Shiprock Northwest High School

Shiprock Northwest High School is an one-room-style senior high in Shiprock, New Mexico, run under Shiprock Northwest High School. The school educates 151 students in grades 7 through 12. That puts it 66% below the typical public school in New Mexico, which averages around 450 students.

Shiprock Northwest High School is the operating authority for Shiprock Northwest High School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, Shiprock Northwest High School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (100%).

On the resource side, On paper, Shiprock Northwest High School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.9:1. The state averages around 22.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (San Juan County) records that median household income runs about $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 Shiprock Northwest High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Atsa' Biya' a'zh Community School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Shiprock Northwest High School has decreased 15%, going from 177 students in 2018 to 151 in 2025.

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