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Schools in St. Michaels · Window Rock Unified District

St. Michaels’s public schools score below 66% of Arizona districts on tests and graduation

11% of students in St. Michaels’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Arizona average (35%). The grade covers the public school district serving St. Michaels, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Arizona, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Arizona state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
18%
▼ 22 pts vs AZ 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
11%
▼ 24 pts vs AZ 35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–84%
▲ 2–6 pts vs AZ 78%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.0K
▲ 46% vs AZ $12.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.8
AZ 17.2 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,326 students on the public path
In brief

St. Michaels’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 161 Arizona towns with household incomes within a quarter of St. Michaels’s, its schools beat 20%, lower than their 34% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 18% of tested students were proficient in reading and 11% in math, against 40% and 35% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 78% across Arizona (the state reports St. Michaels’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $17,999 per student in FY2024, against $12,318 across Arizona. 57% of its revenue that year was federal (Arizona 18%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one middle and one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 7 the district’s path is Tsehootsooi Middle School, then Window Rock High School. Enrollment is down 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind St. Michaels’s grade

D Test scoresB− Graduation

C: better than 34% of Arizona school districts. Graduation is above the Arizona average; test scores are below it.

Arizona school districts we grade (577)Better than 34%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arizona towns with similar household incomes (161)Better than 20%
CC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 848 test results and a graduating class of 148 could put St. Michaels anywhere from C to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of St. Michaels’s students in the tested grades sat them (847 in math, 850 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve St. Michaels, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–62 schoolsDepends on your addressD to C+
7–8Tsehootsooi Middle Schoolin Fort DefianceNo scores
9–12Window Rock High Schoolin Fort DefianceNo scores

St. Michaels’s public schools are run by Window Rock Unified District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Window Rock Unified DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,705 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 17.8 per teacher (AZ 17.2)
$17,999AZ $12,318 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading18%
State average 40.4% · 850 students tested
Math11%
State average 34.8% · 847 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 57% of the Window Rock Unified District district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 18% across Arizona, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

St. Michaels vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Arizona towns that share St. Michaels’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
St. MichaelsCWindow Rock Unified District

Every school in St. Michaels

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arizona’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving St. Michaelsin other towns
Tsehootsooi Primary Learning Center
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Fort Defiance
D
430 students15:1Rate it →
Tsehootsooi Dine Bi'Olta
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Window Rock
C+
64 students13:1Rate it →
Tsehootsooi Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Fort Defiance
284 students19:1Rate it →
Window Rock High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fort Defiance
548 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about St. Michaels’s schools

Are St. Michaels’s schools good?

On Arizona’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools St. Michaels children attend score below 66% of Arizona’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 20%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is St. Michaels in?

Window Rock Unified District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,705 students in 6 schools (2024–25).

Where do St. Michaels kids go to high school?

Window Rock High School in Fort Defiance, with 548 students.

What is St. Michaels’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Window Rock Unified District graduated in four years, against 78% across Arizona.

How much does St. Michaels spend per student?

$17,999 in Window Rock Unified District (FY2024), against $12,318 across Arizona. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Arizona. Stars are from neighbors.