Tibbetts Middle School

Summary:

Tibbetts Middle School is a public middle school located in Farmington, New Mexico, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 683 students. The school is part of the Farmington school district, which is ranked 62 out of 119 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tibbetts Middle School has consistently underperformed compared to the state and district averages in standardized test scores for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school has shown significant disparities in academic performance across different student subgroups, with lower rankings and proficiency rates for male students, Native American students, multi-racial students, English Language Learners, and students with low socioeconomic status. Tibbetts Middle School has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 100% in the 2022-2023 school year, and a relatively high student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools.

The nearby middle schools in the Farmington district, such as Heights Middle School and Hermosa Middle School, have consistently outperformed Tibbetts Middle School in academic metrics and statewide rankings. Tibbetts Middle School's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the years, from being ranked 66th out of 176 New Mexico middle schools in 2016-2017 to 167th out of 235 in 2023-2024, with a corresponding drop in its star rating from 3 to 1.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 3500 Twin Peaks Blvd
       Farmington, NM  87401


(505) 599-8613

District: Farmington

SchoolDigger Rank:
167th of 235 New Mexico Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,338 Help


Students who attend Tibbetts Middle School usually attend:

High:    Farmington High

Feeder schools for Tibbetts Middle School:

Elementary:    Apache Elementary
    Ladera Del Norte Elementary
    McKinley Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  18.6 Help
Number of students:  683

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:
54.6%
Hispanic:
20.9%
White:
16.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  65.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Tibbetts Middle School ranks worse than 71.1% of middle schools in New Mexico. It also ranks 3rd among 4 ranked middle schools in the Farmington School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.23. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Tibbetts Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: American Indian (54.6%), Hispanic (20.9%), White (16.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 65.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Farmington School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Tibbetts Middle School is 18.6, which is the highest among 4 middle schools in the Farmington School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Tibbetts Middle School is $8,338, which is the 2nd highest among 4 middle schools in the Farmington School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Tibbetts Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Tibbetts Middle School 167th of 235 New Mexico public middle schools. (See Tibbetts Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Farmington:

