Tsaile Elementary School

Summary:

Tsaile Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Tsaile, Arizona, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 390 students. The school is part of the Chinle Unified District, which is ranked 157 out of 288 districts in Arizona and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tsaile Elementary School consistently outperforms the Chinle Unified District and the state of Arizona in academic assessments. In the 2023-2024 school year, Tsaile Elementary School had significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the district and state averages across all grade levels. The school also performs well for its low socioeconomic status students, ranking 84th out of 546 Arizona elementary schools in this subgroup for the 2023-2024 school year. However, Tsaile Elementary School has experienced fluctuating dropout rates over the past few years, ranging from 0.9% in 2017-2018 to 11.5% in 2020-2021, which is an area the school should closely monitor and address.

Tsaile Elementary School is surrounded by two other schools, Cove Day School and Lukachukai Community School, both of which serve predominantly Native American student populations. While Tsaile Elementary School has maintained a consistent level of academic performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 301 to 612 out of over 1,000 Arizona elementary schools in recent years, there are still areas for improvement, such as reducing its fluctuating dropout rates and addressing the lower proficiency rates in certain grade levels and subject areas.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 Navajo Rt 12 and Jct. Hwy 64
       Tsaile, AZ  86556


(928) 674-9100

District: Chinle Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
301st of 904 Arizona Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,419 Help


Students who attend Tsaile Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Chinle Junior High School
High:    Chinle High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.9 Help
Number of students:  390

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:
99.5%
Hispanic:
0.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  72.6% Help


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Compare Details Tsaile Elementary School ranks better than 66.7% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Chinle Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 63.08. (See more...)
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Compare Details Tsaile Elementary School ranks better than 65.1% of middle schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 57.4. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: American Indian (99.5%), Hispanic (0.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 72.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Tsaile Elementary School is 13.9, which is the 2nd best among 3 elementary schools in the Chinle Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Tsaile Elementary School is $19,419. 2 elementary schools in the Chinle Unified District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Tsaile Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Tsaile Elementary School 301st of 904 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Tsaile Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Native American students:

SchoolDigger ranks Tsaile Elementary School 186th of 533 Arizona public middle schools. (See Tsaile Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Chinle Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Chinle Unified District 157th of 288 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Tsaile Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Tsaile Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 25.26 861st 1062 18.9%
2010 26.20 862nd 1090 20.9%
2011 23.00 895th 1075 16.7%
2012 15.83 1067th 1141 6.5%
2013 10.03 1119th 1158 3.4%
2014 11.71 1018th 1079 5.7%
2015 24.28 704th 955 26.3%
2016 39.76 591st 1079 45.2%
2017 49.64 492nd 1106 55.5%
2018 40.52 606th 1109 45.4%
2019 37.29 593rd 1039 42.9%
2022 38.91 555th 1000 44.5%
2023 43.91 612th 1245 50.8%
2024 63.08 301st 904 66.7%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Tsaile Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 77.21 10th 17 41.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Tsaile Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 78.40 84th 546 84.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Tsaile Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.61 514th 1023 49.8%
2019 36.39 517th 862 40.0%
2022 58.36 325th 824 60.6%
2023 44.60 597th 1219 51.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Tsaile Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.64 613th 1032 40.6%
2022 7.62 805th 830 3.0%
2023 40.87 647th 1216 46.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Native American students at Tsaile Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.08 2nd 62 96.8%
2019 80.55 3rd 20 85.0%
2022 58.45 44th 82 46.3%
2023 52.37 92nd 219 58.0%
2024 91.05 1st 7 85.7%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Tsaile Elementary School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Tsaile Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 27.32 516th 663 22.2%
2010 32.44 501st 692 27.6%
2011 31.79 488th 685 28.8%
2012 29.50 601st 772 22.2%
2013 27.31 636th 787 19.2%
2014 19.10 592nd 690 14.2%
2016 22.84 522nd 677 22.9%
2017 48.84 290th 695 58.3%
2018 37.77 404th 711 43.2%
2019 48.92 267th 605 55.9%
2022 39.19 323rd 605 46.6%
2023 42.21 406th 854 52.5%
2024 57.40 186th 533 65.1%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Tsaile Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.47 295th 624 52.7%
2019 48.81 215th 466 53.9%
2022 46.82 246th 494 50.2%
2023 41.43 401st 806 50.2%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Tsaile Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.03 349th 617 43.4%
2023 40.84 405th 810 50.0%
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Rank History for middle school Native American students at Tsaile Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.70 6th 62 90.3%
2019 95.18 1st 12 91.7%
2023 49.37 70th 159 56.0%
2024 96.17 1st 5 80.0%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Tsaile Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 5 0 0 0 381 n/a n/a -26 360
1989 11 1 1 21 364 n/a n/a 6 404
1990 20 n/a n/a n/a 431 n/a n/a -45 406
1991 0 0 0 0 452 n/a n/a -99 353
1992 7 0 1 0 412 n/a n/a 0 420
1993 6 1 1 1 436 n/a n/a 0 445
1994 6 1 1 1 447 n/a n/a 0 456
1995 1 1 0 1 503 n/a n/a 0 506
1996 1 1 0 1 503 n/a n/a 0 506
1997 1 0 0 0 518 n/a n/a 0 519
1998 5 0 0 0 506 n/a n/a 0 511
1999 5 0 0 1 501 n/a n/a 0 507
2000 2 0 0 3 505 n/a n/a 0 510
2001 1 0 0 1 484 n/a n/a 0 486
2002 2 0 0 1 425 n/a n/a 0 428
2003 2 0 0 1 425 n/a n/a 0 428
2004 2 0 0 1 378 n/a n/a 0 381
2005 3 0 0 1 384 n/a n/a 0 388
2006 0 0 0 0 382 n/a n/a 0 382
2007 0 0 0 0 427 n/a n/a 0 427
2008 1 0 0 0 433 n/a n/a 0 434
2009 2 0 0 1 404 n/a n/a 0 407
2010 4 0 0 0 417 n/a n/a 0 421
2011 1 0 0 0 417 0 0 0 418
2012 1 0 0 0 406 0 0 0 407
2013 1 0 0 0 403 1 0 0 405
2014 0 0 0 0 405 0 2 0 407
2015 2 0 0 0 411 0 0 0 413
2016 0 0 0 0 413 0 0 0 413
2017 0 0 0 0 371 0 0 0 371
2018 1 0 0 1 402 0 0 0 404
2019 0 0 0 1 455 0 1 0 457
2020 0 0 0 0 444 0 1 0 445
2021 0 0 0 0 466 0 0 0 466
2022 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023 0 0 0 2 388 0 0 0 390

