Zuni High School (ZHS) is a public high school in Black Rock, New Mexico, with a Zuni Pueblo postal address. - The school has a Zuni Pueblo address but is not in the Zuni Pueblo CDP. Compare: - See the Zuni Pueblo CDP map. It is a part of the Zuni Public School District.
It includes sections in Cibola County and McKinley County (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. - See clipping from Newspapers.com.
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. - Page six cited here - Clipping of the first page and of the second page from Newspapers.com.
Circa 1977 the dropout rate was 43%. Of any New Mexico high school, this was the highest such rate. - Clipping from Newspapers.com. In 1980 the school was transferred into the control of the Zuni School District. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
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. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
See also Zuni Indian Reservation
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External links Zuni High School