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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SNOWFLAKE UNIFIED DISTRICT (4391)·NCES 040782000695

Snowflake Junior High School

1380 S MAIN ST, SNOWFLAKE, AZ 85937 · (928) 536-4156 · Navajo County
GRADES 06–09MIDDLE33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of Arizona public middle schools
  • ATest 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.
  • BThree-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

Enrollment
434
Middle
DISTRICT 429 · STATE 494
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.4:1 · STATE 17.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 722452%
Grade 821048%
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
32475%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
6415%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 48% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 6% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
194%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
256%
DISTRICT 4% · 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
22853%
Female
20647%

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Test scores

AASA 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
58.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +6.0pp since 2017
Math
48.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -13.0pp since 2017

What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 down about 13 points.

AASA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2558.0%48.0%
2023-2448.0%49.0%
2022-2348.0%47.0%
2021-2256.0%48.0%
2020-2152.0%51.0%
2018-1949.0%64.0%
2017-1852.0%61.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Snowflake Junior High School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ArizonaIn Navajo County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
48.0%#24 of 190
▲ 2
#2 of 9
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
58.0%#26 of 190
▲ 16
#1 of 9
▲ 2
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+1.0pp#65 of 160#4 of 8
Enrollment
ranked largest first
434#125 of 214#3 of 12
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
20.4:1#133 of 179#7 of 8
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
41.6%#126 of 182#6 of 8
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-3.1%#134 of 139#7 of 7
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 2024-25
Enrollment
434
+18 (+4%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 403
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 21.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2543421.320.4:1N/A
2023-2445119.323.4:1N/A
2022-2348619.624.8:144% (213)
2020-214161921.9:1N/A
2017-1844817.525.6:144% (196)
2015-164051723.8:158% (235)
2010-114021625.1:157% (231)
2000-013902019.5:1N/A
1990-914032119.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Snowflake Junior High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 3% (448 to 434); teachers up 21% (17.5 to 21.3).

About Snowflake Junior High School

Snowflake Junior High School is a medium-sized middle school in SNOWFLAKE, Arizona, under Snowflake Unified District (4391). The student body numbers 434 students, from grades 6 through 9.

Snowflake Unified District (4391) is made up of 7 schools with 2,830 students in all.

Snowflake Junior High School is 75% White by enrollment. Other students are 15% Hispanic, 6% Native American, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Navajo County residents are about 45% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 42% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Federal data list 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Snowflake Junior High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 20.4:1. That is higher than the 17.8:1 average for middle schools in Arizona.

allk12 grades Snowflake Junior High School an A. The grade compares the school only with Arizona public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.

County data help place the school in context: in Navajo County, the median household income is $54,606, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 20% of residents are in poverty. In all, Navajo County has 98 public schools and roughly 19,662 students.

George Washington Academy is located about 0.6 miles from Snowflake Junior High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

The school is in a town far from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Remote).

Federal data show a 4% enrollment increase, from 416 in 2020-21 to 434 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 21.9:1 to 20.4:1.

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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
Snowflake Junior High School
District
Snowflake Unified District (4391)
Address
1380 S MAIN ST, SNOWFLAKE, AZ 85937
Phone
(928) 536-4156
County
Navajo County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–09
Total enrollment
434
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student–teacher ratio
20.4:1
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
040782000695
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Snowflake Junior High School
How many students attend Snowflake Junior High School?
Snowflake Junior High School enrolls approximately 434 students in grades 06-09.
What grades does Snowflake Junior High School serve?
Snowflake Junior High School serves grades 06-09.
How many teachers does Snowflake Junior High School have?
Snowflake Junior High School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Snowflake Junior High School?
Student demographics at Snowflake Junior High School are roughly 75% White, 15% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Snowflake Junior High School public or private?
Snowflake Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Snowflake Unified District (4391).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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