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Tsaile Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 360 20.0 18.0 n/a
1989 404 20.0 20.2 n/a
1990 406 22.0 18.4 n/a
1991 353 24.0 14.7 n/a
1992 420 23.0 18.2 n/a
1993 445 24.0 18.5 n/a
1994 456 25.0 18.2 n/a
1995 506 30.0 16.9 n/a
1996 506 30.0 16.9 n/a
1997 519 33.0 15.7 n/a
1998 511 30.0 17.0 n/a
1999 507 27.0 18.8 n/a
2000 510 30.0 17.0 n/a
2001 486 33.0 14.7 n/a
2002 428 29.0 14.8 n/a
2003 428 29.0 14.8 n/a
2004 381 31.0 12.3 n/a
2005 388 31.0 12.5 77.3
2006 382 32.0 11.9 n/a
2007 427 30.0 14.2 99.3
2008 434 29.0 15.0 99.3
2009 407 29.0 14.0 77.6
2010 421 24.0 17.5 82.2
2011 418 26.0 16.0 99.3
2012 407 24.0 16.9 99.3
2013 405 25.0 16.2 99.3
2014 407 25.0 16.2 99.3
2015 413 25.0 16.5 0
2016 413 25.0 16.5 99.3
2017 371 25.0 14.8 n/a
2018 404 25.0 16.1 80.7
2019 457 25.0 18.2 81
2020 445 25.0 17.8 72.8
2021 466 28.0 16.6 n/a
2022 0 27.0 0.0 n/a
2023 390 28.0 13.9 72.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Tsaile Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 360 20.0 18.0 n/a
1989 404 20.0 20.2 n/a
1990 406 22.0 18.4 n/a
1991 353 24.0 14.7 n/a
1992 420 23.0 18.2 n/a
1993 445 24.0 18.5 n/a
1994 456 25.0 18.2 n/a
1995 506 30.0 16.9 n/a
1996 506 30.0 16.9 n/a
1997 519 33.0 15.7 n/a
1998 511 30.0 17.0 n/a
1999 507 27.0 18.8 n/a
2000 510 30.0 17.0 n/a
2001 486 33.0 14.7 n/a
2002 428 29.0 14.8 n/a
2003 428 29.0 14.8 n/a
2004 381 31.0 12.3 n/a
2005 388 31.0 12.5 77.3
2006 382 32.0 11.9 n/a
2007 427 30.0 14.2 99.3
2008 434 29.0 15.0 99.3
2009 407 29.0 14.0 77.6
2010 421 24.0 17.5 82.2
2011 418 26.0 16.0 99.3
2012 407 24.0 16.9 99.3
2013 405 25.0 16.2 99.3
2014 407 25.0 16.2 99.3
2015 413 25.0 16.5 0
2016 413 25.0 16.5 99.3
2017 371 25.0 14.8 n/a
2018 404 25.0 16.1 80.7
2019 457 25.0 18.2 81
2020 445 25.0 17.8 72.8
2021 466 28.0 16.6 n/a
2022 0 27.0 0.0 n/a
2023 390 28.0 13.9 72.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Tsaile Elementary School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $5,496 (46.2%) $1,162 (9.8%) $12,155 (102.2%) $3,760 (31.6%) $1,480 (12.4%) $5,240 (44.0%) $11,899
2020 $5,728 (56.0%) $1,449 (14.2%) $12,906 (126.1%) $3,898 (38.1%) n/a $3,054 (29.9%) $10,231
2021 $5,444 (37.8%) $2,850 (19.8%) $13,737 (95.3%) $4,963 (34.4%) $1,161 (8.1%) $6,124 (42.5%) $14,418
2022 $9,002 (46.4%) $2,012 (10.4%) $20,015 (103.1%) $7,243 (37.3%) $1,162 (6.0%) $8,405 (43.3%) $19,419

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 593rd of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 612th of 1245 Elementary schools
 7.9%
Ranks 267th of 605 Middle schoolsRanks 406th of 854 Middle schools
 3.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students457390
 14.7%
African American00
American Indian455388
 14.7%
Asian00
Hispanic12
 100%
Pacific Islander00
White00
Two or More Races10
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients81%72.6%
 8.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Tsaile Elementary School

Students who attend Tsaile Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chinle Junior High School
High : Chinle High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 390 students attended Tsaile Elementary School.

Students at Tsaile Elementary School are 99% American Indian.

Tsaile Elementary School ranks 301st of 904 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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