📍 Us 491, Newcomb, San Juan County, 87455
Newcomb Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Newcomb, San Juan County. The school has 181 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Central Consolidated Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 11.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Newcomb Middle enrolls 181 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 11.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% American Indian or Alaska Native, 5% Hispanic or Latino and 5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 159 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 5% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 5% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
181 of the school's 181 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 181 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Newcomb Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NM-30, state senate district 4, state house district 5.
Newcomb Middle is one of 17 schools in CENTRAL, based in SHIPROCK, New Mexico. The district serves 4,518 students district-wide and employs 368 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 181 students, Newcomb Middle is smaller than the district average of about 266 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote