Enrollment
97
Middle
DISTRICT 138 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOSEPH CITY UNIFIED DISTRICT (4388)·NCES 040401002542
Joseph City Junior High School
4629 E. Second North, Joseph City, AZ 86032 · (928) 288-3361 · Navajo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL97 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% of Arizona public middle schools
- BTest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
7.3:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 17.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 35 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 29 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 33 | 34% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Joseph City Junior High School→Joseph City High School
Based on grade levels within Joseph City Unified District (4388). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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AASA 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
32.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . -6.0pp since 2017
Math
18.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -14.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 14 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 18.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 24.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 26.0% |
| 2018-19 | 46.0% | 38.0% |
| 2017-18 | 38.0% | 32.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Joseph City Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Navajo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 97 | #199 of 214 | #11 of 12 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
97
-16 (-14%) vs 2020
+37% since 2010-11, when it was 71
Student : Teacher
7.3:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 97 | 13.3 | 7.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 110 | 12.3 | 8.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 116 | 13.2 | 8.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 113 | 7 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 64 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 62 | 4 | 15.5:1 | 40% (25) |
| 2010-11 | 71 | 6 | 11.8:1 | 39% (28) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Joseph City Junior High School.
About Joseph City Junior High School
Joseph City Junior High School is a very small middle school that serves part of Joseph City, Arizona. Federal data show 97 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. On average, middle schools in Arizona enroll around 494, and this school is 80% below that mark.
Joseph City Junior High School is in Joseph City Unified District (4388), a district with 415 students across 3 schools.
The student body at Joseph City Junior High School is 57% White. The school is also 15% Native American, 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 2% Black. The White share of the county population is lower, at 45%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 63, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Joseph City Junior High School totals 13.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 7.3:1. The average for middle schools in Arizona is 17.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher.
Joseph City Junior High School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 53% of Arizona public middle schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Navajo County show that the median household earns about $54,606 a year, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 20% of residents are in poverty. Navajo County has 98 public schools with about 19,662 students, including Joseph City Junior High School.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Joseph City Junior High School from the closest public school, Joseph City High School. The five-mile area around Joseph City Junior High School holds 2 other public schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 97, from 113 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 16.1:1 to 7.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Navajo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
108,415
Census ACS
Median income
$54,606
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
98
19,662 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Joseph City Unified District (4388)
- Joseph City Elementary SchoolElementary · 190 students
- Joseph City High SchoolHigh · 128 students
Other schools in Joseph City
- Joseph City Elementary SchoolElementary · 190 students
- Joseph City High SchoolHigh · 128 students
- NAVIT - Joseph City High SchoolHigh
Nearby schools
- Joseph City High School0.0 mi · 128
- Joseph City Elementary School0.6 mi · 190
- NAVIT - Holbrook High School9.3 mi · 2
- Holbrook High School9.3 mi · 660
- Hulet Elementary School9.5 mi · 341
- Holbrook Junior High School9.7 mi · 316
Frequently asked questions
About Joseph City Junior High SchoolHow large is Joseph City Junior High School?
Joseph City Junior High School enrolls approximately 97 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Joseph City Junior High School serve?
Joseph City Junior High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Joseph City Junior High School have?
Joseph City Junior High School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Joseph City Junior High School?
Student demographics at Joseph City Junior High School are roughly 57% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Joseph City Junior High School?
Joseph City Junior High School is overseen by Joseph City Unified District (4388) in Navajo County.
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