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Kirtland Central High

Q: Is Kirtland Central High a good school?

Kirtland Central High ranks in the bottom 9.8% of New Mexico high schools.

Q: How many students attend Kirtland Central High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 743 students attended Kirtland Central High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Kirtland Central High?

Students at Kirtland Central High are 78% American Indian, 8% White, 7% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

Q: What schools feed into Kirtland Central High?

Kirtland Central High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Kirtland Elementary Elementary : Ojo Amarillo Elementary Middle : Kirtland Middle

Public Grades 9-12

119^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 132 New Mexico High Schools

Better than 10% of New Mexico high schools

Summary

Kirtland Central High is a public high school in Kirtland, New Mexico, serving grades 9–12 with 743 students as part of Central Consolidated Schools, a district ranked 80th of 87 in New Mexico. The school's own 2025–2026 statewide rank is 119th of 132 (10th percentile, 1 star). Enrollment is mid-sized for the area: larger than Shiprock High (502 students) and the small alternative schools, but smaller than Farmington High (1,747) and Piedra Vista High (1,511).

Graduation is the school's clearest strength. Kirtland Central's 2024–2025 graduation rate was 90.0%, above its district (82.2%) and the state (80.6%), and higher than every nearby school reporting that year: Shiprock High (77.4%), Rocinante High (73.2%), Piedra Vista High (82.1%), Farmington High (80.7%), and Career Prep Alternative (46.6%). Test proficiency tells a different story. Only 21.31% of 11th graders were proficient in language arts versus 36.78% statewide, 22.91% in science versus 34.02% statewide, and just 4.37% in math versus 12.72% statewide. Math is the most severe weakness, with SAT math proficiency at 3.89% against 12.53% statewide.

The school's statewide rank has also declined over the past decade, from the 63rd percentile in 2015–2016 to the 10th percentile in 2025–2026. Nearly all students are economically disadvantaged (99.87% qualified for free/reduced lunch), a pattern shared by nearby schools such as Shiprock High, Farmington High, and Piedra Vista High, so it reflects the area rather than the school alone; effectiveness for low-income students ranked at the 18th percentile in 2025–2026. The student–teacher ratio is 15.2, moderate for the area. San Juan College High School stands out nearby with far higher proficiency and graduation, though it is much smaller and likely operates differently.

743

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,440

Per pupil spending ?

99.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

550 County Road 6100
Kirtland, NM 87417

(505) 598-5881

District: Central Consolidated Schools

Feeder schools for Kirtland Central High:

Elementary:	Kirtland Elementary
	Ojo Amarillo Elementary
Middle:	Kirtland Middle

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

77.5%

White:

7.7%

Two or more races:

7.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2026

Strengths

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the New Mexico average (81%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (16% vs 28% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg15%

New Mexico avg28%

119^th of 132

New Mexico public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 53 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Central Consolidated Schools

80^th of 87Central Consolidated Schools among New Mexico districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	119 of 132	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.2	101 of 131	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	112 of 172	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.6	127 of 170	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	121 of 177	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	83 of 181	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.4	97 of 182	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.3	83 of 158	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.7	69 of 185	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	34.4	114 of 193	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.6	76 of 198	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.6	65 of 177	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.9	67 of 163	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	42.7	97 of 157	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.4	86 of 154	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	61.3	57 of 151	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.6	54 of 146	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.9	64 of 150	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.8	55 of 134	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	48.3	64 of 129	50.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	14.2	26 of 29	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	83.8	2 of 31	93.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	91 of 95	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	85 of 142	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.0	120 of 143	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	122 of 157	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.0	66 of 144	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	63 of 145	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	52.4	59 of 150	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.5	27 of 139	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	84.8	19 of 133	85.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	73 of 89	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.3	86 of 115	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	76 of 127	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.7	116 of 157	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	87 of 154	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.3	68 of 161	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.5	80 of 164	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	77 of 100	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	106 of 150	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	125 of 146	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	135 of 159	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	71 of 151	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.3	77 of 143	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	50.4	17 of 31	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	13 of 18	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.5	13 of 23	43.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	14 of 37	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.3	36 of 42	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	25 of 44	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	26 of 47	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.9	18 of 47	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2019	23.1	52 of 62	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	50 of 117	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.6	38 of 157	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	59.6	36 of 109	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	33 of 115	71.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2022)61st percentile+29 vs school

