Circa 1932,[2] a main building opened. In later years there were 13 portable buildings added. In 2002 the student count was 262.[4] In 2005 the student count was 260. By that year, the previous facility had maintenance issues and suffered difficulties from vibrations generated by a nearby train line.[2] Maryann Apodaca y Silva, the then-principal, stated that the train interfered with students' abilities to do classwork.[5]
Groundbreaking for the current facility, which was scheduled to be about 70,000 square feet (6,500 m2) of space, began in 2005.[2] The current facility opened in 2006,[6] and had a cost of $10,500,000, with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) supplying most of the funds used to pay for it.[2]
In years prior to 2015, the administration and teachers had significant turnover, so some parents chose to send their children elsewhere.[7]
In 2015 the BIE had plans to give the school to tribal control on July 1 of that year.[3] The tribe took control of the school in 2015.[7]
Curriculum
The curriculum includes content about the culture of the Tiwa people and the Tiwa language.[2] Post 2015, Tiwa instruction and culture were scheduled to be done every day.[7]
In 1994 the school had a "Creativity Abounds Program" for students who are gifted in mathematics, language arts, and/or fine arts.[8]
