Rock Point Community School

Rock Point Community School Tsé Nitsaa Deezʼáhí Diné Biʼóltaʼ (in Navajo)
Address
PO Box 560, Highway 191 Rock Point, Arizona 86545 United States
Coordinates	36°43′03″N 109°37′36″W
Information
School district	Bureau of Indian Education
CEEB code	030051
Grades	K–12
Enrollment	325 Students (K–12) May 2016
Color(s)	Maroon, gold and white       [1]
Mascot	Cougars[1]
Chief Executive Officer	Deana Dugi
Website	www.rpcsaz.org

Rock Point Community School (RCPS, Navajo: Tsé Nitsaa Deezʼáhí Diné Biʼóltaʼ) is a school in Rock Point, Arizona. It is directly operated by the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE).^[2] It employs some 90–100 faculty members. It is split into elementary (K–6) and secondary (7–12) units which is overlooked by a Chief Executive Officer and their own principals. It offers fully bilingual English and Navajo language education.

As of 2020^[update] it had about 400 students including those from, in addition to Rock Point: Mexican Water, Rough Rock, Round Rock, and Sweetwater.^[3]

History

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) established the school in 1935. The school previously functioned as a boarding school. As of 2021^[update] it only takes day students now.^[3]

References

1. "Rock Point High School". Arizona Interscholastic Association. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
2. "Rock Point Community School". Bureau of Indian Education. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
3. "About RCPS". Rock Point Community School. Retrieved July 29, 2021.