Lake Valley Navajo School

Set in Lake Valley-Crownpoint, New Mexico, Lake Valley Navajo School is a very small primary school, overseen by Lake Valley Navajo School. It caters to 26 students across grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 287 students per school, that is 91% below typical.

Operationally, Lake Valley Navajo School answers to Lake Valley Navajo School, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

In terms of who attends, Lake Valley Navajo School records that 100% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.9:1 average. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against San Juan County (around 99%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for San Juan County indicate median household earnings sit near $55,872, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. In all, San Juan County runs 62 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,309 students), of which Lake Valley Navajo School is one.

The closest other public school is Tse'ii'ahi' Community School, roughly 22.9 miles away.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lake Valley Navajo School has fell 43%, going from 46 students in 2018 to 26 in 2025.

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