ESTANCIA MIDDLE

ESTANCIA MIDDLE is a tiny intermediate school in ESTANCIA, New Mexico, part of ESTANCIA. The school works with 99 students in grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 70% below the state mean of about 335.

ESTANCIA runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 575 students. ESTANCIA MIDDLE is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ESTANCIA MIDDLE shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 68%. Beyond that, the school records 30% White. By comparison, Torrance County as a whole is about 43% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.5:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ESTANCIA MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.0%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Torrance County put median household income runs about $57,842, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Torrance County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,258 students), of which ESTANCIA MIDDLE is one.

The closest other public school is ESTANCIA HIGH, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around ESTANCIA MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ESTANCIA MIDDLE at 1st of 4; the average score across the group is 28.2%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. ESTANCIA MIDDLE's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 99 (now 99). White enrollment moved from 20% to 30% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for ESTANCIA MIDDLE typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.