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Nizhoni Elementary Primary School
Hwy 491
Shiprock NM, 87420, San Juan County
Phone: 505-368-4565
Ranking: 
(560 out of 593, bottom 6%)*
(560 out of 593, bottom 6%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Central Consolidated Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 29 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 538 | 480 | 494 | 506 | 417 | 392 | 322 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 168 | 31.2% | 156 | 32.5% | 170 | 34.4% | 183 | 36.2% | 94 | 22.5% | 76 | 19.4% | 33 | 10.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 78 | 14.5% | 69 | 14.4% | 77 | 15.6% | 69 | 13.6% | 89 | 21.3% | 87 | 22.2% | 77 | 23.9% |
| Grade 1: | 77 | 14.3% | 66 | 13.8% | 55 | 11.1% | 59 | 11.7% | 77 | 18.5% | 74 | 18.9% | 72 | 22.4% |
| Grade 2: | 61 | 11.3% | 56 | 11.7% | 51 | 10.3% | 52 | 10.3% | 84 | 20.1% | 76 | 19.4% | 75 | 23.3% |
| Grade 3: | 55 | 10.2% | 49 | 10.2% | 49 | 9.9% | 51 | 10.1% | 73 | 17.5% | 79 | 20.2% | 65 | 20.2% |
| Grade 4: | 49 | 9.1% | 38 | 7.9% | 44 | 8.9% | 47 | 9.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 50 | 9.3% | 46 | 9.6% | 48 | 9.7% | 45 | 8.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 258 | 48.0% | 243 | 50.6% | 237 | 48.0% | 252 | 49.8% | 191 | 45.8% | 168 | 42.9% | 158 | 49.1% |
| Female: | 280 | 52.0% | 237 | 49.4% | 257 | 52.0% | 254 | 50.2% | 226 | 54.2% | 216 | 55.1% | 160 | 49.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 536 | 99.6% | 477 | 99.4% | 492 | 99.6% | 503 | 99.4% | 415 | 99.5% | 391 | 99.7% | 319 | 99.1% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 351 | 65.2% | 450 | 93.8% | 491 | 99.4% | 491 | 97.0% | 414 | 99.3% | 389 | 99.2% | 250 | 77.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.10 | 17.45 | 17.03 | 18.14 | 16.10 | 15.00 | 11.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| SBA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 6.2% | 21.5% | 43.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20.6% | 31.4% | 45.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 10.9% | 24.2% | 43.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21.2% | 31.2% | 43.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26.6% | 42.5% | 54.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 45.2% | 58.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23.6% | 40.7% | 51.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 14.9% | 38.1% | 52.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 36.8% | 51.0% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 16% | 34.4% | 55% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 40.2% | 54.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 40.6% | 54.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 48.6% | 58.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 44.5% | 61% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 43.6% | 57.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29.1% | 41.1% | 52.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23.4% | 39.2% | 52.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 43.6% | 55.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 68% | 76.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 69.7% | 78.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 63.1% | 79% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 68.6% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 74.5% | 82% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 75.8% | 82.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 41.7% | 44.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 14% | 34.9% | 44% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 10.3% | 40.8% | 45.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.1% | 38.2% | 46.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 20.9% | 40.7% | 49.9% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 7.7% | 35.7% | 45.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.5% | 27.1% | 46.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 2.6% | 32.3% | 53.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.4% | 40.1% | 41.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 39.6% | 43.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 38.9% | 43.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 42.7% | 51.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 41.4% | 55% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 42.3% | 51.2% |
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* Nizhoni Elementary Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.