Tse Bit Ai Middle

Tse Bit Ai Middle School is a public middle school located in Shiprock, New Mexico, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 406 students. The school is part of the Central District, which is ranked 78 out of 82 districts in New Mexico and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Tse Bit Ai Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Mexico middle schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 148 and 213 out of around 200-239 middle schools in the state.

Tse Bit Ai Middle School consistently underperforms the state and district averages in academic proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 23.1% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 30.09% in the Central District and 44.19% statewide. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was just 10.14%, compared to 17.13% in the district and 26.81% statewide. The school's performance in Science was also low, with only 14.62% of 8th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 16.81% in the district and 34.46% statewide. However, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.9 to 14.9 over the past three school years, which could be an advantage in providing more individualized attention to students.

Interestingly, the nearby Kirtland Middle School, which is also part of the Central District, outperforms Tse Bit Ai Middle School in academic proficiency across all subject areas and grade levels. This highlights the potential for improvement at Tse Bit Ai Middle School, as the two schools serve similar student populations within the same district. Despite the school's small class sizes and high rates of economically disadvantaged students, Tse Bit Ai Middle School has not shown significant improvement in its academic performance over the past several years, suggesting the need for a comprehensive review of the school's practices, resources, and support systems.