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Kirtland Elementary

Q: Is Kirtland Elementary a good school?

Kirtland Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.5% of New Mexico elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Kirtland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 388 students attended Kirtland Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Kirtland Elementary?

Students at Kirtland Elementary are 80% American Indian, 11% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Kirtland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kirtland Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Kirtland Middle High : Kirtland Central High

Public Grades PK, KG-6

296^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Kirtland Elementary is a PK–6 school serving 388 students in Kirtland, New Mexico, a San Juan County community in the Four Corners area, and it operates within Central Consolidated Schools, a district ranked 80th of 87 in the state. In 2025-2026 the school placed 296th of 346 tested schools — the 14th percentile, 1 star — its lowest result in the decade of data available. As recently as 2017-2018 it stood at 3 stars and the 62nd percentile, so this is a long, steady decline rather than a one-year dip.

Results are sharply split by subject. Math proficiency (24.12%) is close to the state average (25.54%) and comfortably above the school's own district (19.42%); reading (27.14%) trails the district and sits roughly 16 points below the state (43.34%). The trends diverge too: math has gained about 10 points since 2022-2023 while reading has stayed flat in the mid-20s as the state climbed nearly 7 points. Grade-level results vary widely — fifth-grade math (40.91%) beats the state, while sixth-grade reading (12.96%) is less than half the district's rate. Science is reported only as "under 20%" against a state figure near 33%, so the exact size of that gap isn't public.

Comparisons close to home are striking. Judy Nelson Elementary, 1.57 miles away in the same district, serves more students at the same 100% free/reduced-lunch rate and posts 44.26% reading and 37.30% math. Ojo Amarillo Elementary (4.15 miles) posts results similar to Kirtland's. Staffing isn't the explanation: at 13.1:1, Kirtland's student-teacher ratio is better than several higher-scoring neighbors. Parents may want to ask about literacy instruction, sixth-grade supports, and services for English Language Learners and low-income students, groups that have ranked in the low percentiles consistently across recent years.

388

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,911

Per pupil spending ?

47.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

All students in New Mexico receive free school meals.

30 Cr 6446
Kirtland, NM 87417

(505) 598-5893

District: Central Consolidated Schools

Students who attend Kirtland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Kirtland Middle
High:	Kirtland Central High

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

79.9%

Hispanic:

10.6%

White:

5.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (26% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

New Mexico avg36%

296^th of 346

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 31 pts since 2016

From bottom 46% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	296 of 346	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	258 of 345	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	331 of 413	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	350 of 435	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	274 of 420	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	202 of 396	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.4	146 of 383	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.3	152 of 374	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	41.2	223 of 410	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.9	291 of 421	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.0	221 of 442	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.8	150 of 412	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.3	125 of 398	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	76.3	77 of 402	80.8%	★★★★☆
2010	72.3	92 of 419	78.0%	★★★★☆
2009	69.1	105 of 411	74.5%	★★★★☆
2008	59.4	139 of 405	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.6	167 of 398	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	47.4	202 of 390	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	35.8	268 of 389	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	29.8	162 of 223	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	135 of 191	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	72 of 98	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	61.2	21 of 83	74.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	34.5	170 of 252	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	271 of 398	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.5	326 of 390	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.1	196 of 395	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.4	190 of 343	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.0	145 of 339	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	63.2	113 of 384	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	41.5	238 of 395	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	192 of 256	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.6	233 of 325	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	272 of 356	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	334 of 426	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.6	230 of 410	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.0	135 of 361	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	89 of 356	75.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	205 of 251	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	317 of 397	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	345 of 414	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	250 of 392	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	193 of 337	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.8	136 of 333	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	59.4	26 of 91	71.4%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	29 of 32	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.0	23 of 34	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	58 of 90	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	64 of 92	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	69 of 99	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.6	23 of 64	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.4	9 of 48	81.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

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

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	49.7	197 of 413	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.4	261 of 325	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2022)71st percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2024)71st percentile+51 vs school

White (2023)52nd percentile+33 vs school

Female (2026)33rd percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2024)30th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)27th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile+4 vs school

Native American (2026)9th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts28%-17 vs state

