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Kirtland Elementary

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Kirtland Elementary ranks 258 th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

258^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Kirtland Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Kirtland, New Mexico, with 380 students and a student-teacher ratio of 12.2. The school faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students, as evidenced by its consistently low academic performance across all grades and subjects compared to state and district averages.

For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 27.23% of Kirtland students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 30.09% in the Central district and 44.19% statewide. In mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 20.3% at Kirtland, compared to 17.13% in the district and 26.81% statewide. The school also struggles to effectively serve certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom quarter or half of New Mexico elementary schools for male, female, Hispanic, Native American, and English Language Learner students.

Interestingly, the nearby Judy Nelson Elementary, also in the Central district, outperforms Kirtland Elementary in both English Language Arts and mathematics proficiency across all grades. Additionally, Kirtland Elementary's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past decade, suggesting the school is struggling to improve student outcomes.

388

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,911

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

30 Cr 6446
Kirtland, NM 87417

(505) 598-5893

District: Central

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 — 50th percentile in 2014 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2014

!English Language Arts scores 17 pts below the New Mexico average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg24%

New Mexico avg35%

258^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	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
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
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
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
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

Native American (2025)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2024)32nd percentile+12 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+3 vs school

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

Male (2024)20th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-17 vs state

Mathematics20%-7 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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Kirtland Elementary

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

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.

How many students attend Kirtland Elementary?

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

Is Kirtland Elementary a good school?

Kirtland Elementary ranks 258^th of 345 New Mexico elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Kirtland Elementary in?

Central

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