Ganado Primary School

Ganado Primary School is a K-5 school of very small scale in Ganado, Arizona, one of the schools within Ganado Unified School District (4157), serveing 162 students in grades pre-K through 2. Enrollment runs roughly 64% leaner than the state mean of about 451.

Ganado Unified School District (4157) runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 980 students. Ganado Primary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Ganado Primary School records that 93% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority. Other groups include 5% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Ganado Primary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, census data for Apache County shows the typical household earns roughly $41,438 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 25%. Across Apache County's 67 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,525 students), Ganado Primary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Ganado Intermediate School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 36%: 253 students in 2018 compared to 162 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.