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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 86503

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At a glance

Schools

1,704

Students

Districts

Top rankedMany Farms Elementary School129^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Tsaile Elementary School up 169 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Many Farms Elementary School 10.8 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Mesa View Elementary and 1 more

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

2★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The 86503 zip code area in Arizona is home to 4 elementary schools, including Chinle Elementary School, Mesa View Elementary, Canyon De Chelly Elementary School, and Cottonwood Day School. These schools serve students from kindergarten through 6th grade and are part of the Chinle Unified District and the Cottonwood Day School district.

Among the schools in the 86503 zip code, Chinle Elementary School stands out as the highest-performing, with consistently strong proficiency rates on state assessments that exceed the district and state averages. This school has the largest enrollment of 466 students and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15:1, which may contribute to its academic success. In contrast, Cottonwood Day School faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with 97.86% of its 140 students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-need student population.

The data also reveals variation in school performance, with Mesa View Elementary and Canyon De Chelly Elementary School generally having lower proficiency rates compared to Chinle Elementary School and the district/state averages. This highlights the importance of analyzing individual school data to understand the educational landscape in the 86503 zip code area and identify areas for improvement to support student learning.

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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 (2023)	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 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th 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
Chinle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	Highway 191 & Navajo Route 7	Chinle	86503	Apache County	Chinle Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 674-9300	489	28	17.4	68.8%	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	482 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44.6	441^st of 909 public elementary schools	51.5%		46.3	431^st of 912 public elementary schools	52.7%	10	30.0	54.0	36.0	51.0			53.0	35.0	31.0	46.0			27.0	$19,242	$8,695	$2,018	$19,408	$7,383	$1,146	$8,529
Canyon De Chelly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	Highway 191	Chinle	86503	Apache County	Chinle Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 674-9200	252	20	12.6	77.6%	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	250 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.4	548^th of 909 public elementary schools	39.7%					(n/a)		27.0					42.0			32.0				$19,024	$9,927	$1,798	$21,652	$6,571	$728	$7,299
Many Farms Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	US Highway 191	Many Farms	86503	Apache County	Chinle Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 674-9000	239	22	10.8	63.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	239 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83.9	129^th of 909 public elementary schools	85.8%		77.8	183^rd of 912 public elementary schools	79.9%	54	70.0	61.0					85.0	54.0						$19,818	$8,821	$2,262	$19,904	$8,053	$682	$8,735
Tsaile Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	Navajo Rt 12 and Jct. Hwy 64	Tsaile	86503	Apache County	Chinle Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 674-9100	313	27	11.5	72.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	312 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82.9	134^th of 909 public elementary schools	85.3%		63.1	303^rd of 912 public elementary schools	66.8%	169	59.0	77.0		40.0	59.0	45.0	85.0	65.0		69.0	38.0	52.0		$19,419	$9,002	$2,012	$20,015	$7,243	$1,162	$8,405
Mesa View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	Highway 191	Chinle	86503	Apache County	Chinle Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 674-9800	288	24	12.0	70.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	285 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31.9	545^th of 909 public elementary schools	40.0%					(n/a)							40.0		33.0	26.0				$20,651	$10,240	$1,706	$22,186	$7,977	$728	$8,705
Cottonwood Day School	Public	K-8	Navajo Route 4	Chinle	86503	Apache County	Cottonwood Day School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(928) 725-3235	123	11	11.1	97.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	123 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 86503

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chinle	0.1 mi	9	74^th
Many Farms	13.22 mi	3	6^th
Ganado	19.61 mi	9	102^nd
Tsaile	22.99 mi	1	13^th
Round Rock	25.24 mi	1

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.