Enrollment
240
Middle
DISTRICT 263 · STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ZUNI·NCES 350280000678
ZUNI MIDDLE
17 MID SCHOOL DR, ZUNI, NM 87327 · (505) 782-5511 · McKinley County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL240 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of New Mexico public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Mexico public middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
240 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 90%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 79 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 84 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 77 | 32% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 55% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
ZUNI MIDDLE→ZUNI HIGH
Feeds from
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
39.8%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
13.3%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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
25.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% 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 →
Schools most like ZUNI MIDDLE
ZUNI MIDDLE's state test result (25.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZUNI MIDDLE this school | 240 | 100.0% | 25.8% |
| KIRTLAND MIDDLE KIRTLAND | 372 | 100.0% | 26.9% |
| CUBA MIDDLE CUBA | 148 | 98.6% | 24.5% |
| TSE BIT AI MIDDLE SHIPROCK | 390 | 100.0% | 16.2% |
| DULCE MIDDLE DULCE | 130 | 98.5% | N/A |
| NEWCOMB MIDDLE NEWCOMB | 127 | 100.0% | N/A |
Matched among New Mexico middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ZUNI MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In McKinley County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #75 of 113 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.3% | #89 of 120 | #7 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #64 of 122 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 240 | #96 of 160 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #21 of 101 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.0% | #62 of 103 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #46 of 116 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #68 of 89 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
240
-39 (-14%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 320
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 15.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 240 | 22.9 | 10.5:1 | 100% (240) |
| 2023-24 | 249 | 23.2 | 10.7:1 | 98% (244) |
| 2022-23 | 244 | 20.5 | 11.9:1 | 100% (244) |
| 2020-21 | 279 | 18 | 15.5:1 | 100% (279) |
| 2017-18 | 269 | 18.3 | 14.7:1 | 100% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 264 | 19 | 13.9:1 | 100% (264) |
| 2010-11 | 244 | 17 | 14.3:1 | 86% (210) |
| 2000-01 | 324 | 30 | 10.8:1 | 90% (290) |
| 1990-91 | 320 | 23 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ZUNI MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (269 to 240); teachers up 25% (18.3 to 22.9).
About ZUNI MIDDLE
ZUNI MIDDLE runs as a small middle school in ZUNI, New Mexico. Total enrollment is 240 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in New Mexico enroll about 335 students on average.
ZUNI MIDDLE is part of a district of 4 schools: ZUNI, with 1,052 students.
Of every 100 students at ZUNI MIDDLE, about 77 are Native American. Other reported shares: 15% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, ZUNI MIDDLE scores 38%.
ZUNI MIDDLE reports a ratio of 10.5 students per teacher, from 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for middle schools in New Mexico is 12.5:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at ZUNI MIDDLE, 100% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 85% average for public schools in McKinley County.
ZUNI MIDDLE earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 30% of New Mexico public middle schools.
Schools in New Mexico with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 33.4%. ZUNI MIDDLE scores 25.8%.
In McKinley County, home to about 70,431 people, the median household earns about $47,668 a year, roughly 13% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 28%. ZUNI MIDDLE shares McKinley County with 52 other public schools.
About 0.9 miles separate ZUNI MIDDLE from the closest public school, TWIN BUTTES CYBER ACADEMY. Other public schools within five miles: 3. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 26.3%; ZUNI MIDDLE's is 25.8%, ranking 3rd of 5.
The NCES locale for ZUNI MIDDLE is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 240, from 279 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 15.5:1 to 10.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion board for ZUNI MIDDLE is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- SHIWI TS'ANA ELEMENTARYElementary · 447 students
- ZUNI HIGHHigh · 295 students
- TWIN BUTTES CYBER ACADEMYHigh · 70 students
Other schools in ZUNI
- SHIWI TS'ANA ELEMENTARYElementary · 447 students
- ZUNI HIGHHigh · 295 students
- TWIN BUTTES CYBER ACADEMYHigh · 70 students
Nearby schools
- TWIN BUTTES CYBER ACADEMY0.9 mi · 70
- SHIWI TS'ANA ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 447
- ZUNI HIGH2.0 mi · 295
- Chi Chil'tah Community School12.5 mi · 54
- DAVID SKEET ELEMENTARY16.6 mi · 232
- RAMAH HIGH19.6 mi · 269
Frequently asked questions
About ZUNI MIDDLEHow large is ZUNI MIDDLE?
ZUNI MIDDLE enrolls approximately 240 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does ZUNI MIDDLE serve?
ZUNI MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ZUNI MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ZUNI MIDDLE is approximately 10.5:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at ZUNI MIDDLE?
At ZUNI MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 15% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is ZUNI MIDDLE public or private?
ZUNI MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by ZUNI.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.