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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at SHIWI TS'ANA ELEMENTARY this year?
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Enrollment
447
Elementary
DISTRICT 263 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ZUNI·NCES 350280001124
SHIWI TS'ANA ELEMENTARY
38 ZUNI ROUTE 301 NORTH, ZUNI, NM 87327 · (505) 782-4441 · McKinley County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL447 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
447 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 90%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within ZUNI. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
32.2%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
15.5%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Mexico schools, those numbers are about 44 and 27.
Source: NM-MSSA + NM-ASR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Mexico's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
447
-244 (-35%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 13.6:1
% White
0%
was 1%
% Hispanic
2%
was 0%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SHIWI TS'ANA ELEMENTARY
SHIWI TS'ANA ELEMENTARY operates as a large elementary campus in ZUNI, New Mexico, overseen by ZUNI. Current enrollment sits at 447 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 56% larger than the typical public school in New Mexico, which averages around 287 students.
ZUNI runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,052 students. SHIWI TS'ANA ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, SHIWI TS'ANA ELEMENTARY logs that nearly all students (92%) are Native American. Beyond that, the school shows 4% multiracial, 2% Asian.
Looking at school resources, SHIWI TS'ANA ELEMENTARY shows 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.9:1, putting SHIWI TS'ANA ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at SHIWI TS'ANA ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, McKinley County runs at roughly 85%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SHIWI TS'ANA ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.4%, the actual is 22.4%, a residual of -11.1 points.
Around the school, ACS estimates for McKinley County put median household earnings sit near $47,668, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 28% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SHIWI TS'ANA ELEMENTARY is one of 53 public schools in McKinley County (combined enrollment of about 16,807 students).
ZUNI HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SHIWI TS'ANA ELEMENTARY at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 27.2%.
The school occupies an outlying site.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 35%: 691 students in 2018 compared to 447 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, members of the SHIWI TS'ANA ELEMENTARY community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
McKinley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
70,431
Census ACS
Median income
$47,668
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
28%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
16,807 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ZUNI
- ZUNI HIGHHigh · 295 students
- ZUNI MIDDLEMiddle · 240 students
- TWIN BUTTES CYBER ACADEMYHigh · 70 students
Other schools in ZUNI
- ZUNI HIGHHigh · 295 students
- ZUNI MIDDLEMiddle · 240 students
- TWIN BUTTES CYBER ACADEMYHigh · 70 students
Nearby schools
- ZUNI HIGH0.4 mi · 295
- TWIN BUTTES CYBER ACADEMY0.9 mi · 70
- ZUNI MIDDLE1.8 mi · 240
- Chi Chil'tah Community School13.0 mi · 54
- DAVID SKEET ELEMENTARY16.1 mi · 232
- RAMAH HIGH17.9 mi · 269
Frequently asked questions
About SHIWI TS'ANA ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at SHIWI TS'ANA ELEMENTARY?
SHIWI TS'ANA ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 447 students in grades PK-05.
Is SHIWI TS'ANA ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
SHIWI TS'ANA ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does SHIWI TS'ANA ELEMENTARY have?
SHIWI TS'ANA ELEMENTARY employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
What is the student diversity at SHIWI TS'ANA ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at SHIWI TS'ANA ELEMENTARY are roughly 0% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is SHIWI TS'ANA ELEMENTARY in?
SHIWI TS'ANA ELEMENTARY is part of ZUNI.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.