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Tse Bit Ai Middle

Summary:

Tse Bit Ai Middle School is a public middle school located in Shiprock, New Mexico, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 427 students. The school is part of the Central District, which is ranked 108 out of 119 districts in New Mexico and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Tse Bit Ai Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the state and its district average on standardized tests, with only 25% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 5% in Mathematics, and 13% in Science, compared to the state averages of 39%, 25%, and 36%, respectively. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom half of New Mexico middle schools for female students, male students, Native American students, and English Language Learners. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the past three school years.

Despite the school's low performance, there is no clear trend of consistent improvement over the years, and the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. Interestingly, the nearby Kirtland Middle School, which is also part of the Central District, outperforms Tse Bit Ai Middle School on academic measures, suggesting that the challenges faced by Tse Bit Ai Middle School may be unique to its location and student population.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 Us Hwy 64
       Shiprock, NM  87420

(505) 368-4741

District: Central

SchoolDigger Rank:
219th of 235 New Mexico Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,069 Help


Students who attend Tse Bit Ai Middle usually attend:

High:    Shiprock High

Feeder schools for Tse Bit Ai Middle:

Elementary:    Eva B Stokely Elementary
    Mesa Elementary
    Nizhoni Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  10.9 Help
Number of students:  406

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:
92.6%
Two or more races:
3.2%
Hispanic:
2.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  94.3% Help


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Compare Details Tse Bit Ai Middle ranks worse than 93.2% of middle schools in New Mexico. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked middle schools in the Central School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.83. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Tse Bit Ai Middle has the largest middle school student body size in the Central School District. Racial makeup is: American Indian (92.6%), two or more races (3.2%), Hispanic (2.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 94.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Central School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Tse Bit Ai Middle is 10.9, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the Central School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Tse Bit Ai Middle is $11,069. 1 middle schools in the Central School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Tse Bit Ai Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Tse Bit Ai Middle 219th of 235 New Mexico public middle schools. (See Tse Bit Ai Middle in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Native American students:


Central:

SchoolDigger ranks Central 108th of 119 New Mexico school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Tse Bit Ai Middle

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Rank History for all students at Tse Bit Ai Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 15.94 141st 157 10.2%
2006 26.22 123rd 156 21.2%
2007 25.45 133rd 171 22.2%
2008 43.77 88th 172 48.8%
2009 43.83 95th 178 46.6%
2010 50.84 77th 179 57.0%
2011 39.05 97th 173 43.9%
2012 27.06 133rd 178 25.3%
2013 17.01 169th 193 12.4%
2014 33.92 148th 222 33.3%
2015 22.42 179th 207 13.5%
2016 18.56 179th 208 13.9%
2017 14.19 159th 176 9.7%
2018 18.04 155th 186 16.7%
2019 21.68 158th 200 21.0%
2022 11.10 213th 232 8.2%
2023 17.31 213th 239 10.9%
2024 13.83 219th 235 6.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Tse Bit Ai Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.86 13th 21 38.1%
2019 35.15 12th 21 42.9%
2022 17.62 58th 69 15.9%
2023 20.03 76th 97 21.6%
2024 18.47 75th 91 17.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Tse Bit Ai Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 65.55 12th 44 72.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Tse Bit Ai Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.87 136th 168 19.0%
2019 27.44 134th 175 23.4%
2022 13.05 192nd 223 13.9%
2023 17.94 200th 227 11.9%
2024 18.69 92nd 107 14.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Tse Bit Ai Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.46 128th 156 17.9%
2019 23.26 125th 160 21.9%
2022 10.71 187th 220 15.0%
2023 20.98 183rd 213 14.1%
2024 15.87 196th 217 9.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Tse Bit Ai Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.61 6th 52 88.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Tse Bit Ai Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.30 140th 151 7.3%
2019 15.82 133rd 152 12.5%
2022 10.18 186th 213 12.7%
2023 10.71 217th 221 1.8%
2024 10.63 210th 219 4.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at Tse Bit Ai Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 27.76 33rd 37 10.8%
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Rank History for Native American students at Tse Bit Ai Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.56 24th 32 25.0%
2019 27.87 30th 43 30.2%
2022 15.64 64th 67 4.5%
2023 24.66 52nd 58 10.3%
2024 22.30 49th 59 16.9%
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Data source: test scores: New Mexico Public Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: New Mexico Public Education Department

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Enrollment information for Tse Bit Ai Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1990 4 2 0 2 660 n/a n/a 0 668
1991 1 0 0 1 668 n/a n/a 0 670
1992 3 0 0 2 687 n/a n/a 0 692
1993 6 0 1 1 705 n/a n/a 0 713
1994 11 0 2 2 730 n/a n/a 0 745
1995 1 0 0 0 783 n/a n/a 0 784
1996 1 0 0 0 783 n/a n/a 0 784
1997 0 2 0 0 743 n/a n/a 0 745
1998 1 0 0 0 494 n/a n/a 0 495
1999 2 0 0 0 482 n/a n/a 0 484
2000 1 0 0 0 480 n/a n/a 0 481
2001 0 0 0 0 440 n/a n/a 0 440
2002 1 0 0 0 505 n/a n/a 0 506
2003 1 0 0 0 505 n/a n/a 0 506
2004 1 1 0 0 496 n/a n/a 0 498
2005 0 0 0 0 468 n/a n/a 0 468
2006 0 0 0 0 468 n/a n/a 0 468
2007 0 0 0 0 401 n/a n/a 0 401
2008 0 0 0 1 338 n/a n/a 0 339
2009 0 0 0 1 358 n/a n/a 0 359
2010 0 0 0 0 346 0 0 0 346
2011 0 0 0 0 476 0 0 0 476
2012 0 0 1 0 503 0 0 0 504
2013 0 0 1 0 486 0 0 0 487
2014 0 0 0 0 547 0 1 0 548
2015 0 0 1 0 500 0 4 0 505
2016 1 0 2 2 478 0 11 0 494
2017 0 0 1 2 451 0 14 0 468
2018 1 0 1 2 456 0 15 0 475
2019 3 0 1 1 479 0 12 0 496
2020 2 0 3 2 432 0 10 0 449
2021 0 1 6 5 394 0 7 0 413
2022 0 0 8 7 383 0 8 0 406
2023 2 1 6 9 397 0 12 0 427
2024 3 0 3 11 376 0 13 0 406

