Enrollment
340
Middle
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINDOW ROCK UNIFIED DISTRICT (4154)·NCES 040943000967
Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center
Navajo Route 7, Fort Defiance, AZ 86504 · (928) 729-6815 · Apache County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL340 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% 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
18.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · 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 4 | 122 | 36% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 29% |
| Grade 6 | 120 | 35% |
Student demographics
2%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Window Rock Unified District (4154). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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AASA 2024-25 . % PassingMath
17.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -2.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Arizona average is about 38 of 100. Math scores are down about 2 points since 2017.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | N/A | 17.0% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 2.0% |
| 2022-23 | 2.0% | 10.0% |
| 2021-22 | 19.0% | 2.0% |
| 2020-21 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 23.0% | 20.0% |
| 2017-18 | 21.0% | 19.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Apache County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #107 of 190 ▲ 81 | #4 of 7 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #151 of 190 ▲ 39 | #5 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 340 | #147 of 214 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #96 of 179 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.3% | #176 of 182 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #93 of 139 | N/A |
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
340
-10 (-3%) vs 2020
-63% since 1990-91, when it was 911
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 340 | 18 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 319 | 20 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 355 | 20 | 17.8:1 | 46% (164) |
| 2020-21 | 350 | 21 | 16.7:1 | 70% (244) |
| 2017-18 | 399 | 22.6 | 17.6:1 | 80% (318) |
| 2015-16 | 405 | 20 | 20.3:1 | 99% (402) |
| 2000-01 | 429 | 30 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 911 | 61 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (399 to 340); teachers down 20% (22.6 to 18).
About Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center
Students in Fort Defiance, Arizona, attend Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center, a small middle school. It has an enrollment of 340 students in grades 4 through 6. Across middle schools in Arizona, the average enrollment is about 494.
Across its 6 schools, Window Rock Unified District (4154) enrolls 1,705 students. Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center is one of those schools.
The share of Native American students at Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center is 99%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center scores 2%.
The school had 18 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 18.9:1. The gap from the 17.8:1 average for middle schools in Arizona is 1.1 students per teacher.
Among Arizona public middle schools, Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center outscored 15%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
The school's county is Apache County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $41,438 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and about 25% of people live in poverty. Apache County's 67 public schools enroll about 11,525 students and include Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Tsehootsooi Middle School, is the closest to Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
In 2020-21, Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center enrolled 350 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 340. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 16.7:1 to 18.9:1.
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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 Window Rock Unified District (4154)
- Window Rock High SchoolHigh · 548 students
- Tsehootsooi Primary Learning CenterElementary · 430 students
- Tsehootsooi Middle SchoolMiddle · 284 students
- Tsehootsooi Dine Bi'OltaElementary · 64 students
- Integrated PreschoolElementary · 39 students
- Window Rock Pre SchoolElementary
Other schools in Fort Defiance
- Window Rock High SchoolHigh · 548 students
- Tsehootsooi Primary Learning CenterElementary · 430 students
- Tsehootsooi Middle SchoolMiddle · 284 students
- Integrated PreschoolElementary · 39 students
- NATIVE - Window Rock High SchoolHigh
Nearby schools
- Tsehootsooi Middle School0.0 mi · 284
- Window Rock High School1.2 mi · 548
- Tsehootsooi Primary Learning Center1.6 mi · 430
- Integrated Preschool1.6 mi · 39
- Tsehootsooi Dine Bi'Olta3.9 mi · 64
- Hunters Point Boarding School10.4 mi · 82
Frequently asked questions
About Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning CenterHow many students attend Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center?
Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center enrolls approximately 340 students in grades 04-06.
What age range does Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center serve?
Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center serves students from grade 04 through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center is approximately 18.9:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center?
At Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center, the student body is approximately 1% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
Is Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center public or private?
Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by Window Rock Unified District (4154).
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