Zuni High School (ZHS) is a public high school in
Black Rock, New Mexico
Black Rock ( nv, ) is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,323 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census.
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, with a
Zuni Pueblo
Zuni Pueblo (also Zuñi Pueblo, Zuni: ''Halona Idiwan’a'' meaning ‘Middle Place’) is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 6,302 as of the 2010 Census. It is inhabited largely b ...
postal address. It is a part of the
Zuni Public School District
Zuni Public School District (ZPSD) is a school district headquartered in the Zuni Pueblo census-designated place of unincorporated McKinley County, New Mexico, United States.
It includes sections in Cibola County and McKinley County (including ...
.
It includes sections in
Cibola County
Cibola County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 27,213. Its county seat is Grants. It is New Mexico's youngest county, and the third youngest county in the United States, created on June 19, ...
and
McKinley County
McKinley County is a county in the northwestern section of the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 United States Census, its population was 71,367. Its county seat is Gallup. The county was created in 1901 and named for President William M ...
(including Zuni Pueblo and Black Rock).
History
It was previously a part of the
Gallup-McKinley County Schools. It was built in 1956, making it the first public high school in the community. It included 16 teacher housing units.
In 1968,
Ramah High School in
Ramah, New Mexico closed, meaning students in that area would be bussed to Zuni High School. Several area students took two buses each, with Ramah being the transfer point.
Circa 1977 the dropout rate was 43%. Of any New Mexico high school, this was the highest such rate. In 1980 the school was transferred into the control of the Zuni School District.
In 1997 the school had fewer than 400 students. In the fall of that year groundbreaking of the current building occurred.
Curriculum
In 1974 the school began a course called "Publication", about
Zuni culture and history, which could be used for Social Studies or English credits.
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See also
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Zuni Indian Reservation
References
External links
Zuni High School
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Schools in McKinley County, New Mexico
Public high schools in New Mexico
1956 establishments in New Mexico
Educational institutions established in 1956