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Tse Bit Ai Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 668 35.2 18.9 n/a
1991 670 38.0 17.6 n/a
1992 692 37.5 18.4 n/a
1993 713 40.0 17.8 n/a
1994 745 36.0 20.7 n/a
1995 784 42.5 18.4 n/a
1996 784 42.5 18.4 n/a
1997 745 43.0 17.3 n/a
1998 495 35.1 14.1 n/a
1999 484 33.4 14.5 87
2000 481 31.4 15.3 89.6
2001 440 34.3 12.8 88.4
2002 506 35.0 14.5 82
2003 506 35.0 14.5 82
2004 498 35.0 14.2 89.8
2005 468 33.0 14.2 88.5
2006 468 33.0 14.2 98.3
2007 401 32.0 12.5 99.3
2008 339 32.0 10.6 87.9
2009 359 29.6 12.1 99.2
2010 346 28.6 12.1 99.1
2011 476 27.6 17.2 99.4
2012 504 27.0 18.6 99.4
2013 487 28.0 17.3 97.9
2014 548 29.0 18.8 94.3
2015 505 32.0 15.7 100
2016 494 26.0 19.0 100
2017 468 23.5 19.9 89.5
2018 475 27.0 17.5 100
2019 496 28.0 17.7 100
2020 449 29.0 15.4 100
2021 413 29.0 14.2 100
2022 406 27.1 14.9 100
2023 427 31.2 13.6 100
2024 406 37.0 10.9 94.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Tse Bit Ai Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 668 35.2 18.9 n/a
1991 670 38.0 17.6 n/a
1992 692 37.5 18.4 n/a
1993 713 40.0 17.8 n/a
1994 745 36.0 20.7 n/a
1995 784 42.5 18.4 n/a
1996 784 42.5 18.4 n/a
1997 745 43.0 17.3 n/a
1998 495 35.1 14.1 n/a
1999 484 33.4 14.5 87
2000 481 31.4 15.3 89.6
2001 440 34.3 12.8 88.4
2002 506 35.0 14.5 82
2003 506 35.0 14.5 82
2004 498 35.0 14.2 89.8
2005 468 33.0 14.2 88.5
2006 468 33.0 14.2 98.3
2007 401 32.0 12.5 99.3
2008 339 32.0 10.6 87.9
2009 359 29.6 12.1 99.2
2010 346 28.6 12.1 99.1
2011 476 27.6 17.2 99.4
2012 504 27.0 18.6 99.4
2013 487 28.0 17.3 97.9
2014 548 29.0 18.8 94.3
2015 505 32.0 15.7 100
2016 494 26.0 19.0 100
2017 468 23.5 19.9 89.5
2018 475 27.0 17.5 100
2019 496 28.0 17.7 100
2020 449 29.0 15.4 100
2021 413 29.0 14.2 100
2022 406 27.1 14.9 100
2023 427 31.2 13.6 100
2024 406 37.0 10.9 94.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Tse Bit Ai Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $11,069

Data source: New Mexico Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Tse Bit Ai Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 158th of 200 Middle schoolsRanks 213th of 239 Middle schools
 10.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
6th Grade Language Arts (Tse Bit Ai Middle)2313
 10%
   6th Grade Language Arts (Central)2920
 9%
   6th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)3132.9
 1.9%
6th Grade Mathematics (Tse Bit Ai Middle)1014.5
 4.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Central)1925.8
 6.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)1932.5
 13.5%
7th Grade Language Arts (Tse Bit Ai Middle)2617.8
 8.2%
   7th Grade Language Arts (Central)3516.8
 18.2%
   7th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)3134.8
 3.8%
7th Grade Mathematics (Tse Bit Ai Middle)108.5
 1.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Central)1211.8
 0.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)1924.8
 5.8%
8th Grade Language Arts (Tse Bit Ai Middle)2118.5
 2.5%
   8th Grade Language Arts (Central)2723.4
 3.6%
   8th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)3133.2
 2.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students496427
 13.9%
African American01
American Indian479397
 17.1%
Asian16
 500%
Hispanic19
 800%
Pacific Islander00
White32
 33.3%
Two or More Races1212
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients100%100%

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Students at Tse Bit Ai Middle are 93% American Indian, 3% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Students who attend Tse Bit Ai Middle usually go on to attend Shiprock High

In the 2023-24 school year, 406 students attended Tse Bit Ai Middle.

Tse Bit Ai Middle ranks in the bottom 6.8% of New Mexico middle schools.


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