Navajo Preparatory School

Navajo Preparatory School is a cozy four-year high school in Farmington, New Mexico, run under Navajo Preparatory School. The school hosts 297 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 450 students per school, that is 34% below typical.

Navajo Preparatory School is the operating authority for Navajo Preparatory School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

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

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.9:1, putting Navajo Preparatory School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (San Juan County) shows that median household earnings sit near $55,872, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. In all, San Juan County runs 62 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,309 students), of which Navajo Preparatory School is one.

Nearest neighbor: APACHE ELEMENTARY, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Navajo Preparatory School has expanded 17%, going from 253 students in 2018 to 297 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.