Tsehootsooi Middle School

Set in FORT DEFIANCE, Arizona, Tsehootsooi Middle School is a tight-knit middle-grades school, run under Window Rock Unified District (4154). It enrolls 284 students across grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 494 students per school, that is 43% smaller than typical.

Across the 6 schools in Window Rock Unified District (4154) (1,705 students total), Tsehootsooi Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Tsehootsooi Middle School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (98%).

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Apache County) records that the typical household earns roughly $41,438 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 25% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Apache County's 67 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,525 students), Tsehootsooi Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Tsehootsooi Middle School has declined 19%, going from 352 students in 2018 to 284 in 2025.

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