Flagstaff Unified School District Explained
| Flagstaff Unified School District |
| City: | Flagstaff |
| State: | Arizona |
| County: | Coconino County |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Grades: | PK-12[1] |
| President: | Dorothy Denetsosie Gishie [2] |
| Superintendent: | Michael A. Penca [3] |
| Asst Superintendents: | - Kurt Steele
- Lance Huffman
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| Deputy Superintendents: | or |
| Asst Superintendent: | or |
| Asst Superintendents: | -- |
| Director Of Education: | Frank Garcia |
| Accreditations: | or |
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| Us Nces District Id: | 0402860 |
| District Id: | AZ-4192 |
| Students: | 9,106 (2021-2022 school year) |
| Enrollment: | --> |
| Ratio: | 16.36 |
| Colors: | Blue and White |
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| Website: | fusd1.org |
The Flagstaff Unified School District (FUSD) is a K-12 school district for Flagstaff, Arizona area and neighboring areas. The district has approximately 11,500[4] students and operates 16 schools; including three high schools (9–12), two middle schools (6–8), four magnet schools (various grades), ten elementary schools, and two alternative programs.
Boundary
The district boundary consists of portions of Coconino County. It includes all of Flagstaff, as well as the Coconino County portion of Sedona. Additionally, the district includes the following census-designated places: Bellemont, Doney Park, Fort Valley, Kachina Village, Leupp, Mormon Lake, Mountain View Ranches, Mountainaire, Munds Park, Oak Creek Canyon, and Timberline-Fernwood, as well as portions of Blue Ridge and the Coconino County portion of Winslow West.[5]
List of schools
High schools
Middle schools
- Mount Elden Middle School
- Sinagua Middle School
Alternative schools
- Teenage Parent Program (TAPP)
Magnet schools
- Advanced Placement Academy at Flagstaff High School
- Honors Pre-AP Academy at Mount Elden Middle School
- Alpine Academy at Mount Elden Middle School
- Coconino Institute of Technology (located inside of Coconino High School)
- The Middle School Institute of Technology and Engineering, or MIT-e (located inside of Sinagua Middle School)
- Marshall Elementary Arts and Science Magnet
- Puente de Hozho Bilingual Elementary
- Northern Arizona Distance Learning (on-line)
Elementary schools
- Cromer
- DeMiguel
- Killip
- Kinsey
- Knoles
- Leupp
- Leupp Public School is in Leupp, 45miles northeast of Flagstaff.[6] [7] It is a K-5 elementary school.[8] all of the students are Native American.[9] In addition to Leupp its attendance zone includes Birdsprings and Tolani Lake. The sole FUSD school in the Navajo reservation,[6] it was previously a K-8 school. According to Mitch Strohmann, the public relations official at FUSD, the school, in 2002, had "made some amazing strides in recent years."[10] Construction on the current campus was scheduled to start in summer 2002. Within the campus, which had a cost of $2.8 million, is a hogan that was dedicated in January 2002. FUSD consulted with the school community on the design of the school.[10]
- Marshall
- Before the Kinlani Dormitory (now the Flagstaff Bordertown Dormitory), a Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIE)-contracting dormitory, stopped taking younger students, it sent younger children living there to Marshall Elementary.[11]
- Puente de Hozho
- Sechrist
- Thomas
Closed schools
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Flagstaff Unified School District . National Center for Education Statistics . 2023-09-07 .
- Web site: Governing Board . Flagstaff Unified School District . 2023-09-07 .
- Web site: FUSD Administration Contact Information . Flagstaff Unified School District . 2023-09-07 .
- Web site: District Information . Flagstaff Unified School District . 2006-04-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110619070212/http://www.flagstaff.k12.az.us/district_information.htm . 2011-06-19.
- Web site: 2020 census - school district reference map: Coconino County, AZ . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st04_az/schooldistrict_maps/c04005_coconino/DC20SD_C04005.pdf . October 9, 2022 . live . . 2, 4 (PDF pp. 3, 5/5). 2024-09-12. - Text list
- Web site: About Us. Leupp Elementary School. 2021-07-14. Our School serves the communities of Leupp, Birdsprings and Tolani Lake.. - Also see the "Directions" part.
- Web site: School Contact Information. Leupp Elementary School. 2021-07-14. Mailing Address: 3285 E. Sparrow Ave Flagstaff, Arizona 86004 Physical Address: 45 Miles NE of Flagstaff on reservation route 15. (school on the right when entering Leupp).
- Web site: Leupp Public School. National Center of Education Statistics. 2021-07-14.
- News: Flagstaff charters lagging in diversity. Vanek. Corina. Arizona Daily Sun. 2018-05-26. 2018-11-13. en.
- News: Strohman. Mitch. Leupp hogan dedicated; FUSD students recognized. Arizona Daily Star. 2002-01-27. C5. - Clipping from Newspapers.com. Strohman was an employee of FUSD.
- Web site: About Us. Flagstaff Bordertown Dormitory. 2021-04-27.
