Enrollment
70
Middle
DISTRICT 94 · STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT SUMNER·NCES 350105000718
FORT SUMNER MIDDLE
1001 SUMNER AVE, FORT SUMNER, NM 88119 · (575) 355-7734 · De Baca County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL70 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
39 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 21 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 33% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
FORT SUMNER MIDDLE→FORT SUMNER HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within FORT SUMNER. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
53.9%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
27.7%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →
Where FORT SUMNER MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 70 | #135 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
70
+9 (+15%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 93
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 70 | 4.4 | 15.9:1 | 56% (39) |
| 2023-24 | 67 | 6 | 11.2:1 | 61% (41) |
| 2022-23 | 82 | 5.2 | 15.7:1 | 100% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 61 | 5 | 12.2:1 | 100% (61) |
| 2017-18 | 56 | 6.5 | 8.7:1 | 68% (38) |
| 2015-16 | 72 | 8 | 9.0:1 | 71% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 75 | 7 | 10.7:1 | 59% (44) |
| 2000-01 | 97 | 8 | 12.1:1 | 71% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 93 | 5 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FORT SUMNER MIDDLE.
About FORT SUMNER MIDDLE
FORT SUMNER MIDDLE is a very small middle school in FORT SUMNER, New Mexico, under FORT SUMNER. There are 70 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 79% below the 335-student average for middle schools in New Mexico.
FORT SUMNER counts 283 students in its 3 schools, and FORT SUMNER MIDDLE is one of them.
More than half of the students at FORT SUMNER MIDDLE are Hispanic (60%). Other reported shares: 34% White and 4% multiracial. That is in line with De Baca County, where about 64% of residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for FORT SUMNER MIDDLE is 52%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 4.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.9:1. Middle schools in New Mexico average 12.5:1, 3.4 fewer students per teacher than here. FORT SUMNER MIDDLE has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 56%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.0% for FORT SUMNER MIDDLE. The school posts 45.8%, 1.8 points above the prediction.
In De Baca County, where the school is located, about 9% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 3 public schools in the county, enrolling about 283, FORT SUMNER MIDDLE among them.
The closest school to FORT SUMNER MIDDLE is FORT SUMNER HIGH, located less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2.
Federal data place FORT SUMNER MIDDLE in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 9 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The number of students per teacher increased from 12.2 to 15.9 over 4 years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at FORT SUMNER MIDDLE. Members of the school community can share what they know.
De Baca County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,576
Census ACS
Bachelor's+
9%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
283 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FORT SUMNER
- FORT SUMNER ELEMENTARYElementary · 124 students
- FORT SUMNER HIGHHigh · 89 students
Other schools in FORT SUMNER
- FORT SUMNER ELEMENTARYElementary · 124 students
- FORT SUMNER HIGHHigh · 89 students
Nearby schools
- FORT SUMNER HIGH0.0 mi · 89
- FORT SUMNER ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 124
- HOUSE ELEMENTARY22.5 mi · 20
- HOUSE HIGH22.5 mi · 29
- HOUSE JUNIOR HIGH22.5 mi · 12
- GUADALUPE COUNTY CORRECTIONS40.3 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About FORT SUMNER MIDDLEHow many students attend FORT SUMNER MIDDLE?
FORT SUMNER MIDDLE enrolls approximately 70 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does FORT SUMNER MIDDLE serve?
FORT SUMNER MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at FORT SUMNER MIDDLE?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at FORT SUMNER MIDDLE.
What is the racial breakdown of students at FORT SUMNER MIDDLE?
At FORT SUMNER MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 34% White, 60% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees FORT SUMNER MIDDLE?
FORT SUMNER MIDDLE is overseen by FORT SUMNER in De Baca County.
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