Zuni Public Schools
The Navajo Region: Six Districts Where Fewer Than 70% of Students Graduate
In northwestern New Mexico, where the Navajo Nation extends across mesas and high desert, six school districts share a common problem. None of them graduates 70% of their students on time.
The 15-Point Gap: Native American Students Graduate at 61% in New Mexico
Correction (May 7, 2026): An earlier version of this article reported that 15 districts disclosed Native American graduation rates in 2017 and that none exceeded 80%. The correct counts are 23 distric...
Native American Students Fall Below 10% of NM Enrollment
New Mexico is one of three states where Native American children make up at least 10% of public school enrollment. Or it was. In 2025-26, Native American students slipped to 9.9% of enrollment, the fi...