Nizhoni Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Shiprock, New Mexico
Nizhoni Elementary in Shiprock, New Mexico enrolled 207 students in 2024-25 with 20.0 full-time teachers, 10.4 students per teacher against the New Mexico elementary-school median of 12.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 5% or less of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Mexico: 33.8% and 24.4%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 25% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%
276 students in 2022-23, 253 students in 2023-24, 207 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.0 to 20.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 276 | 21.0 | 13.1 |
| 2023-24 | 253 | 21.0 | 12.0 |
| 2024-25 | 207 | 20.0 | 10.3 |
10.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 78 of every 100 New Mexico elementary schools
Among the 426 New Mexico elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 298 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Nizhoni Elementary enrolled 298 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 298 of the 298 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent62.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
91.8% of students were American Indian, 3.4% Hispanic, 2.4% Asian in 2024-25.
- American Indian91.8%
- Hispanic3.4%
- Asian2.4%
- Two or more races1.9%
- Black0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Nizhoni Elementary scored proficient or above: 5% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Mexico, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | New Mexico |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 5% or less | 19% | 33.8% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 5% or less | 13% (2021-22) | 24.4% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Shiprock
4 public elementary schools in Shiprock report 2024-25 enrollment; Nizhoni Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa Elementary | 229 | 11.2 | 100.0% |
| Nizhoni Elementary | 207 | 10.4 | 100.0% |
| Eva B Stokely Elementary | 203 | 9.0 | 100.0% |
| Dream Dine Charter School | 46 | 8.5 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Nizhoni Elementary
- Eva B Stokely ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 203 students, 9.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Mesa ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.0 miles away: 229 students, 11.2 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
- Compare Nizhoni Elementary with Eva B Stokely ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Central Consolidated Schools spends per student$23,470 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,470
- The largest public schools in New MexicoNizhoni Elementary is the number 312 by size of 443 New Mexico elementary schools open in 2024-25.#312 of 443
- New Mexico schools by students per teacher10.4 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.4 for elementary schools.10.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Nizhoni Elementary
How many students attend Nizhoni Elementary?
207 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 276 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Shiprock, NM.What is the student-teacher ratio at Nizhoni Elementary?
10.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Mexico median for elementary schools is 12.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Nizhoni Elementary a Title I school?
Nizhoni Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Nizhoni Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Nizhoni Elementary scored proficient or above: 5% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. New Mexico's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Nizhoni Elementary in?
Central Consolidated Schools, NCES district ID 3500390. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350039000184 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.