Tsehootsooi Middle School
Navajo Rt. 12
Fort Defiance AZ, 86504, Apache County
Phone: 928-729-6805
Ranking: 
(1,327 out of 1,363, bottom 3%)*
(1,327 out of 1,363, bottom 3%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Window Rock Unified District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 16 | 37 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 39 | |||||||
| Total Students: | NA | NA | 516 | 590 | 544 | 529 | 498 | 544 | ||||||
| Grade 7: | NA | NA | 172 | 33.3% | 185 | 31.4% | 206 | 37.9% | 161 | 30.4% | 163 | 32.7% | 184 | 33.8% |
| Grade 8: | NA | NA | 173 | 33.5% | 202 | 34.2% | 178 | 32.7% | 159 | 30.1% | 179 | 35.9% | 209 | 38.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | NA | NA | 267 | 51.7% | 310 | 52.5% | 289 | 53.1% | 274 | 51.8% | 237 | 47.6% | 289 | 53.1% |
| Female: | NA | NA | 249 | 48.3% | 280 | 47.5% | 255 | 46.9% | 247 | 46.7% | 253 | 50.8% | 251 | 46.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | NA | NA | 510 | 98.8% | 584 | 99.0% | 540 | 99.3% | 526 | 99.4% | 495 | 99.4% | 541 | 99.4% |
| Asian: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | NA | NA | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 367 | 67.5% | 152 | 28.7% | 331 | 66.5% | 342 | 62.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 513 | 99.4% | NA | NA | 36 | 6.6% | 22 | 4.2% | 38 | 7.6% | 41 | 7.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 13.95 | 15.13 | 14.60 | 14.90 | 14.10 | 13.80 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| AIMS | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 486 | 525 |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366 | 368 | 407 |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382 | 382.36 | 412.64 |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379 | 380 | 410 |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377 | 377 | 410 |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 469 | 470 | 501 |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 478 | 479 | 508 |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 489 | 489.47 | 515.19 |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 482 | 485 | 510 |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 476 | 478 | 510 |
| 2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 519 | 525 | 537 |
| 2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 513 | 543 |
| 2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 473 | 473.63 | 499.17 |
| 2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 463 | 466 | 501 |
| 2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 460 | 463 | 499 |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 516 | 517 | 553 |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388 | 389 | 422 |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382 | 382.66 | 425.78 |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387 | 388 | 426 |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 390 | 392 | 427 |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 490 | 491 | 517 |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 495 | 498 | 524 |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 493 | 492.34 | 531.49 |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 504 | 530 |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 504 | 532 |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 502 | 505 | 541 |
| 2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 505 | 509 | 543 |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 465 | 463.56 | 499.23 |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 471 | 471 | 500 |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 466 | 470 | 496 |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 524 | 525 | 560 |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 401 | 401 | 434 |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 396 | 396.78 | 434.79 |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 401 | 401 | 434 |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 399 | 399 | 434 |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 498 | 501 | 527 |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 496 | 498 | 529 |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 489 | 493.77 | 527.07 |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 490 | 490 | 521 |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 484 | 485 | 520 |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 474 | 475 | 506 |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 472 | 473 | 510 |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 477 | 478.27 | 515.66 |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 481 | 479 | 513 |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 473 | 474 | 511 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 65.5% | 72.2% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 34.5% | 27.8% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 13.8% | 13.9% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 86.2% | 86.1% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $46,018.0 | $43,126.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,832.0 | $34,233.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,488.0 | $44,561.0 |
* Tsehootsooi Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.