Enrollment
99
Middle
DISTRICT 144 · STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESTANCIA·NCES 350093000717
ESTANCIA MIDDLE
807 W. HOPEWELL, ESTANCIA, NM 87016 · (505) 384-2003 · Torrance County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL99 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of New Mexico public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
15.8:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
99 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 7 | 47 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 53% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
ESTANCIA MIDDLE→ESTANCIA HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ESTANCIA. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
41.2%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
33.0%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 41 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.
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
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% 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 ESTANCIA MIDDLE
ESTANCIA MIDDLE's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESTANCIA MIDDLE this school | 99 | 100.0% | 38.0% |
| HAGERMAN MIDDLE HAGERMAN | 70 | 100.0% | 39.7% |
| MAGDALENA MIDDLE MAGDALENA | 69 | 100.0% | 40.0% |
| MORIARTY MIDDLE MORIARTY | 248 | 99.2% | 24.6% |
| CLAYTON JUNIOR HIGH CLAYTON | 61 | 98.4% | 44.7% |
| DUGAN-TARANGO MIDDLE LORDSBURG | 124 | 100.0% | 38.0% |
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 ESTANCIA MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 99 | #124 of 160 |
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
99
+21 (+27%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 140
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 99 | 6.3 | 15.8:1 | 100% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 102 | 7.9 | 12.9:1 | 100% (102) |
| 2022-23 | 88 | 9.9 | 8.9:1 | 100% (88) |
| 2020-21 | 78 | 8 | 9.8:1 | 100% (78) |
| 2017-18 | 99 | 8 | 12.4:1 | 100% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 93 | 7 | 13.3:1 | 97% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 138 | 10 | 13.8:1 | 84% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 232 | 14 | 16.6:1 | 47% (108) |
| 1990-91 | 140 | 7 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ESTANCIA MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (99 to 99); teachers down 22% (8 to 6.3).
About ESTANCIA MIDDLE
ESTANCIA MIDDLE is one of the public schools in ESTANCIA, New Mexico. It is a small middle school. It enrolled 99 students in grades 7 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 70% lower than the average for middle schools in New Mexico, which is about 335.
ESTANCIA runs 4 schools with a combined 575 students. ESTANCIA MIDDLE is one of them.
At 68%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at ESTANCIA MIDDLE combined. Smaller groups are 30% White. County-wide, 43% of Torrance County residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at ESTANCIA MIDDLE belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 45%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 15.8:1, with 6.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 12.5:1 average for middle schools in New Mexico is lower than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at ESTANCIA MIDDLE is 100%. Across public schools in Torrance County, the average is about the same, 100%.
Measured against New Mexico public middle schools, ESTANCIA MIDDLE receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 33.4% for a school in New Mexico with ESTANCIA MIDDLE's free or reduced-price lunch share. ESTANCIA MIDDLE posts 38.0%.
Torrance County has about 15,490 residents, and median household income is about $57,842, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Torrance County number 11 and enroll about 2,258.
The closest public school to ESTANCIA MIDDLE is ESTANCIA HIGH, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of ESTANCIA MIDDLE, there are 3 other public schools. Of 4 schools in the immediate area with test results, ESTANCIA MIDDLE ranks 1st on average proficiency.
NCES assigns ESTANCIA MIDDLE the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment was 78 in 2020-21 and 99 in 2024-25, a rise of 21 students. The ratio was 9.8:1 in 2020-21 and 15.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Torrance County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,490
Census ACS
Median income
$57,842
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,258 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ESTANCIA
- ESTANCIA HIGHHigh · 184 students
- UPPER ELEMENTARYElementary · 179 students
- LOWER ELEMENTARYElementary · 113 students
Other schools in ESTANCIA
- ESTANCIA HIGHHigh · 184 students
- UPPER ELEMENTARYElementary · 179 students
- LOWER ELEMENTARYElementary · 113 students
Nearby schools
- ESTANCIA HIGH0.1 mi · 184
- UPPER ELEMENTARY0.1 mi · 179
- LOWER ELEMENTARY0.1 mi · 113
- MORIARTY ELEMENTARY15.3 mi · 464
- MORIARTY MIDDLE15.6 mi · 248
- MORIARTY HIGH15.7 mi · 671
Frequently asked questions
About ESTANCIA MIDDLEHow large is ESTANCIA MIDDLE?
ESTANCIA MIDDLE enrolls approximately 99 students in grades 07-08.
Is ESTANCIA MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
ESTANCIA MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ESTANCIA MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ESTANCIA MIDDLE is approximately 15.8:1 (6 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at ESTANCIA MIDDLE?
At ESTANCIA MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 30% White, 68% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is ESTANCIA MIDDLE in?
ESTANCIA MIDDLE is part of ESTANCIA.
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