Central Consolidated Schools

Public Grades PK–12 DSchool Grade

Public schools for Kirtland.

At a glance

4,515Students enrolled

16Schools

$26,107Spent per student

12:1Student–teacher ratio

100%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Kirtland

Grades PK–6

8 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 7–8

TSE BIT AI MIDDLE or KIRTLAND MIDDLE or NEWCOMB MIDDLEDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

KIRTLAND CENTRAL HIGH or SHIPROCK HIGH or NEWCOMB HIGHDepends on your addressThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs NM

Math proficiency8%

State average 23.4%

Reading / language arts42%

State average 58.4%

Graduation rate (4-year)68%

State average 77.2%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$26,107

per student each year · 48% above the NM average

Spending

Classroom instruction50%

Support & administration46%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)7%

State49%

Federal44%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

5,145’20

4,952’21

4,991’22

4,676’23

4,515’24

Students

American Indian/Alaska Native · 84%3,800

Hispanic · 6%275

Two or more races · 5%210

White · 4%190

Asian · 1%32

Black · 0%8

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools16 in district

Level

All 16 Preschool 1 Elementary 8 Middle 3 High 4

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JUDY NELSON ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–6 · 486 students · Kirtland

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KIRTLAND ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–6 · 388 students · Kirtland

B-Public 📚

OJO AMARILLO ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–6 · 280 students · Fruitland

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MESA ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 229 students · Shiprock

B-Public 📚

NIZHONI ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 207 students · Shiprock

C+Public 📚

EVA B STOKELY ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 203 students · Shiprock

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NEWCOMB ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 169 students · Newcomb

B-Public 📚

NASCHITTI ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 78 students · Sheep Springs

B-Public 📚

TSE BIT AI MIDDLEMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 390 students · Shiprock

C+Public 📚

KIRTLAND MIDDLEMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 372 students · Kirtland

D-Public 📚

NEWCOMB MIDDLEMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 127 students · Newcomb

C+Public 🏫

KIRTLAND CENTRAL HIGHHigh · Grades 9–12 · 743 students · Kirtland

B-Public 🏫

SHIPROCK HIGHHigh · Grades 9–12 · 502 students · Shiprock

C+Public 🏫

NEWCOMB HIGHHigh · Grades 9–12 · 223 students · Newcomb

C+Public 🏫

CAREER PREP ALTERNATIVEHigh · Grades 9–12 · 118 students · Shiprock

Public 📚

KIRTLAND PRE-K EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERPrekindergarten · Grades PK · Kirtland

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.