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
C
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Scored higher than 34% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Mexico public elementary schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 27 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 13% smaller than its 6th grade class (56).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 55% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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 →
Schools most like KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY
KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY's state test result (28.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY this school | 388 | 100.0% | 28.3% |
| APACHE ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON | 375 | 100.0% | 22.7% |
| Wingate Elementary School Ft. Wingate | 366 | 99.2% | N/A |
| OJO AMARILLO ELEMENTARY FRUITLAND | 280 | 100.0% | 25.6% |
| T'iis Ts'ozi Bi'Olta' Community School Crownpoint | 278 | 98.9% | N/A |
| ANIMAS ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON | 345 | 100.0% | 28.8% |
Matched among New Mexico elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In San Juan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #210 of 329 | #12 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #226 of 354 | #14 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #308 of 366 | #19 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 388 | #131 of 490 | #10 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #159 of 318 | #10 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.6% | #201 of 334 | #17 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #85 of 393 | #11 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.3% | #92 of 287 | #10 of 25 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
388
-40 (-9%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 312
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 388 | 29.5 | 13.2:1 | 100% (388) |
| 2023-24 | 380 | 31 | 12.3:1 | 68% (259) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 34 | 11.7:1 | 100% (396) |
| 2020-21 | 428 | 32 | 13.4:1 | 100% (428) |
| 2017-18 | 549 | 36 | 15.3:1 | 100% (549) |
| 2015-16 | 639 | 41 | 15.6:1 | 100% (639) |
| 2010-11 | 575 | 33 | 17.4:1 | 99% (572) |
| 2000-01 | 567 | 42 | 13.5:1 | 62% (351) |
| 1990-91 | 312 | 18 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (549 to 388); teachers down 18% (36 to 29.5).
About KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY
KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of KIRTLAND, New Mexico. Students in pre-K through 6 attend, and enrollment is 388 students. The school's enrollment is 35% bigger than the 287 average for elementary schools in New Mexico.
KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY is one school in CENTRAL, a system of 16 schools with 4,539 students.
By race and ethnicity, KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY is 80% Native American. After that, the student body is 11% Hispanic, 6% White, and 3% multiracial. KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY has a diversity index of 35%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 29.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.2:1. Elementary schools in New Mexico have a similar average ratio of 12.9:1. The school's lunch program data list 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in San Juan County, the average is about the same, 99%.
KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY is graded C by allk12, scoring above 34% of New Mexico public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY, the prediction is 33.4% and the result is 28.3%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for San Juan County show that median household income is about $55,872, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 62 public schools in San Juan County, with a combined enrollment of about 21,309.
KIRTLAND MIDDLE is located about 1.4 miles from KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY. Other public schools within five miles: 5. Nearby schools with test data average 26.7% proficiency; KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY posts 28.3%.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Fringe: the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 428 in 2020-21 and 388 in 2024-25, a 9% decrease.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Other Kirtland Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Kirtland Elementary. KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- KIRTLAND ELEMENTARYALBUQUERQUE, NM · 162 students
- Kirtland Elementary SchoolKirtland, OH · 452 students
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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