Summary:
ZIP code 87420 includes one middle school, Tse Bit Ai Middle in Shiprock, New Mexico, serving grades 7–8 with 390 students as part of Central Consolidated Schools. This is the only middle-grade option in the ZIP code, so families must compare it with the district and state. The district ranks 80th of 87 in New Mexico, at the 8th percentile with 0 stars. The school has 100% free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025 and a student-teacher ratio of 12.7.
In 2025–2026, Tse Bit Ai Middle ranked 167th of 191 middle schools, at the 13th percentile with 1 star. That is an improvement from 2024–2025, when it ranked 186th of 192, at the 3rd percentile with 0 stars; in 2023–2024 it ranked 153rd of 165, at the 7th percentile with 0 stars. On 2025–2026 tests, all-grades ELA was 28.29% proficient versus 33.03% for the district and 44.66% for the state. All-grades math was 15.12% versus 22.29% district and 27.85% state. Grade 8 science was 8.41% versus 21.94% district and 34.33% state. Grade 7 math was 20.41%, while grade 8 math was 10.28%.
Year over year, ELA rose 5.19 points to 28.29% and math rose 4.98 points to 15.12%, so ELA remains the relative bright spot, though it is still about 16 points below the state. Science grade 8 fell 6.21 points to 8.41%, even as the district improved from 16.81% to 21.94%, widening the school’s gap to the district. Grade 8 math is also a weak area, at roughly half the state rate. The school serves a universally economically disadvantaged population, and while recent gains in ELA and math are encouraging, science and grade 8 math remain critical gaps for parents to watch.
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