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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 318 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 301 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 289 | 32% |
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What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Mexico schools, those numbers are about 44 and 27.
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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%.
CARLSBAD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL - PR LEYVA CAMPUS's state test result (43.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARLSBAD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL - PR LEYVA CAMPUS this school | 908 | 21.7% | 43.4% |
| CARLSBAD SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY - ALTA VISTA CAMPUS CARLSBAD | 740 | 34.3% | 20.9% |
| VOZ COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL ALBUQUERQUE | 134 | 22.4% | 31.8% |
| CAPITAN MIDDLE CAPITAN | 102 | 30.4% | 41.1% |
| LOS ALAMOS MIDDLE LOS ALAMOS | 543 | 13.6% | 69.4% |
| CATON MIDDLE EUNICE | 170 | 54.7% | 31.3% |
| Measure | This school | In New Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #15 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #19 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #22 of 122 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 908 | #4 of 160 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #96 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.2% | #37 of 103 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.7% | #115 of 116 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #82 of 89 |
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 908 | 48.1 | 18.9:1 | 22% (197) |
| 2023-24 | 834 | 45.3 | 18.4:1 | 36% (300) |
| 2022-23 | 817 | 35.7 | 22.9:1 | 27% (217) |
| 2020-21 | 995 | 54 | 18.4:1 | 38% (382) |
| 2017-18 | 960 | 56.9 | 16.9:1 | 57% (548) |
| 2015-16 | 1,016 | 56 | 18.1:1 | 57% (576) |
| 2010-11 | 771 | 50 | 15.4:1 | 49% (380) |
| 2000-01 | 786 | 44 | 17.9:1 | 42% (332) |
| 1990-91 | 1,102 | 49 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (960 to 908); teachers down 15% (56.9 to 48.1).
CARLSBAD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL - PR LEYVA CAMPUS is a large middle school in CARLSBAD, New Mexico, (ZIP code 88220). The school reports 908 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in New Mexico is about 335 students.
CARLSBAD has 13 schools; together they serve 7,217 students.
By race and ethnicity, CARLSBAD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL - PR LEYVA CAMPUS is 57% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 39% White. CARLSBAD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL - PR LEYVA CAMPUS has a diversity index of 53%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 48.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 18.9 students per teacher. The 12.5:1 average for middle schools in New Mexico is lower than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 22%. The gap from the 46% average for public schools in Eddy County is 24 points.
CARLSBAD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL - PR LEYVA CAMPUS is graded B by allk12, scoring above 57% of New Mexico public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For CARLSBAD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL - PR LEYVA CAMPUS, the prediction is 52.2% and the result is 43.4%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Eddy County show that median household income is about $78,426, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 26 public schools in Eddy County, with a combined enrollment of about 11,661.
Of nearby public schools, JEFFERSON MONTESSORI is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 43.4% average proficiency ranks 1st among 6 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Remote.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 9%, from 995 to 908.
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