Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic or Latino students comprised 15.4% of Navajo County's student body in 2022-23 school year

Tom Horne Superintendent of Public Instruction at Arizona Department of Education | azed.gov

By East Arizona News

Jul 17, 2024

There were 2,690 Hispanic or Latino students enrolled in Navajo County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 7.4% increase over from the 2,504 Hispanic or Latino students in the previous school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Navajo County welcomed 17,416 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic or Latino students made up 15.4% of the student body making them the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 47 schools in Navajo County, Blue Ridge Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic or Latino students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 231 students, making up 28.2% of the school's total student body.

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.

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

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

Ethnicities in Navajo County in 2022-23 School Year

Enrollment in Navajo County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name	% of Hispanic or Latino Students	Total Enrollment
Snowflake High School	11.7%	884
Show Low High School	19.7%	877
Blue Ridge Elementary School	28.2%	819
Winslow High School	29.3%	687
Blue Ridge High School	25.3%	665
Monument Valley High School	1.8%	659
Holbrook High School	17%	653
Show Low Junior High School	20.2%	588
Highland Primary School	13.6%	493
Kayenta Middle School	2.3%	479
Snowflake Junior High School	17.3%	463
Snowflake Intermediate School	15%	394
Nikolaus Homestead Elementary School	22.6%	389
Jefferson Elementary School	42.8%	367
Hulet Elementary School	33%	349
Holbrook Junior High School	22.8%	347
Indian Wells Elementary	4.4%	341
Taylor Elementary School	13.2%	302
Washington School	37.7%	268
Blue Ridge Junior High School	30.7%	267
Bonnie Brennan School	34.6%	246
Taylor Intermediate School	13.3%	225
Joseph City Elementary School	14.8%	203
Linden Elementary School	16.7%	203
George Washington Academy	16.9%	201
Mogollon High School	15.7%	166
Sequoia Village School	14.7%	163
Mountain Meadows Primary	23.1%	143
Joseph City High School	17.5%	137
Capps Elementary School	20.8%	120
Joseph City Junior High School	15.5%	116
Mogollon Junior High School	23.4%	77
Northern AZ Academy for Career Dev. - Taylor	18.8%	64