TIBBETTS MIDDLE SCHOOL

As a roomy intermediate school in FARMINGTON, New Mexico, TIBBETTS MIDDLE SCHOOL instructs 652 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within FARMINGTON. Enrollment runs roughly 95% bigger than the state mean of about 335.

FARMINGTON runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 10,745 students. TIBBETTS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, TIBBETTS MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that 54% of students identify as Native American, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 21% Hispanic, 15% White, 10% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.5:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, TIBBETTS MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.9%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (San Juan County) reports that median household earnings sit near $55,872, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Juan County's 62 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,309 students), TIBBETTS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Navajo Preparatory School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, TIBBETTS MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 31.2%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at TIBBETTS MIDDLE SCHOOL has held roughly steady, going from 659 students in 2018 to 652 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 20% to 15% over that span.

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