SE Valley Times

There were 2,504 Latino students enrolled in Navajo County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 11.5% more than the previous year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Navajo County welcomed 17,228 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Latino students made up 14.5% of the student body, making them the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 72 schools in Navajo County, Blue Ridge Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Latino students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 242 Latino students.

A 2023 study from Scholaroo.com ranked Arizona last out of all U.S. states in terms of educational success, giving the state poor markets for school quality, student success, and teacher-to-student ratio.

In 2022 Arizona had roughly one teacher for every 19 students, compared to the national average of one teacher for 16 students. Teachers handling a higher number of students was found to have negative consequences for students' school performance.

Some data provided by the Arizona Department of Education may be incomplete due to the Family and Educational Rights and Privacy Act.

School name	% of Latino students	Total enrollment
Jefferson Elementary School	38.9%	365
Bonnie Brennan School	33.3%	249
Park Elementary School	33.1%	154
Hulet Elementary School	31.6%	320
Washington School	30.9%	259
Blue Ridge Elementary School	28%	864
Winslow Junior High School	26.2%	343
Blue Ridge Junior High School	25.8%	287
Winslow High School	25.7%	615
Blue Ridge High School	23.9%	710
Northern AZ Academy for Career Dev. - Taylor	23.1%	52
Whipple Ranch Elementary School	22.6%	403
Nikolaus Homestead Elementary School	20.5%	405
Holbrook Junior High School	19.5%	364
Mountain Meadows Primary	19.1%	136
Joseph City Junior High School	18.8%	117
Show Low Junior High School	18.6%	607
Capps Elementary School	17.9%	106
Joseph City Elementary School	17.6%	188
Show Low High School	17.4%	855
Mogollon High School	17.2%	145
Joseph City High School	17.1%	158
Holbrook High School	16.4%	640
Sequoia Village School	15.4%	175
Taylor Intermediate School	15.3%	229
Taylor Elementary School	14.6%	301
Snowflake Junior High School	13.8%	458
Snowflake Intermediate School	13.6%	374
Linden Elementary School	13.5%	193
Snowflake High School	12.9%	848
Highland Primary School	12.8%	485
Indian Wells Elementary	7.4%	326
George Washington Academy	6.5%	217
Monument Valley High School	2.2%	634
Pinon Elementary School	-	367
Pinon Accelerated Middle School	-	234
Pinon High School	-	330
Mogollon Junior High School	-	14
Whiteriver Elementary	-	363
Canyon Day Junior High School	-	487
Cradleboard School	-	278
Alchesay High School	-	703
Jeddito School	-	121
Kayenta Middle School	-	508
Kayenta Elementary School	-	497
Shonto Preparatory Technology High School	-	73
Navajo County Instruction for Success	-	13
Show Low Preschool	-	18
White Mountain Institute	-	29
Seven Mile School	-	428
NATIVE - Ganado High School	-	17
Snowflake Preschool	-	26
Sequoia Village High School	-	59
WMI ON LINE	-	56
NATIVE Central Campus	-	13