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Ojo Amarillo Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

298^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Ojo Amarillo Elementary is a public elementary school in Fruitland, New Mexico, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 299 students. The school is part of the Central school district, which is ranked 78 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ojo Amarillo Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of New Mexico elementary schools, with a ranking between 293-388 out of 396-435 schools over the past 8 years. The school's performance on state assessments (NM-MSSA) is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 26.28% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 21.79% in Mathematics, compared to 30.09% and 17.13% in the Central district, and 44.19% and 26.81% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low in 3rd, 5th, and 6th grades.

While Ojo Amarillo has a relatively low student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools like Judy Nelson Elementary and Kirtland Elementary, it has an extremely high rate of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 75.92% to 100% over the past 3 years. This suggests the school serves a population with significant economic challenges, which can impact academic achievement. Nearby schools, such as Northeast Elementary in the Farmington district, significantly outperform Ojo Amarillo on state assessments, indicating that addressing the school's challenges will require a comprehensive approach to improve student outcomes.

280

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,665

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

Rd 6500 And Rd 6466
Fruitland, NM 87416

(505) 960-5271

District: Central

Students who attend Ojo Amarillo Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Kirtland Middle
High:	Kirtland Central High

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

93.2%

Hispanic:

3.2%

Two or more races:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2014 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (24% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg24%

New Mexico avg35%

298^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Central

78^th of 82Central 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	298 of 345	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	358 of 413	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	388 of 435	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	348 of 420	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	293 of 396	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	299 of 383	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.3	265 of 374	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.1	334 of 410	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.3	319 of 421	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.3	297 of 442	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.0	304 of 412	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.6	386 of 398	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.7	368 of 402	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.8	404 of 419	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.8	378 of 411	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.5	376 of 405	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.9	376 of 398	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	18.3	352 of 390	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	17.8	351 of 389	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	17.2	202 of 223	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	70 of 98	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	49 of 83	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	11.9	362 of 398	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	356 of 390	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	343 of 395	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	230 of 343	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	190 of 339	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	274 of 325	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	293 of 356	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	380 of 426	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	304 of 410	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	247 of 361	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	264 of 356	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	23.9	295 of 397	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	395 of 414	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	257 of 337	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	282 of 333	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	26 of 34	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	63 of 90	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.9	81 of 92	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	74 of 99	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	39 of 64	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	34 of 48	29.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	28.6	111 of 158	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)30th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2024)26th percentile+12 vs school

Native American (2025)24th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)9th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2024)9th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-18 vs state

Mathematics22%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NM-ASR Science (2025)	NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2025)					NM-MSSA Mathematics (2025)					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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Ojo Amarillo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	Rd 6500 And Rd 6466	Fruitland	87416	San Juan County	Central	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 960-5271	280	26	10.9	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	261 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	19.7	298^th of 345 public elementary schools	13.6%		16.1	358^th of 413 public elementary schools	13.3%	60		22.9	31.3	23.5	25.6	26.3		25.0	23.5	30.8	21.8	$11,665
Nenahnezad Community School	Public	K-6	6675 SJ County Road South	Fruitland	87416	San Juan County	Nenahnezad Community School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(505) 960-6922	156	4	39.0	98.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	156 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Judy Nelson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	40 Cr 6580	Kirtland	87417	San Juan County	Central	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 598-6285	486	36	13.5	100.0%	69 (14.2%)	1 (0.2%)	70 (14.4%)	5 (1.0%)	318 (65.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	40.7	185^th of 345 public elementary schools	46.4%		53.4	155^th of 413 public elementary schools	62.5%	30	17.4	41.1	43.1	42.0	47.4	43.7		18.5	37.7	39.7	28.0	$11,168
Kirtland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	30 Cr 6446	Kirtland	87417	San Juan County	Central	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 598-5893	388	30	13.1	100.0%	23 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	310 (79.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	25.2	258^th of 345 public elementary schools	25.2%		21.1	331^st of 413 public elementary schools	19.9%	73			43.2	24.6	34.6	27.2		29.6	21.1	25.5	20.3	$11,911
Apache Elementary	Public	K-5	700 West Apache	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8602	375	33	11.2	100.0%	28 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	62 (16.5%)	1 (0.3%)	243 (64.8%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (10.4%)	16.7	315^th of 345 public elementary schools	8.7%		12.4	379^th of 413 public elementary schools	8.2%	64	18.0	20.9	35.4	23.0		26.4		20.0	24.6		17.6	$8,685
McCormick Elementary	Public	K-5	701 Mc Cormick Rd	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8606	426	30	14.0	100.0%	44 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	154 (36.2%)	5 (1.2%)	189 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.7%)	28.9	226^th of 345 public elementary schools	34.5%		18.3	346^th of 413 public elementary schools	16.2%	120	20.6	30.4	29.0	42.0		33.8	15.2	24.2	40.6		26.2	$9,982
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	1201 North Butler Ave	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8607	438	28	15.9	100.0%	106 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	135 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	153 (34.9%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.8%)	22	283^rd of 345 public elementary schools	18.0%		33.7	248^th of 413 public elementary schools	40.0%	35	28.8	36.4	33.3	28.8		32.6	16.7	15.5	20.0		17.4	$8,007
Ladera Del Norte Elementary	Public	K-5	308 East 35th St	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 599-8605	504	31	16.2		225 (44.6%)	1 (0.2%)	119 (23.6%)	2 (0.4%)	104 (20.6%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (10.3%)	40.7	187^th of 345 public elementary schools	45.8%		55.5	149^th of 413 public elementary schools	63.9%	38	31.3	37.1	49.5	37.5		41.5	21.4	36.3	27.5		28.5	$7,549
Northeast Elementary	Public	K-6	1400 East 23rd	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8609	502	32	15.9	100.0%	85 (16.9%)	4 (0.8%)	131 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	249 (49.6%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.2%)	49.6	136^th of 345 public elementary schools	60.6%		71.2	93^rd of 413 public elementary schools	77.5%	43	29.0	35.1	57.8	46.8		46.0	13.4	42.2	45.7		33.2	$7,721
Bluffview Elementary	Public	K-5	1204 Camino Real	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8603	355	25	14.0	100.0%	62 (17.5%)	2 (0.6%)	128 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (35.8%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.1%)	17.5	310^th of 345 public elementary schools	10.1%		19	338^th of 413 public elementary schools	18.2%	28		28.3	39.3	19.0		28.7	18.9	14.3			12.6	$9,453

Frequently Asked Questions about Ojo Amarillo Elementary

What schools do graduates of Ojo Amarillo Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ojo Amarillo Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kirtland Middle
High : Kirtland Central High

How many students attend Ojo Amarillo Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 280 students attended Ojo Amarillo Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Ojo Amarillo Elementary?

Students at Ojo Amarillo Elementary are 93% American Indian, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Ojo Amarillo Elementary a good school?

Ojo Amarillo Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.6% of New Mexico elementary schools.

What district is Ojo Amarillo Elementary in?

Central

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