Zuni High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Zuni, New Mexico

Zuni High in Zuni, New Mexico enrolled 295 students in 2024-25 with 25.9 full-time teachers, 11.4 students per teacher against the New Mexico high-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 6-9% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Mexico: 33.8% and 24.4%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-84% (New Mexico: 76.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 27%

324 students in 2022-23, 310 students in 2023-24, 295 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.4 to 25.9.

Students enrolled at Zuni High by school year2022-23: 324, 2023-24: 310, 2024-25: 29501002003004002022-233242023-243102024-25295
Students enrolled at Zuni High by school year2022-23: 324, 2023-24: 310, 2024-25: 29501002003004002022-233242023-243102024-25295
Students enrolled at Zuni High by school year2022-23: 324, 2023-24: 310, 2024-25: 29501002003004002022-233242023-243102024-25295
Students enrolled at Zuni High by school year2022-23: 324, 2023-24: 310, 2024-25: 29501002003004002022-233242023-243102024-25295
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2332420.415.9
2023-2431028.810.8
2024-2529525.911.4

11.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 62 of every 100 New Mexico high schools

Among the 185 New Mexico high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Mexico high schools, 2024-25185 values from 3.2 to 48.0; Zuni High 11.4; state median 13.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherZuni High 11.4state median 13.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Mexico high schools, 2024-25185 values from 3.2 to 48.0; Zuni High 11.4; state median 13.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherZuni High 11.4state median 13.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Mexico high schools, 2024-25185 values from 3.2 to 48.0; Zuni High 11.4; state median 13.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherZuni High 11.4state median 13.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Mexico high schools, 2024-25185 values from 3.2 to 48.0; Zuni High 11.4; state median 13.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherZuni High 11.4state median 13.1U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

1 AP courses and one counselor per 171 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Zuni High enrolled 342 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 67 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses1
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 171 of the 342 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions67
  • Chronically absent35.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

90.2% of students were American Indian, 5.1% Hispanic, 3.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. American Indian90.2%
  2. Hispanic5.1%
  3. Two or more races3.4%
  4. Asian1.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Zuni High scored proficient or above: 6-9% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Mexico, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Mexico
Reading and language arts, 2021-226‑9%14%33.8%
Math, 2022-235% or less7% (2021-22)24.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80-84% of the 83 students in Zuni High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 76.5% across New Mexico. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNew Mexico
Four-year graduation rate80‑84%80‑84%76.5%
Students in the class839725,411

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Zuni

2 public high schools in Zuni report 2024-25 enrollment; Zuni High is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Zuni High29511.499.3%
Twin Buttes Cyber Academy707.4100.0%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Zuni High

  1. Twin Buttes Cyber AcademyThe nearest public high school, 1.1 miles away: 70 students, 7.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. Ramah HighThe next nearest public high school, 18 miles away: 269 students (2024-25).18 mi
  3. Compare Zuni High with Twin Buttes Cyber AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Zuni Public Schools spends per student$24,091 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$24,091
  5. The largest public schools in New MexicoZuni High is the number 82 by size of 211 New Mexico high schools open in 2024-25.#82 of 211
  6. New Mexico schools by students per teacher11.4 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 13.1 for high schools.11.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Zuni High

  1. How many students attend Zuni High?
    295 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 324 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Zuni, NM.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Zuni High?
    11.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Mexico median for high schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Zuni High a Title I school?
    Zuni High ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Zuni High do on state tests?
    The students tested at Zuni High scored proficient or above: 6-9% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. New Mexico's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Zuni High?
    80-84% of the 83 students in Zuni High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 76.5% across New Mexico. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Zuni High in?
    Zuni Public Schools, NCES district ID 3502800. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350280000676 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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