Summary:
The 86503 zip code area is home to 7 schools, including 4 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 1 high school, and 1 alternative school, all part of the Chinle Unified District, except for Rough Rock Community School and Cottonwood Day School, which have their own districts.
Chinle Elementary School stands out as the highest-performing school in the area, with 54% of 4th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and 53% of 3rd graders proficient or better in Mathematics. The school is also ranked 3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, the highest in the district. In contrast, the Chinle High School and Chinle Junior High School both have a 5.2% dropout rate, and across the district, students perform below the state average on standardized tests.
The alternative schools, Rough Rock Community School and Cottonwood Day School, serve a very high-need student population, as evidenced by their extremely high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, at 98.6% and 97.86% respectively. While the schools in the Chinle Unified District spend more per student and have lower student-teacher ratios than the state average, the academic outcomes do not yet reflect this investment.
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