CLOUDCROFT MIDDLE

Located at 810 JAMES CANYON HWY, in CLOUDCROFT, New Mexico, CLOUDCROFT MIDDLE is an one-room-style middle-grades school that hosts 105 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by CLOUDCROFT. Compared to the state average of about 335 students per school, that is 69% smaller than typical.

Across the 3 schools in CLOUDCROFT (429 students total), CLOUDCROFT MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, CLOUDCROFT MIDDLE logs that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 26% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, CLOUDCROFT MIDDLE shows 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.5:1 average. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Otero County's rate of about 96%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CLOUDCROFT MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.5%, the actual is 60.8%, a residual of +15.3 points.

In the surrounding community, Otero County reports that the typical household earns roughly $55,876 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Otero County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,639 students), of which CLOUDCROFT MIDDLE is one.

The closest other public school is CLOUDCROFT ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CLOUDCROFT MIDDLE ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 44.4%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 31%: 80 students in 2018 compared to 105 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 76% to 61% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.