East Arizona News

In the 2022-23 school year, 21% of Window Rock Unified District students passed their AASA/ACT Language Arts test, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

The 848 students who took the AASA/ACT were assessed at four proficiency levels in each subject. Those at proficiency level one and two failed the test, while students who reached the third and fourth proficiency level passed the test.

Of those who passed, most achieved proficiency level three.

Window Rock Unified District roughly covers schools within Apache County and has a main office in Fort Defiance.

WalletHub claimed Arizona’s school system ranked among the worst across U.S. for class size, performance, funding, safety, and instructors’ credentials.

In 2022 Arizona had roughly one teacher for every 19 students, compared to the national average of one teacher for 16 students. Teachers handling a higher number of students was found to have negative consequences for students’ school performance.

Some data provided by the Arizona Department of Education may be incomplete due to the Family and Educational Rights and Privacy Act.

School Name	% Who Passed	Number of students tested
Tsehootsooi Dine Bi'Olta	30%	47
Window Rock High School	27%	130
Tsehootsooi Middle School	24%	244
Tsehootsooi Intermediate Learning Center	17%	332
Tsehootsooi Primary Learning Center	15%	95