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Alumni: what's one memory from Charles W Sechrist Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
413
Elementary
DISTRICT 372 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLAGSTAFF UNIFIED DISTRICT (4192)·NCES 040286000222
Charles W Sechrist Elementary School
2230 N FORT VALLEY RD, FLAGSTAFF, AZ 86001 · (928) 773-4020 · Coconino County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL413 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% of Arizona public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 21 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 41% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
57.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -7.0pp since 2017
Math
53.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -18.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 18 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 62.0% | 53.0% |
| 2021-22 | 62.0% | 52.0% |
| 2020-21 | 60.0% | 42.0% |
| 2018-19 | 75.0% | 72.0% |
| 2017-18 | 64.0% | 71.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Charles W Sechrist Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Coconino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #212 of 1,072 ▲ 36 | #3 of 20 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #206 of 1,072 ▼ 17 | #2 of 20 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #380 of 930 | #11 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 413 | #675 of 1,223 | #7 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #398 of 991 | #13 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.0% | #646 of 1,007 | #12 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #455 of 721 | #15 of 17 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
413
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 642
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 413 | 26 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 429 | 26.5 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 400 | 26 | 15.4:1 | 16% (64) |
| 2020-21 | 406 | 26 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 477 | 24.7 | 19.3:1 | 15% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 465 | 24 | 19.4:1 | 13% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 470 | 24 | 19.6:1 | 11% (54) |
| 2000-01 | 466 | 27 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 642 | 23 | 27.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charles W Sechrist Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (477 to 413); teachers up 5% (24.7 to 26).
About Charles W Sechrist Elementary School
Charles W Sechrist Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Arizona, with an address in FLAGSTAFF. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 413 students.
Flagstaff Unified District (4192) is responsible for 16 schools, Charles W Sechrist Elementary School included, with 8,595 students in all.
Of every 100 students at Charles W Sechrist Elementary School, about 70 are White. The school is also 16% Hispanic, 6% Native American, and 5% multiracial. The White share of the county population is lower, at 56%. The diversity index for Charles W Sechrist Elementary School is 47%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 26 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Arizona is 17.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher.
Charles W Sechrist Elementary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 79% of Arizona public elementary schools.
In the surrounding county, Coconino County, the median household earns about $72,966 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Coconino County has 80 public schools with about 18,262 students, including Charles W Sechrist Elementary School.
Charles W Sechrist Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Flagstaff Junior Academy, about 0.8 miles away. The five-mile area around Charles W Sechrist Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools.
The federal government classifies Charles W Sechrist Elementary School's location as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment at Charles W Sechrist Elementary School was 406 in 2020-21 and 413 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
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Coconino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
144,508
Census ACS
Median income
$72,966
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
80
18,262 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Flagstaff Unified District (4192)
- Flagstaff High SchoolHigh · 1,631 students
- Coconino High SchoolHigh · 1,444 students
- Sinagua Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,013 students
- Mount Elden Middle SchoolMiddle · 678 students
- Manuel DeMiguel Elementary SchoolElementary · 561 students
- Weitzel's Puente de Hozho Bilingual Magnet SchoolElementary · 426 students
Other schools in FLAGSTAFF
- Flagstaff High SchoolHigh · 1,631 students
- Coconino High SchoolHigh · 1,444 students
- Sinagua Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,013 students
- Mount Elden Middle SchoolMiddle · 678 students
- BASIS FlagstaffCombined · 666 students
- Northland Preparatory AcademyHigh · 637 students
Nearby schools
- Flagstaff Junior Academy0.8 mi · 364
- Eva Marshall Elementary School1.1 mi · 374
- Flagstaff High School1.3 mi · 1,631
- Flagstaff Arts And Leadership Academy1.3 mi · 174
- BASIS Flagstaff1.5 mi · 666
- Coconino High School1.8 mi · 1,444
Frequently asked questions
About Charles W Sechrist Elementary SchoolHow large is Charles W Sechrist Elementary School?
Charles W Sechrist Elementary School enrolls approximately 413 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Charles W Sechrist Elementary School serve?
Charles W Sechrist Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Charles W Sechrist Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Charles W Sechrist Elementary School is approximately 15.9:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Charles W Sechrist Elementary School?
At Charles W Sechrist Elementary School, the student body is approximately 70% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Charles W Sechrist Elementary School?
Charles W Sechrist Elementary School is overseen by Flagstaff Unified District (4192) in Coconino County.
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