Enrollment
75
Middle
DISTRICT 85 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RED MESA UNIFIED DISTRICT (4159)·NCES 040687000206
Red Mesa Junior High School
Hwy 160 Milepost 448, Teec Nos Pos, AZ 86514 · (928) 656-4137 · Apache County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL75 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% of Arizona public middle schools
- C-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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
11.1:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · 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 | 23 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 25 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 36% |
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · 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 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
2.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . -18.0pp since 2017
Math
11.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -22.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 2 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 18 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 22 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 2.0% | 11.0% |
| 2022-23 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 17.0% | 24.0% |
| 2017-18 | 20.0% | 33.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Red Mesa Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Apache County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 75 | #203 of 214 | #8 of 8 |
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
75
+5 (+7%) vs 2020
-23% since 2000-01, when it was 98
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 75 | 6.7 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 79 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 79 | 6 | 13.2:1 | 58% (46) |
| 2020-21 | 70 | 7 | 10.0:1 | 59% (41) |
| 2017-18 | 99 | 6.5 | 15.3:1 | 52% (51) |
| 2015-16 | 123 | 5 | 24.6:1 | 62% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 198 | 9 | 22.0:1 | 12% (24) |
| 2000-01 | 98 | 8 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Red Mesa Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (99 to 75); teachers up 4% (6.5 to 6.7).
About Red Mesa Junior High School
Red Mesa Junior High School operates as a small middle-grades school in Teec Nos Pos, Arizona. The school had 75 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for middle schools in Arizona is about 494, so this school runs 85% smaller than that.
The Red Mesa Unified District (4159) system has 5 schools and 427 students.
Red Mesa Junior High School's enrollment is 99% Native American. Pick two students at random and there is a 3% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 6.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.1:1. On average, middle schools in Arizona have 17.8:1, compared with 11.1:1 here.
allk12 grades Red Mesa Junior High School a D. The grade compares the school only with Arizona public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Apache County has about 65,341 residents, and the median household income is $41,438, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 25%. In all, Apache County has 67 public schools and roughly 11,525 students.
Red Mesa Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Red Mesa Junior High School, there are 2 other public schools.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over 4 years, Red Mesa Junior High School's enrollment grew 7%, to 75. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 10.0:1 to 11.1:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Red Mesa Junior High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Apache County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,341
Census ACS
Median income
$41,438
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
25%
Below federal line
Schools in county
67
11,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Red Mesa Unified District (4159)
- Red Mesa High SchoolHigh · 140 students
- Red Mesa Elementary SchoolElementary · 124 students
- Round Rock Elementary SchoolElementary · 71 students
- Red Valley/Cove High SchoolHigh · 17 students
Other schools in Teec Nos Pos
- Red Mesa High SchoolHigh · 140 students
- Red Mesa Elementary SchoolElementary · 124 students
- T'iis Nazbas Community SchoolElementary · 94 students
- Red Valley/Cove High SchoolHigh · 17 students
- NATIVE - Red Mesa High SchoolHigh
Nearby schools
- Red Mesa Elementary School0.0 mi · 124
- Red Mesa High School0.0 mi · 140
- T'iis Nazbas Community School15.6 mi · 94
- Aneth Community School20.4 mi · 91
- Montezuma Creek School21.1 mi · 282
- Rock Point Community School21.4 mi · 297
Frequently asked questions
About Red Mesa Junior High SchoolHow large is Red Mesa Junior High School?
Red Mesa Junior High School enrolls approximately 75 students in grades 06-08.
Is Red Mesa Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Red Mesa Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Red Mesa Junior High School?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at Red Mesa Junior High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Red Mesa Junior High School?
At Red Mesa Junior High School, the student body is approximately 1% Asian.
Is Red Mesa Junior High School public or private?
Red Mesa Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Red Mesa Unified District (4159).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.