542 in 2020-2021. The student-teacher ratio has also varied, from 16.5 in 2021-2022 to 17.7 in 2022-2023 and 15.9 in 2023-2024. These resource allocation challenges, combined with the school's persistent academic underperformance, suggest that the issues faced by Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center may be reflective of broader challenges within the Window Rock Unified District.

340
Students ?
18.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
46.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 Navajo Route 7
       Fort Defiance, AZ  86504

(928) 729-6815

District: Window Rock Unified District


Students who attend Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center usually attend:

High:    Window Rock High School

Feeder schools for Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center:

Elementary:    Tsehootsooi Dine Bi'Olta
    Tsehootsooi Primary Learning Center
Racial breakdown:

American Indian:
98.8%
Hispanic:
0.9%
Two or more races:
0.3%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2014 → 6th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Arizona average (20% vs 38% meeting standards)
!Science scores 19 pts below the Arizona average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school20%
District avg21%
Arizona avg38%
855th of 909
Arizona public elementary schools ?
Bottom 6%▲ up 5 pts since 2015
From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Arizona Elementary Schools →
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SchoolDigger rating ?
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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202511.2855 of 9095.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.8895 of 9121.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.21181 of 12455.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.4970 of 10003.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.51019 of 10391.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.21039 of 11096.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201711.11050 of 11065.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20167.61054 of 10792.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20155.9950 of 9550.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20147.21040 of 10793.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
20258.4563 of 5894.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.21127 of 12197.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.7817 of 8240.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.7841 of 8622.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.3928 of 10239.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202513.2532 of 5493.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
20256.3615 of 6261.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.21192 of 12162.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.3846 of 8500.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.1967 of 10326.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202529.49 of 1225.0%★★☆☆☆
202423.86 of 714.3%★★☆☆☆
202313.0202 of 2197.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.281 of 821.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201926.615 of 2025.0%★☆☆☆☆
201846.330 of 6251.6%★★★☆☆
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 (2025)25th percentile+19 vs school
Female (2025)4th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school
Male (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school
By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts24%-17 vs state
Mathematics17%-18 vs state
Science15%-19 vs state

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Students who attend Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center usually go on to attend Window Rock High School

Students at Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center are 99% American Indian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 340 students attended Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center.


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