📍 500 East Chaco, Aztec, San Juan County, 87410
Aztec High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Aztec, San Juan County. The school has 682 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Aztec Municipal Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 43.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Aztec High enrolls 682 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 43.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Hispanic or Latino, 38% White and 17% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 279 | 41% |
| White | 258 | 38% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 115 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 3.5% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
682 of the school's 682 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 682 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Aztec High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NM-30, state senate district 2, state house district 3.
Aztec High is one of 7 schools in AZTEC, based in AZTEC, New Mexico. The district serves 2,448 students district-wide and employs 171 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 682 students, Aztec High is larger than the district average of about 350 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe