East Arizona News

There were 2,675 Hispanic or Latino students enrolled in Navajo County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 0.6% decrease from the 2,690 Hispanic or Latino students in the previous school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Navajo County welcomed 16,973 students at the time. Among them, Hispanic or Latino students made up 15.8% 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 2023-24 school year, with a total of 223 students, making up 27.5% 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.

School name	% of Hispanic or Latino Students	Total Enrollment
Snowflake High School	12.3%	922
Show Low High School	22.1%	829
Blue Ridge Elementary School	27.5%	812
Holbrook High School	17.3%	671
Winslow High School	28.1%	670
Monument Valley High School	2.2%	669
Blue Ridge High School	24.2%	637
Show Low Junior High School	21.1%	570
Highland Primary School	17%	500
Kayenta Elementary School	2.4%	461
Snowflake Junior High School	14.2%	452
Snowflake Intermediate School	14.7%	421
Nikolaus Homestead Elementary School	21.8%	408
Jefferson Elementary School	42.6%	390
Hulet Elementary School	33.7%	359
Indian Wells Elementary	6.1%	345
Holbrook Junior High School	22.7%	313
Taylor Elementary School	14.9%	288
Bonnie Brennan School	39.1%	253
Washington School	36%	250
Blue Ridge Junior High School	29.3%	232
Taylor Intermediate School	15.6%	225
Joseph City Elementary School	17.1%	205
Sequoia Village School	20.1%	204
George Washington Academy	15.5%	161
Mogollon High School	19.5%	159
Mountain Meadows Primary	23.5%	153
Joseph City High School	17.5%	126
Joseph City Junior High School	16.2%	111
Capps Elementary School	23.4%	107
Mogollon Junior High School	19.8%	91
Northern AZ Academy for Career Dev. - Taylor	19.4%	72