Enrollment
255
Elementary
DISTRICT 235 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN JUAN DISTRICT·NCES 490090001426
Tse'Bii'Nidzisgai School
10 W MEDICAL DR, MONUMENT VALLEY, UT 84536 · (435) 678-1286 · San Juan County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL255 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of Utah public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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 Utah public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
255 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 33%
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 30% smaller than its 6th grade class (37).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 47% · 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
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
6.9%
UT avg 41.4% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
3.1%
UT avg 41.8% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 7 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 3 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 6.9% | 3.1% |
| 2023-24 | 5.8% | 4.4% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
6.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
10.9%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 6% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 11% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Utah's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Tse'Bii'Nidzisgai School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tse'Bii'Nidzisgai School this school | 255 | 100.0% | 6.0% |
| Montezuma Creek School MONTEZUMA CREEK | 282 | 100.0% | 16.8% |
| Aneth Community School Montezuma Creek | 91 | 96.7% | N/A |
| Bluff School BLUFF | 82 | 98.8% | N/A |
| Eagle View School ROOSEVELT | 278 | 74.8% | 15.1% |
| Naa Tsis'aan Community School Tonalea | 68 | 95.6% | N/A |
Matched among Utah elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Tse'Bii'Nidzisgai School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In San Juan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 6.0% | #562 of 562 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 3.1% | #578 of 578 no change | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 6.9% | #578 of 578 no change | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 255 | #545 of 613 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #22 of 556 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.6% | #543 of 559 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #3 of 582 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.1% | #349 of 388 | N/A |
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 2024-25Enrollment
255
-46 (-15%) vs 2020
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 | 255 | 16.5 | 15.5:1 | 100% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 225 | 16.8 | 13.4:1 | 100% (225) |
| 2022-23 | 255 | 17.8 | 14.4:1 | 100% (255) |
| 2020-21 | 301 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 266 | N/A | N/A | 100% (266) |
| 2015-16 | 312 | N/A | N/A | 99% (309) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tse'Bii'Nidzisgai School.
About Tse'Bii'Nidzisgai School
As a small elementary school, Tse'Bii'Nidzisgai School serves students in MONUMENT VALLEY, Utah. The school had 255 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Utah) has about 491 students.
The 11 schools of San Juan District, including Tse'Bii'Nidzisgai School, enroll 2,873 students.
At Tse'Bii'Nidzisgai School, Native American students make up 92% of the student body. Smaller groups are 4% White. By the diversity index, Tse'Bii'Nidzisgai School comes in at 16%.
Federal data list 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Tse'Bii'Nidzisgai School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Utah is 21.8:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 100%. On average, public schools in San Juan County report 73%.
The allk12 Grade for Tse'Bii'Nidzisgai School is D. Compared with Utah public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 9% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Utah, Tse'Bii'Nidzisgai School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 6.0% actual against a predicted 10.9%.
San Juan County census figures show that median household income is about $64,481, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Tse'Bii'Nidzisgai School is among the 13 public schools in San Juan County.
Of nearby public schools, Monument Valley High is the closest, at about 0.3 miles.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment was 301 in 2020-21 and 255 in 2024-25, a decrease of 46 students.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
San Juan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,483
Census ACS
Median income
$64,481
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,032 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in San Juan District
- Blanding SchoolElementary · 509 students
- San Juan HighHigh · 425 students
- Albert R. Lyman MiddleMiddle · 330 students
- Whitehorse HighHigh · 303 students
- Montezuma Creek SchoolElementary · 282 students
- Monticello SchoolElementary · 277 students
Nearby schools
- Monument Valley High0.3 mi · 192
- Kayenta Community School19.0 mi · 305
- Baker Middle School19.2 mi · 447
- K.U.S.D.#27 - A B C Preschool19.2 mi · 53
- Debbie Braff Elementary School19.3 mi · 426
- NATIVE Central Campus19.3 mi · 2
Frequently asked questions
About Tse'Bii'Nidzisgai SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tse'Bii'Nidzisgai School?
Tse'Bii'Nidzisgai School enrolls approximately 255 students in grades PK-06.
Is Tse'Bii'Nidzisgai School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tse'Bii'Nidzisgai School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Tse'Bii'Nidzisgai School have?
Tse'Bii'Nidzisgai School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Tse'Bii'Nidzisgai School?
Student demographics at Tse'Bii'Nidzisgai School are roughly 4% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Tse'Bii'Nidzisgai School in?
Tse'Bii'Nidzisgai School is part of San Juan District.
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