SchoolDigger ranks Farmington 62nd of 119 New Mexico school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Tibbetts Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Tibbetts Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 38.65 92nd 157 41.4%
2006 52.95 65th 156 58.3%
2007 50.51 75th 171 56.1%
2008 48.05 80th 172 53.5%
2009 39.08 103rd 178 42.1%
2010 39.54 101st 179 43.6%
2011 33.92 109th 173 37.0%
2012 29.39 129th 178 27.5%
2013 32.00 129th 193 33.2%
2014 40.62 131st 222 41.0%
2015 52.08 82nd 207 60.4%
2016 53.96 73rd 208 64.9%
2017 56.03 66th 176 62.5%
2018 54.42 71st 186 61.8%
2019 53.00 78th 200 61.0%
2022 33.71 131st 232 43.5%
2023 32.65 155th 239 35.1%
2024 28.23 167th 235 28.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Tibbetts Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 19.77 63rd 65 3.1%
2023 22.75 41st 53 22.6%
2024 25.90 17th 27 37.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Tibbetts Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.63 9th 21 57.1%
2022 29.02 45th 69 34.8%
2023 20.91 72nd 97 25.8%
2024 24.80 62nd 91 31.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Tibbetts Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 27.12 36th 44 18.2%
2022 22.46 51st 58 12.1%
2023 16.29 89th 100 11.0%
2024 60.80 17th 54 68.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Tibbetts Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.55 75th 168 55.4%
2019 45.57 83rd 175 52.6%
2022 24.00 153rd 223 31.4%
2023 38.00 134th 227 41.0%
2024 25.22 80th 107 25.2%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Tibbetts Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 38.13 24th 33 27.3%
2024 27.36 5th 6 16.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Tibbetts Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.91 64th 156 59.0%
2019 53.88 62nd 160 61.3%
2022 31.62 117th 220 46.8%
2023 33.29 140th 213 34.3%
2024 29.66 153rd 217 29.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Tibbetts Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.64 23rd 52 55.8%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Tibbetts Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 39.17 26th 37 29.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Tibbetts Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.21 55th 151 63.6%
2019 48.66 67th 152 55.9%
2022 31.63 115th 213 46.0%
2023 26.12 160th 221 27.6%
2024 24.25 166th 219 24.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Tibbetts Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 52.44 24th 55 56.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Tibbetts Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.60 41st 149 72.5%
2019 71.85 30th 150 80.0%
2022 36.24 104th 214 51.4%
2023 27.93 146th 204 28.4%
2024 41.75 102nd 206 50.5%
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Rank History for Native American students at Tibbetts Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.95 8th 32 75.0%
2019 52.93 17th 43 60.5%
2022 28.38 44th 67 34.3%
2023 28.65 48th 58 17.2%
2024 27.14 44th 59 25.4%
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Rank History for White students at Tibbetts Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.85 38th 120 68.3%
2019 49.96 52nd 121 57.0%
2022 51.48 86th 187 54.0%
2023 54.39 85th 229 62.9%
2024 36.05 109th 181 39.8%
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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 Tibbetts Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1990 491 11 5 81 145 n/a n/a 0 733
1991 500 10 6 70 137 n/a n/a 0 723
1992 548 13 2 99 153 n/a n/a 0 815
1993 537 15 2 85 157 n/a n/a 0 796
1994 546 13 3 99 183 n/a n/a 0 844
1995 323 9 3 98 173 n/a n/a 0 606
1996 323 9 3 98 173 n/a n/a 0 606
1997 329 12 3 91 170 n/a n/a 0 605
1998 291 12 4 88 203 n/a n/a 0 598
1999 315 8 7 89 200 n/a n/a 0 619
2000 297 9 2 85 183 n/a n/a 0 576
2001 240 6 11 74 211 n/a n/a 0 542
2002 246 7 3 102 224 n/a n/a 0 582
2003 246 7 3 102 224 n/a n/a 0 582
2004 224 12 4 90 214 n/a n/a 0 544
2005 239 8 3 96 227 n/a n/a 0 573
2006 226 4 1 79 228 n/a n/a 0 538
2007 194 5 4 92 223 n/a n/a 0 518
2008 157 9 2 102 196 n/a n/a 0 466
2009 171 7 2 106 175 n/a n/a 0 461
2010 176 7 2 125 194 1 1 0 506
2011 167 5 1 130 208 0 5 0 516
2012 162 4 1 124 238 1 7 0 537
2013 182 7 1 120 236 1 4 0 551
2014 171 8 3 161 276 1 2 0 622
2015 145 4 3 149 273 1 3 0 578
2016 137 9 4 136 293 0 10 0 589
2017 135 3 3 152 303 1 22 0 619
2018 129 5 3 163 322 1 36 0 659
2019 143 5 4 155 316 1 36 0 660
2020 157 8 2 165 344 0 38 0 714
2021 135 10 1 158 377 0 45 0 726
2022 130 10 1 145 385 0 48 0 719
2023 117 7 0 132 366 0 61 0 683
2024 112 1 1 143 373 0 53 0 683

