DUGAN-TARANGO MIDDLE

Located at 1352 HARDIN ST, in LORDSBURG, New Mexico, DUGAN-TARANGO MIDDLE is a micro-enrollment middle-grades school that teaches 124 students (grades 5 through 8), run under LORDSBURG. By comparison, New Mexico's public schools average about 335 students each, so DUGAN-TARANGO MIDDLE sits 63% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in LORDSBURG (478 students total), DUGAN-TARANGO MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, DUGAN-TARANGO MIDDLE reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (81%). Other groups include 15% White. The wider county runs roughly 57% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, DUGAN-TARANGO MIDDLE has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.5:1, putting DUGAN-TARANGO MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, DUGAN-TARANGO MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.4%; this one delivers 38.0%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Hidalgo County) records that median household income runs about $48,882, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 22%. DUGAN-TARANGO MIDDLE is one of 7 public schools in Hidalgo County (combined enrollment of about 643 students).

CENTRAL ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around DUGAN-TARANGO MIDDLE.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DUGAN-TARANGO MIDDLE has ticked up 82%, going from 68 students in 2018 to 124 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked down from 88% to 81%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

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