EAGLE NEST MIDDLE

Located at 225 LAKE ST, in EAGLE NEST, New Mexico, EAGLE NEST MIDDLE is a tiny 6-8 campus that enrolls 57 students (grades 5 through 8), overseen by CIMARRON. By comparison, New Mexico's public schools average about 335 students each, so EAGLE NEST MIDDLE sits 83% below that benchmark.

Within CIMARRON, which oversees 6 schools and 339 students, EAGLE NEST MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, EAGLE NEST MIDDLE records that 54% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 35% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% multiracial, 4% Native American. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.5:1 average. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Across the wider county, Colfax County reports that median household earnings sit near $53,554, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Colfax County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,378 students), of which EAGLE NEST MIDDLE is one.

Nearest neighbor: EAGLE NEST ELEMENTARY, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 44%: 101 students in 2018 compared to 57 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 8.1:1 today.

On the community side, members of the EAGLE NEST MIDDLE community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.