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Northwest High School

Q: How many students attend Northwest High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 151 students attended Northwest High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Northwest High School?

Students at Northwest High School are 100% American Indian.

Public Grades 7-12

151

Students ?

7.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

Directly certified for free meals: 97.9% (2022-23)

All students in New Mexico receive free school meals.

Pinon Street Bdg 1419
Shiprock, NM 87420

(505) 368-2100

District: Northwest High School

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

100.0%

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Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

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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	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	SAT School Day English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT School Day English Language Arts All Grades	SAT School Day Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT School Day Mathematics All Grades	NM-ASR Science 11th Grade	NM-ASR Science All Grades	Total
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	—	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	52.4%	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	78.8%	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
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	43.5%	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

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