Ganado Middle School

Ganado Middle School operates as a compact middle school in Ganado, Arizona, operated by Ganado Unified School District (4157). Current enrollment sits at 234 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 494 students per school, that is 53% leaner than typical.

Within Ganado Unified School District (4157), which oversees 4 schools and 980 students, Ganado Middle School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Ganado Middle School records that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (95%). Other groups include 3% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.8:1 average.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Apache County) records that median household income runs about $41,438, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 25%. Across Apache County's 67 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,525 students), Ganado Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Ganado Intermediate School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Ganado Middle School's enrollment has fell 35% since 2018, when it stood at 361 (now 234). Class-load math has pulled in: from 25.8:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Ganado Middle School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.