Enrollment
388
Elementary
DISTRICT 229 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL·NCES 350039000712
KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY
30 CR 6446, KIRTLAND, NM 87417 · (505) 598-5893 · San Juan County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL388 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
388 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 90%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY→KIRTLAND MIDDLE
Based on grade levels within CENTRAL. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
27.2%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
20.3%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Mexico schools, those numbers are about 44 and 27.
Source: NM-MSSA + NM-ASR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Mexico's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
388
-161 (-29%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 15.3:1
% White
6%
was 11%
% Hispanic
11%
was 7%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY
KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized K-5 school in KIRTLAND, New Mexico, one of the schools within CENTRAL. The school educates 388 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 35% bigger than the typical public school in New Mexico, which averages around 287 students.
KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY is one of 16 schools operated by CENTRAL, a district that educates 4,539 students overall.
On demographics, KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY reports that Native American students make up the majority at 80%; the rest looks like 11% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% multiracial.
On the resource side, On paper, KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. The state averages about 12.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.4%, the actual is 28.3%, a residual of -5.2 points.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for San Juan County put median household income runs about $55,872, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. Across San Juan County's 62 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,309 students), KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.
KIRTLAND MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 26.7%.
The school occupies a town-center site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY has contracted 29%, going from 549 students in 2018 to 388 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 11% to 6% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.
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San Juan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
120,942
Census ACS
Median income
$55,872
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
62
21,309 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CENTRAL
- KIRTLAND CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 743 students
- SHIPROCK HIGHHigh · 502 students
- JUDY NELSON ELEMENTARYElementary · 486 students
- TSE BIT AI MIDDLEMiddle · 390 students
- KIRTLAND MIDDLEMiddle · 372 students
- OJO AMARILLO ELEMENTARYElementary · 280 students
Other schools in KIRTLAND
- KIRTLAND CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 743 students
- JUDY NELSON ELEMENTARYElementary · 486 students
- KIRTLAND MIDDLEMiddle · 372 students
- KIRTLAND PRE-K EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERElementary
Nearby schools
- KIRTLAND MIDDLE1.4 mi · 372
- KIRTLAND CENTRAL HIGH1.4 mi · 743
- JUDY NELSON ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 486
- Nenahnezad Community School3.4 mi · 156
- OJO AMARILLO ELEMENTARY4.2 mi · 280
- TIBBETTS MIDDLE SCHOOL5.5 mi · 652
Frequently asked questions
About KIRTLAND ELEMENTARYHow many students attend KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY?
KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 388 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY serve?
KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY?
At KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 6% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY in?
KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY is part of CENTRAL.
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