NIZHONI ELEMENTARY

Set in SHIPROCK, New Mexico, NIZHONI ELEMENTARY is an intimate elementary campus, run under CENTRAL. It enrolls 207 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 28% leaner than the typical public school in New Mexico, which averages around 287 students.

Across the 16 schools in CENTRAL (4,539 students total), NIZHONI ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, NIZHONI ELEMENTARY shows that nearly all students (92%) are Native American. Beyond that, the school shows 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.9:1 average. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, NIZHONI ELEMENTARY sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 33.4%; actual is 19.4%, a gap of -14.0 points.

Across the wider county, San Juan County reports that median household earnings sit near $55,872, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Juan County's 62 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,309 students), NIZHONI ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is TSE BIT AI MIDDLE, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NIZHONI ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 21.4%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NIZHONI ELEMENTARY has edged down 47%, going from 389 students in 2018 to 207 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.