Enrollment
178
Middle
DISTRICT 257 · STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEXTER·NCES 350075000249
DEXTER MIDDLE
100 NORTH LINCOLN, DEXTER, NM 88230 · (575) 734-5420 · Chaves County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL178 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% 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
12.9:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
178 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 | 53 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 60 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 65 | 37% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
DEXTER MIDDLE→DEXTER HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within DEXTER. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
39.3%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
14.3%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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
26.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
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 DEXTER MIDDLE
DEXTER MIDDLE's state test result (26.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEXTER MIDDLE this school | 178 | 100.0% | 26.4% |
| MEMORIAL MIDDLE LAS VEGAS | 167 | 100.0% | 23.8% |
| JAL JR HIGH JAL | 119 | 100.0% | 35.8% |
| HARRISON MIDDLE ALBUQUERQUE | 265 | 99.2% | 20.6% |
| SIERRA VISTA ELEMENTARY LAS VEGAS | 251 | 100.0% | 27.7% |
| GARFIELD MIDDLE ALBUQUERQUE | 282 | 99.3% | 24.6% |
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 DEXTER MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Chaves County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #71 of 113 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #79 of 120 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #65 of 122 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 178 | #104 of 160 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #19 of 116 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.9% | #36 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
178
-29 (-14%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 154
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 178 | 13.8 | 12.9:1 | 100% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 186 | 13.1 | 14.2:1 | 100% (186) |
| 2022-23 | 196 | 13.9 | 14.1:1 | 100% (196) |
| 2020-21 | 207 | 13 | 15.9:1 | 100% (207) |
| 2017-18 | 228 | 12.9 | 17.7:1 | 83% (190) |
| 2015-16 | 241 | 16 | 15.1:1 | 83% (201) |
| 2010-11 | 239 | 16 | 14.9:1 | 83% (198) |
| 2000-01 | 349 | 27 | 12.9:1 | 74% (260) |
| 1990-91 | 154 | 8 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DEXTER MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (228 to 178); teachers up 7% (12.9 to 13.8).
About DEXTER MIDDLE
DEXTER MIDDLE serves students in DEXTER, New Mexico, as a small middle-grades school. In all, 178 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. The school is 47% below the average for middle schools in New Mexico.
DEXTER counts 3 schools and 772 students, including DEXTER MIDDLE.
The share of Hispanic students at DEXTER MIDDLE is 86%. Enrollment also includes 14% White. The school's Hispanic share is 28 points above the 58% share among Chaves County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 24%.
There are 13.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.9:1. The ratio is within a point of the 12.5:1 average for middle schools in New Mexico. Of all students at DEXTER MIDDLE, 100% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 100% average for public schools in Chaves County.
DEXTER 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 33% of New Mexico public middle schools.
The model predicts 33.4% for a school in New Mexico with DEXTER MIDDLE's free or reduced-price lunch share. DEXTER MIDDLE posts 26.4%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Chaves County show that the median household earns about $52,938 a year, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 20% of residents are in poverty. Chaves County has 33 public schools with about 10,504 students, including DEXTER MIDDLE.
Of the public schools around it, DEXTER MIDDLE is closest to DEXTER HIGH, less than a tenth of a mile away. DEXTER MIDDLE has 2 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts DEXTER MIDDLE at 6th of 6.
DEXTER MIDDLE is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
The school shrank from 207 students in 2020-21 to 178 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.9:1 to 12.9:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at DEXTER MIDDLE. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Chaves County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,217
Census ACS
Median income
$52,938
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
10,504 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DEXTER
- DEXTER ELEMENTARYElementary · 330 students
- DEXTER HIGHHigh · 264 students
Other schools in DEXTER
- DEXTER ELEMENTARYElementary · 330 students
- DEXTER HIGHHigh · 264 students
Nearby schools
- DEXTER HIGH0.1 mi · 264
- DEXTER ELEMENTARY0.3 mi · 330
- HAGERMAN HIGH6.2 mi · 121
- HAGERMAN MIDDLE6.2 mi · 70
- HAGERMAN ELEMENTARY6.2 mi · 217
- EAST GRAND PLAINS ELEMENTARY10.2 mi · 201
Frequently asked questions
About DEXTER MIDDLEHow large is DEXTER MIDDLE?
DEXTER MIDDLE enrolls approximately 178 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does DEXTER MIDDLE serve?
DEXTER MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DEXTER MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DEXTER MIDDLE is approximately 12.9:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at DEXTER MIDDLE?
At DEXTER MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 14% White, 86% Hispanic.
Is DEXTER MIDDLE public or private?
DEXTER MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by DEXTER.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.