Mathematics24%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NM-ASR Science (2026)		NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2026)					NM-MSSA Mathematics (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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science All Grades	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
Kirtland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	30 Cr 6446	Kirtland	87417	San Juan County	Central Consolidated Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 598-5893	388	30	13.1	47.2%	23 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	310 (79.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	20.4	296^th of 346 public elementary schools	14.5%		25.2	258^th of 345 public elementary schools	25.2%	38	< 20%	< 20%	26.9	39.1	34.1	13.0	27.6	15.4	19.6	40.9	22.2	24.0	$11,911
Judy Nelson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	40 Cr 6580	Kirtland	87417	San Juan County	Central Consolidated Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 598-6285	486	36	13.5	47.9%	69 (14.2%)	1 (0.2%)	70 (14.4%)	5 (1.0%)	318 (65.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	46.1	165^th of 346 public elementary schools	52.3%		40.7	185^th of 345 public elementary schools	46.4%	20	15.6		50.9	57.1	34.4	39.7	44.4	33.3	24.5	40.6	46.6	37.5	$11,168
Nenahnezad Community School	Public	K-6	500 Cr 6675	Fruitland	87416	San Juan County	Nenahnezad Community School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(505) 960-6922	156	4	39.0	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	156 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Ojo Amarillo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	Rd 6500 And Rd 6466	Fruitland	87416	San Juan County	Central Consolidated Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 960-5271	280	26	10.9	72.1%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	261 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	21.1	292^nd of 346 public elementary schools	15.6%		19.7	298^th of 345 public elementary schools	13.6%	6	< 20%	< 20%	37.1	< 20%	19.2	< 20%	22.3	20.0	< 20%	23.4	32.4	22.3	$11,665
Apache Elementary	Public	K-5	700 West Apache	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8602	375	33	11.2	58.7%	28 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	62 (16.5%)	1 (0.3%)	243 (64.8%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (10.4%)	13.9	323^rd of 346 public elementary schools	6.6%		16.7	315^th of 345 public elementary schools	8.7%	8	20.6		30.0	32.8	22.2		28.1	< 20%	12.1	25.4		16.3	$8,685
Ladera Del Norte Elementary	Public	K-5	308 East 35th St	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(505) 599-8605	504	31	16.2	36.3%	225 (44.6%)	1 (0.2%)	119 (23.6%)	2 (0.4%)	104 (20.6%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (10.3%)	61.9	95^th of 346 public elementary schools	72.5%		40.7	187^th of 345 public elementary schools	45.8%	92	43.6		59.5	52.3	41.5		50.6	38.0	34.9	47.9		40.5	$7,549
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	1201 North Butler Ave	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8607	438	28	15.9	51.8%	106 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	135 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	153 (34.9%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.8%)	14.2	320^th of 346 public elementary schools	7.5%		22	283^rd of 345 public elementary schools	18.0%	37	19.1		37.8	29.2	15.9		27.2	21.6	15.4	14.6		17.2	$8,007
Northeast Elementary	Public	K-6	1400 East 23rd	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8609	502	32	15.9	52.0%	85 (16.9%)	4 (0.8%)	131 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	249 (49.6%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.2%)	62.9	93^rd of 346 public elementary schools	73.1%		49.6	136^th of 345 public elementary schools	60.6%	43	48.0		40.3	52.1	58.7		50.9	31.3	33.7	68.0		43.9	$7,721
McCormick Elementary	Public	K-5	701 Mc Cormick Rd	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8606	426	30	14.0	59.2%	44 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	154 (36.2%)	5 (1.2%)	189 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.7%)	19.2	302^nd of 346 public elementary schools	12.7%		28.9	226^th of 345 public elementary schools	34.5%	76	21.3		29.6	44.4	26.2		34.7	16.7	19.8	21.3		19.4	$9,982
Bluffview Elementary	Public	K-5	1204 Camino Real	Farmington	87401	San Juan County	Farmington Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 599-8603	355	25	14.0	56.1%	62 (17.5%)	2 (0.6%)	128 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (35.8%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.1%)	21.9	287^th of 346 public elementary schools	17.1%		17.5	310^th of 345 public elementary schools	10.1%	23	27.3		46.3	34.6	30.2		37.0	13.0	< 20%	15.1		9.3	$9,453

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