Best Public Schools in Zip Code 87416

Summary:

The 87416 zip code area is home to two elementary schools: Ojo Amarillo Elementary and Nenahnezad Community School. These schools serve students from prekindergarten through 6th grade and are located within the Central and Nenahnezad Community School districts, respectively.

Ojo Amarillo Elementary is the larger of the two schools, with 299 students enrolled. It has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.9, which is better than the state average. However, the school's academic performance is concerning, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics well below the state and district averages. Additionally, Ojo Amarillo Elementary has a high percentage of students (75.92%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's statewide ranking has been declining over the past few years, dropping from the 388th out of 435 elementary schools in 2022-2023 to the 298th out of 345 in 2024-2025.

Nenahnezad Community School is a smaller elementary school with 146 students enrolled. It has a very high percentage of students (97.95%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. The school's student-teacher ratio is quite high at 36.5, which is significantly above the state average. Unfortunately, the data set does not provide any information on the academic performance or statewide ranking of Nenahnezad Community School, so it is difficult to assess its overall quality.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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-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 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)

Cities Near Zip Code 87416

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kirtland	0.8 mi	7	77^th
Fruitland	1.16 mi	2	91^st
Farmington	7.82 mi	21	60^th
Shiprock	16.54 mi	9	94^th
Bloomfield	21.82 mi	9	65^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

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