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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHOW LOW UNIFIED DISTRICT (4393)·NCES 040770001253

Linden Elementary School

1009 SCHOOL HOUSE LN, SHOW LOW, AZ 85901 · (928) 537-6017 · Navajo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL208 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of Arizona public elementary schools
  • B+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

Enrollment
208
Elementary
DISTRICT 239 · STATE 451
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten3115%
Grade 14421%
Grade 23416%
Grade 32914%
Grade 44120%
Grade 52914%

This year's kindergarten class (31) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (29).

Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
15474%
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
4723%
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 48% · US 30%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 15%
Native American
52%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 1%
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
Male
12460%
Female
8440%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Linden Elementary School→Show Low Junior High School→White Mountain Institute
Based on grade levels within Show Low Unified District (4393). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

AASA 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
49.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +6.0pp since 2017
Math
51.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . +4.0pp since 2017

What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2017, while math scores are up about 4 points.

AASA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2549.0%51.0%
2023-2450.0%45.0%
2022-2352.0%54.0%
2021-2251.0%55.0%
2020-2154.0%38.0%
2018-1963.0%73.0%
2017-1843.0%47.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Linden Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ArizonaIn Navajo County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
51.0%#241 of 1,072
▲ 47
#4 of 20
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
49.0%#312 of 1,072
▲ 3
#4 of 20
no change
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-3.0pp#343 of 930#9 of 13
Enrollment
ranked largest first
208#999 of 1,223#19 of 38
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.9:1#280 of 991#7 of 19
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
40.0%#743 of 1,007#9 of 19
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 2024-25
Enrollment
208
+49 (+31%) vs 2020
+126% since 1990-91, when it was 92
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 15.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252081414.9:1N/A
2023-242011315.5:1N/A
2022-232031414.5:140% (82)
2020-211591015.9:1N/A
2017-181768.420.9:153% (94)
2015-16174821.8:142% (73)
2010-112301219.2:150% (114)
2000-011981216.5:1N/A
1990-9192518.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Linden Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 18% (176 to 208); teachers up 67% (8.4 to 14).

About Linden Elementary School

Linden Elementary School is an elementary school in SHOW LOW, Arizona, reachable at (928) 537-6017. Enrollment totals 208 students across kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 54% below the 451-student average for elementary schools in Arizona.

Federal data list 8 schools in Show Low Unified District (4393), with 2,398 students enrolled.

White students are 74% of those enrolled at Linden Elementary School. The next largest groups are 23% Hispanic and 2% Native American. In Navajo County overall, about 45% of residents are White. A diversity index of 40% means there is a 40% chance two randomly chosen students at Linden Elementary School are from different groups.

Its staff includes 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 14.9 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Arizona, the average ratio is 17.0:1.

Linden Elementary School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 66% of Arizona public elementary schools.

The school is in Navajo County, where median household income comes to about $54,606, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 20%. Navajo County counts 98 public schools with about 19,662 students.

Sequoia Village School, about 0.9 miles away, is the closest public school. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

Linden Elementary School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.

Enrollment increased 31% over 4 years, reaching 208 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 15.9:1 in 2020-21 to 14.9:1 in 2024-25.

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Navajo County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Linden Elementary School
District
Show Low Unified District (4393)
Address
1009 SCHOOL HOUSE LN, SHOW LOW, AZ 85901
Phone
(928) 537-6017
County
Navajo County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
208
Teachers (FTE)
14
Student–teacher ratio
14.9:1
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
040770001253
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Show Low Unified District (4393)
Other schools in SHOW LOW
Other Linden Elementary schools

9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Linden Elementary. Linden Elementary School is the 9th largest of the 10.

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Frequently asked questions

About Linden Elementary School
How large is Linden Elementary School?
Linden Elementary School enrolls approximately 208 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Linden Elementary School serve?
Linden Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Linden Elementary School have?
Linden Elementary School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
How diverse is Linden Elementary School?
Linden Elementary School reports a student body of 74% White, 23% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Who oversees Linden Elementary School?
Linden Elementary School is overseen by Show Low Unified District (4393) in Navajo County.
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