White (2025)57th percentile+34 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)45th percentile+14 vs school

Native American (2026)28th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2019)16th percentile-38 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)10th percentile-15 vs school

Female (2026)4th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

Science23%-11 vs state

English Language Arts21%-16 vs state

Mathematics4%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT School Day English Language Arts (2026)			SAT School Day Mathematics (2026)			NM-ASR Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT School Day English Language Arts 10th Grade	SAT School Day English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT School Day English Language Arts All Grades	SAT School Day Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics All Grades	NM-ASR Science 11th Grade	NM-ASR Science All Grades	Total
Kirtland Central High	Public	9-12	550 County Road 6100	Kirtland	87417	San Juan County	Central Consolidated Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 598-5881	743	49	15.2	99.9%	57 (7.7%)	4 (0.5%)	50 (6.7%)	3 (0.4%)	576 (77.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.1%)	16	119^th of 132 public high schools	9.8%		22.2	101^st of 131 public high schools	22.9%	18		21.1			3.9		23.2		$13,440
Navajo Preparatory School	Public	9-12	1220 West Apache Street	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Navajo Preparatory School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(505) 326-6571	297	24	12.3	99.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	297 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Farmington High	Public	9-12	2200 Sunset Ave	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 324-0352	1,747	96	18.1	100.0%	429 (24.6%)	12 (0.7%)	428 (24.5%)	5 (0.3%)	736 (42.1%)	0 (0.0%)	137 (7.8%)	27.8	86^th of 132 public high schools	34.8%		30	80^th of 131 public high schools	38.9%	6		30.2			8.7		31.1		$8,330
San Juan College High School	Public	9-12	4601 College Boulevard	Farmington	87402	San Juan County	Farmington Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 566-3986	300	13	24.0		110 (36.7%)	1 (0.3%)	84 (28.0%)	15 (5.0%)	46 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (14.7%)	83.5	24^th of 132 public high schools	81.8%		88.2	16^th of 131 public high schools	87.8%	8		74.3	74.7		22.9	23.9	75.7		$6,875
Rocinante High	Public	6-12	3250 East 30th St	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 599-8627	133	16	8.5	100.0%	48 (36.1%)	1 (0.8%)	48 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.0%)	13.6	125^th of 132 public high schools	5.3%		10.8	122^nd of 131 public high schools	6.9%	3		20.0			< 20%	< 20%	20.0		$8,380
Piedra Vista High	Public	9-12	5700 College Blvd	Farmington	87402	San Juan County	Farmington Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 599-8880	1,511	85	17.7	100.0%	452 (29.9%)	5 (0.3%)	507 (33.6%)	2 (0.1%)	447 (29.6%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (6.4%)	36.2	70^th of 132 public high schools	47.0%		40.8	59^th of 131 public high schools	55.0%	11		34.0			8.8		39.8		$8,264
Northwest High School	Public	7-12	Pinon Street Bdg 1419	Shiprock	87420	San Juan County	Northwest High School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(505) 368-2100	151	19	7.8	98.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	151 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Shiprock High	Public	9-12	Hwy 64	Shiprock	87420	San Juan County	Central Consolidated Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 368-5161	502	40	12.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	471 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	18.5	111^th of 132 public high schools	15.9%		14.3	117^th of 131 public high schools	10.7%	6		22.2			< 10%	< 10%	25.3		$13,123
Career Prep Alternative	Public	9-12	West Hwy 64	Shiprock	87420	San Juan County	Central Consolidated Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 368-4980	118	13	9.0	99.2%	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.1%)								(n/a)									$15,296

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