High Schools in Zuni

The Zuni area of New Mexico is home to two high schools: Zuni High and Twin Buttes Cyber Academy. Both schools are struggling academically, with low rankings, poor test scores, and high poverty rates among their student populations.

Zuni High is ranked 130th out of 131 high schools in New Mexico and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its students perform well below the state average in both NM-ASR/Science and SAT School Day/English Language Arts assessments, with proficiency rates around 15-18% compared to the state average of 41-38%. The school also has an extremely high rate of 99.03% free/reduced lunch recipients, indicating a high-poverty student population. Twin Buttes Cyber Academy has a slightly better ranking, but is still in the bottom half of New Mexico high schools, ranked 150th out of 185 in the 2015-2016 school year. It has an even higher rate of 100% free/reduced lunch recipients.

Neither Zuni High nor Twin Buttes Cyber Academy appear to be standout performers in the area. Both schools have a 78.0% four-year graduation rate, which is significantly lower than the state average. The data does not reveal any high-performing schools in the Zuni area that could serve as models or benchmarks for improvement. Addressing the underlying issues and implementing effective strategies for improvement will be crucial for the district to provide a high-quality education to its community.