Hunters Point Boarding School facts for kids

Hunters Point Boarding School, also known as HPBS, is a special elementary school for kids in kindergarten through fifth grade. It is located in Apache County, Arizona, and is run by the Navajo tribe.

This school is a "boarding school," which means students live there during the week in a dormitory. They go home to their families on weekends. HPBS works together with the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE). A group called the school board helps manage the school. It gets its funding, or money, from the federal government. In 2021, the school faced some money challenges. This shows how schools like HPBS, which are part of the BIE, have both challenges and chances to grow.

School History

Learning During the Pandemic

From March 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, students at Hunters Point Boarding School learned from home. The school operated completely online during this time.

How Students Learn

School Performance

In 2021, the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) looked at how schools were doing. HPBS was on a list of schools that needed to improve their performance. This means the BIE felt the school was not teaching as well as it could be.

School Campus

Buildings and Facilities

The current buildings at Hunters Point Boarding School opened in the 1960s. Felicia Fonseca, a reporter, described the school as "small" and "aging." This means the buildings are not new and have been used for a long time.

The school campus also has homes for its teachers. Genevieve Jackson, who is the president of the school board, said that the buildings were not in good condition.

Student Life

Who Attends HPBS

Genevieve Jackson also shared that many students at HPBS come from families with lower incomes. Some students also come from single-parent households. The school aims to support these students.