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Winslow Unified School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 1,874 (2023-2024)
Schools: 5 (2023-2024)
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Winslow Unified School District is a school district in Arizona (Navajo County). During the 2024 school year, 1,874 students attended one of the district's five schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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Winslow Unified School District, At-large

General election

General election for Winslow Unified School District, At-large (3 seats)

Janice Childers, Debbie Martinez, and Isabel Britton ran in the general election for Winslow Unified School District, At-large on November 5, 2024.

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Janice Childers (Nonpartisan)
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Debbie Martinez (Nonpartisan)
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Isabel Britton (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)

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Election rules

 

Election dates and frequency

See also: Rules governing school board election dates and timing

School board general elections in Arizona are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November every two years in even-numbered years.

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Election system

School board members in Arizona are elected through nonpartisan general elections without primaries.

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Party labels on the ballot

See also: Rules governing party labels in school board elections

School board elections in Arizona are nonpartisan, which means party labels do not appear on the ballot for school board candidates.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Arizona Statutes Section 15-422 and Section 16-502

Winning an election

School board candidates that receive the largest number of votes in the general election are elected to office.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Arizona Statute Section 15-424

Term length and staggering

School board members in Arizona have four-year terms. Certain school board members have initial two-year terms when a new district is formed or when a district is changing the number of board members in order to establish a staggered election schedule.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Arizona Statute Section 15-424

As close to half of school board members as possible are elected every two years. Upon the formation of a new district, all board members are elected at one election and the initial terms of the two winning candidates receiving lower numbers of votes are shortened to two years to achieve staggering.

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Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

School board members are elected at large.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Arizona Statute Section 15-427 & 15-429

Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

The school board candidate filing deadline in Arizona is 120 days before the election date.

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School board candidates can circulate their nomination petitions starting when the filling window opens 150 days before the election, which is 30 days before the filing deadline.

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Newly elected school board members officially take office at the first organizational meeting of the school board, which must be held between the first and 15th day of January following the general election.

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About the district

School board

The Winslow Unified School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Isabel Britton2028
Janice Childers2028
Debbie Martinez2028
Josephine Montoya2026
Todd Wilcox2026

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District map

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Overlapping state house districts

Winslow Unified School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Arizona House of Representatives District 6Mae PeshlakaiDemocratic Party 69% 2%
Arizona House of Representatives District 6Myron TsosieDemocratic Party 69% 2%
Arizona House of Representatives District 7Walter BlackmanRepublican Party 31% 3%
Arizona House of Representatives District 7David MarshallRepublican Party 31% 3%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $10,684,000 $5,854 34%
Local: $6,151,000 $3,370 20%
State: $14,463,000 $7,925 46%
Total: $31,298,000 $17,150
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $25,478,000 $13,824
Total Current Expenditures: $20,005,000 $10,854
Instructional Expenditures: $10,492,000 $5,692 41%
Student and Staff Support: $2,497,000 $1,354 10%
Administration: $2,032,000 $1,102 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $4,984,000 $2,704 20%
Total Capital Outlay: $5,432,000 $2,947
Construction: $175,000 $94
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $41,000 $22

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 22 PS PS 20-24 15 50-59 35-39
2018-2019 39 >=50 <50 35-39 30 50-59 55-59
2017-2018 38 PS >=50 35-39 31 50-59 55-59
2016-2017 38 PS <50 39 31 50-54
2015-2016 30 <50 21-39 30-34 22 35-39
2014-2015 25 <50 <50 25-29 20 30-34
2013-2014 51 >=50 40-59 50-54 44 60-64
2012-2013 57 >=50 40-59 55-59 50 70-74
2011-2012 56 >=50 40-59 55-59 50 65-69
2010-2011 55 >=50 40-49 50-54 49 65-69

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 25 PS PS 25-29 18 40-59 40-44
2018-2019 31 >=50 <50 30-34 21 40-49 45-49
2017-2018 30 PS >=50 30-34 22 40-49 45-49
2016-2017 25 PS <50 29 18 35-39
2015-2016 22 <50 40-59 23 15 35-39
2014-2015 20 >=50 <50 20-24 15 30-34
2013-2014 70 >=50 >=80 70-74 61 80-84
2012-2013 74 >=50 60-79 75-79 68 85-89
2011-2012 74 >=50 60-79 75-79 67 85-89
2010-2011 76 >=50 60-69 75-79 72 85-89

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 20-24 PS 20-29 25-29 <50 <=20
2018-2019 85-89 PS PS 70-79 90-94 PS >=80
2017-2018 80-84 PS PS 80-89 80-84 PS >=80
2016-2017 85-89 PS PS >=90 85-89 >=90
2015-2016 90-94 PS >=90 85-89 >=80
2014-2015 80-84 PS PS 80-89 80-84 80-89
2013-2014 90-94 PS PS 80-89 90-94 >=90
2012-2013 85-89 PS >=50 80-89 85-89 80-89
2011-2012 80-84 PS 80-89 75-79 >=90
2010-2011 75-79 PS >=50 70-79 70-74 80-89

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 1,874 -0.3
2022-2023 1,879 1.9
2021-2022 1,843 0.2
2020-2021 1,840 -9.8
2019-2020 2,020 -1.6
2018-2019 2,052 3.0
2017-2018 1,990 -7.9
2016-2017 2,148 0.0
2015-2016 0 0.0
2014-2015 2,160 -1.4
2013-2014 2,191 1.7
2012-2013 2,153 -4.1
2011-2012 2,241 -1.7
2010-2011 2,280 1.4
2009-2010 2,247 -4.9
2008-2009 2,358 -4.0
2007-2008 2,452 -0.2
2006-2007 2,458 -0.7
2005-2006 2,475 -2.6
2004-2005 2,540 -0.8
2003-2004 2,561 -2.1
2002-2003 2,615 0.5
2001-2002 2,601 0.5
2000-2001 2,589 -4.8
1999-2000 2,713 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Winslow Unified School District (%) Arizona K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 42.4 4.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 3.2
Black 0.2 5.8
Hispanic 34.2 48.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.4
Two or More Races 11.5 4.3
White 11.7 33.9

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Winslow Unified School District had 104.50 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.93.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 3.00
Elementary: 68.67
Secondary: 31.83
Total: 104.50

Winslow Unified School District employed 3.00 district administrators and 8.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.00
District Administrative Support: 3.00
School Administrators: 8.00
School Administrative Support: 20.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 58.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 4.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.67
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.33
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 10.00
Other Support Services: 35.00

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Winslow Unified School District operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bonnie Brennan School254PK-6
Jefferson Elementary School390PK-6
Washington School250PK-6
Winslow High School6709-12
Winslow Junior High School3107-8


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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