Enrollment
280
Elementary
DISTRICT 229 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL·NCES 350039000187
OJO AMARILLO ELEMENTARY
RD 6500 AND RD 6466, FRUITLAND, NM 87416 · (505) 960-5271 · San Juan County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL280 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of New Mexico public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
11.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
280 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 | 21 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 41% smaller than its 6th grade class (39).
Student demographics
13%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
OJO AMARILLO 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
26.3%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
21.8%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
25.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% 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 OJO AMARILLO ELEMENTARY
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OJO AMARILLO ELEMENTARY this school | 280 | 100.0% | 25.6% |
| T'iis Ts'ozi Bi'Olta' Community School Crownpoint | 278 | 98.9% | N/A |
| MESA ELEMENTARY SHIPROCK | 229 | 100.0% | 21.3% |
| Baca/Dlo'ay Azhi Community School Prewitt | 222 | 98.6% | N/A |
| Laguna Elementary School Laguna | 220 | 98.6% | N/A |
| Wingate Elementary School Ft. Wingate | 366 | 99.2% | N/A |
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 OJO AMARILLO ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In San Juan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #254 of 329 | #16 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.8% | #204 of 354 | #13 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #315 of 366 | #21 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 280 | #254 of 490 | #17 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #58 of 318 | #5 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.9% | #300 of 334 | #20 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #84 of 393 | #10 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.4% | #83 of 287 | #8 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
280
-41 (-13%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 299
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 280 | 25.5 | 11.0:1 | 100% (280) |
| 2023-24 | 299 | 25 | 12.0:1 | 76% (227) |
| 2022-23 | 303 | 23 | 13.2:1 | 100% (303) |
| 2020-21 | 321 | 29 | 11.1:1 | 100% (321) |
| 2017-18 | 408 | 26 | 15.7:1 | 100% (408) |
| 2015-16 | 468 | 27 | 17.3:1 | 100% (468) |
| 2010-11 | 433 | 26 | 16.6:1 | 97% (422) |
| 2000-01 | 364 | 32 | 11.4:1 | 97% (352) |
| 1990-91 | 299 | 19 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OJO AMARILLO ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (408 to 280); teachers down 2% (26 to 25.5).
About OJO AMARILLO ELEMENTARY
OJO AMARILLO ELEMENTARY, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in FRUITLAND, New Mexico. There are 280 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 6.
OJO AMARILLO ELEMENTARY sits within CENTRAL, which has 16 schools and 4,539 students.
A large majority of enrollment at OJO AMARILLO ELEMENTARY is Native American, at 93%. The school is also 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The diversity index for OJO AMARILLO ELEMENTARY is 13%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at OJO AMARILLO ELEMENTARY, giving a ratio of 11.0:1. Elementary schools in New Mexico have an average ratio of 12.9:1. By family income, 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 99% average for public schools in San Juan County.
OJO AMARILLO ELEMENTARY holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 25% of New Mexico public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, OJO AMARILLO ELEMENTARY is 7.8 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 25.6% actual, 33.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New Mexico.
For San Juan County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $55,872 a year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 18% of people live in poverty. Counting OJO AMARILLO ELEMENTARY, San Juan County has 62 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, KIRTLAND MIDDLE is closest at about 3.0 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 5. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, OJO AMARILLO ELEMENTARY ranks 4th on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school shrank from 321 students in 2020-21 to 280 in 2024-25.
OJO AMARILLO ELEMENTARY has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 ELEMENTARYElementary · 388 students
- KIRTLAND MIDDLEMiddle · 372 students
Nearby schools
- KIRTLAND MIDDLE3.0 mi · 372
- KIRTLAND CENTRAL HIGH3.0 mi · 743
- Nenahnezad Community School3.5 mi · 156
- JUDY NELSON ELEMENTARY3.7 mi · 486
- KIRTLAND ELEMENTARY4.2 mi · 388
- TIBBETTS MIDDLE SCHOOL7.7 mi · 652
Frequently asked questions
About OJO AMARILLO ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at OJO AMARILLO ELEMENTARY?
OJO AMARILLO ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 280 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does OJO AMARILLO ELEMENTARY serve?
OJO AMARILLO ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at OJO AMARILLO ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at OJO AMARILLO ELEMENTARY is approximately 11.0:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at OJO AMARILLO ELEMENTARY?
At OJO AMARILLO ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 0% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is OJO AMARILLO ELEMENTARY in?
OJO AMARILLO ELEMENTARY is part of CENTRAL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.