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 Tibbetts Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 733 37.7 19.4 n/a
1991 723 41.7 17.3 n/a
1992 815 44.9 18.1 n/a
1993 796 46.9 17.0 n/a
1994 844 47.0 18.0 n/a
1995 606 38.0 15.9 n/a
1996 606 38.0 15.9 n/a
1997 605 37.0 16.4 n/a
1998 598 38.0 15.7 n/a
1999 619 37.0 16.7 31.8
2000 576 41.1 14.0 45
2001 542 36.3 14.9 52.2
2002 582 38.9 15.0 54.1
2003 582 38.9 15.0 54.1
2004 544 36.0 15.1 60.5
2005 573 38.4 14.9 60.7
2006 538 38.5 14.0 60
2007 518 35.9 14.4 60.4
2008 466 38.4 12.1 49.4
2009 461 36.4 12.7 46.9
2010 506 32.4 15.6 56.5
2011 516 30.4 16.9 59.3
2012 537 31.4 17.1 63.3
2013 551 32.4 17.0 65.5
2014 622 41.9 14.8 64
2015 578 45.0 12.8 79.8
2016 589 41.0 14.3 70.1
2017 619 40.8 15.1 65.4
2018 659 38.6 17.0 100
2019 660 42.6 15.4 51.1
2020 714 42.1 16.9 67.4
2021 726 44.6 16.2 73.1
2022 719 43.1 16.6 56.3
2023 683 42.6 16.0 100
2024 683 36.6 18.6 65.9

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 Tibbetts Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 733 37.7 19.4 n/a
1991 723 41.7 17.3 n/a
1992 815 44.9 18.1 n/a
1993 796 46.9 17.0 n/a
1994 844 47.0 18.0 n/a
1995 606 38.0 15.9 n/a
1996 606 38.0 15.9 n/a
1997 605 37.0 16.4 n/a
1998 598 38.0 15.7 n/a
1999 619 37.0 16.7 31.8
2000 576 41.1 14.0 45
2001 542 36.3 14.9 52.2
2002 582 38.9 15.0 54.1
2003 582 38.9 15.0 54.1
2004 544 36.0 15.1 60.5
2005 573 38.4 14.9 60.7
2006 538 38.5 14.0 60
2007 518 35.9 14.4 60.4
2008 466 38.4 12.1 49.4
2009 461 36.4 12.7 46.9
2010 506 32.4 15.6 56.5
2011 516 30.4 16.9 59.3
2012 537 31.4 17.1 63.3
2013 551 32.4 17.0 65.5
2014 622 41.9 14.8 64
2015 578 45.0 12.8 79.8
2016 589 41.0 14.3 70.1
2017 619 40.8 15.1 65.4
2018 659 38.6 17.0 100
2019 660 42.6 15.4 51.1
2020 714 42.1 16.9 67.4
2021 726 44.6 16.2 73.1
2022 719 43.1 16.6 56.3
2023 683 42.6 16.0 100
2024 683 36.6 18.6 65.9

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 Tibbetts Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $8,338

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Tibbetts Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 78th of 200 Middle schoolsRanks 155th of 239 Middle schools
 25.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Language Arts (Tibbetts Middle School)3820.2
 17.8%
   6th Grade Language Arts (Farmington)4227.4
 14.6%
   6th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)3132.9
 1.9%
6th Grade Mathematics (Tibbetts Middle School)1723.9
 6.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Farmington)2029.8
 9.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)1932.5
 13.5%
7th Grade Language Arts (Tibbetts Middle School)4424.9
 19.1%
   7th Grade Language Arts (Farmington)4629.5
 16.5%
   7th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)3134.8
 3.8%
7th Grade Mathematics (Tibbetts Middle School)1917.1
 1.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Farmington)2224.1
 2.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)1924.8
 5.8%
8th Grade Language Arts (Tibbetts Middle School)4031.3
 8.7%
   8th Grade Language Arts (Farmington)4632.5
 13.5%
   8th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)3133.2
 2.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Tibbetts Middle School)2021.5
 1.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Farmington)2122
 1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)2019.7
 0.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students660683
 3.5%
African American57
 40%
American Indian316366
 15.8%
Asian40
 100%
Hispanic155132
 14.8%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White143117
 18.2%
Two or More Races3661
 69.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients51.1%100%
 48.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Tibbetts Middle School

Students who attend Tibbetts Middle School usually go on to attend Farmington High

In the 2023-24 school year, 683 students attended Tibbetts Middle School.

Tibbetts Middle School ranks 167th of 235 New Mexico middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students at Tibbetts Middle School are 55% American Indian, 21% Hispanic, 16% White, 8% Two or more races.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

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