Best Public Schools in Fruitland, NM

Summary:

The city of Fruitland, New Mexico is home to two elementary schools, Ojo Amarillo Elementary and Nenahnezad Community School, both serving students from the Central Consolidated Schools and Nenahnezad Community School districts. These schools face significant challenges, with high poverty levels and limited racial diversity among their student populations.

Ojo Amarillo Elementary stands out as the more diverse school, with a student population that is 95.05% Native American, 2.64% Hispanic, 0.66% Asian, and 1.65% two or more races. In contrast, Nenahnezad Community School has a 100% Native American student body. Both schools have extremely high free/reduced lunch rates, with Ojo Amarillo at 100% and Nenahnezad at 97.58%, indicating the high level of economic disadvantage in the area.

Academically, Ojo Amarillo Elementary has a statewide ranking history, with its most recent ranking in 2022-2023 being 388 out of 435 New Mexico elementary schools, rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. Nenahnezad Community School, on the other hand, does not have any ranking information available. These findings suggest that the schools in Fruitland, New Mexico face significant challenges in providing quality education to their students, and targeted interventions and support programs may be necessary to address the unique needs of these communities.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NM Combined Language Arts (2023)	NM Combined Mathematics (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM Combined Language Arts All Grades	NM Combined Mathematics All Grades	Total
Ojo Amarillo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	Rd 6500 And Rd 6466	Fruitland	87416	San Juan County	Central	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 960-5271	303	23	13.1	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	288 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	16.7	388^th of 435 public elementary schools	10.8%		18.7	348^th of 420 public elementary schools	17.1%	40	17.0	13.0	$11,665
Nenahnezad Community School	Public	K-6	6675 SJ County Road South	Fruitland	87416	San Juan County	Nenahnezad Community School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(505) 960-6922	124	7	17.7	97.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	124 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Fruitland

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kirtland	0.8 mi	7	106^th
Farmington	7.82 mi	21	70^th
Shiprock	16 mi	11	123^rd
Bloomfield	21.82 mi	9	95^th
Aztec	22.13 mi	7	53^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.