📍 Hwy 491, Shiprock, San Juan County, 87420
Nizhoni Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Shiprock, San Juan County. The school has 276 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Central Consolidated Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Nizhoni Elementary enrolls 276 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 21 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% American Indian or Alaska Native, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino and 2.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 262 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 2.5% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
276 of the school's 276 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 276 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.
Nizhoni Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 3, state house district 4.
Nizhoni Elementary is one of 17 schools in CENTRAL, based in SHIPROCK, New Mexico. The district serves 4,518 students district-wide and employs 368 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 276 students, Nizhoni Elementary is close to the district average of about 266 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe