Enrollment
46
Middle
DISTRICT 58 · STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRADY·NCES 350114000899
GRADY MIDDLE SCHOOL
100 FRANKLIN ST, GRADY, NM 88120 · (575) 357-2192 · Curry County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL46 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of New Mexico public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
13.2:1
3 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
44 students
DISTRICT 94% · 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 | 15 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 18 | 39% |
| Grade 8 | 13 | 28% |
Student demographics
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
GRADY MIDDLE SCHOOL→GRADY HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within GRADY. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
63.6%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
45.5%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NM schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
58.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% typical for New Mexico schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 24 points, placing it in New Mexico's top 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 GRADY MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Curry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 46 | #149 of 160 | #6 of 6 |
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
46
-1 (-2%) vs 2020
+109% since 2010-11, when it was 22
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 46 | 3.5 | 13.2:1 | 96% (44) |
| 2023-24 | 46 | 3.6 | 12.8:1 | 100% (46) |
| 2022-23 | 45 | 4.3 | 10.5:1 | 93% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 47 | 4 | 11.8:1 | 100% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 23 | 1.7 | 13.4:1 | 100% (23) |
| 2015-16 | 18 | 1 | 18.0:1 | 78% (14) |
| 2010-11 | 22 | 2 | 11.0:1 | 64% (14) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GRADY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 100% (23 to 46); teachers up 104% (1.7 to 3.5).
About GRADY MIDDLE SCHOOL
Students in GRADY, New Mexico, attend GRADY MIDDLE SCHOOL, a small middle school. A federal count lists 46 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in New Mexico) has about 335 students.
GRADY has a total of 3 schools and 175 students, GRADY MIDDLE SCHOOL among them.
At GRADY MIDDLE SCHOOL, White students make up 59% of the student body. The school is also 39% Hispanic and 2% Black.
Teachers at the school number 3.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.2:1. That is close to the 12.5:1 average for middle schools in New Mexico. The school's lunch program data list 96% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Curry County, the average is 85%.
Measured against New Mexico public middle schools, GRADY MIDDLE SCHOOL receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for GRADY MIDDLE SCHOOL is 34.5%. It actually posts 58.1%, which is 23.6 points higher and in the top 10% of New Mexico schools.
In the county around the school, Curry County, the median household income is $57,309, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. Curry County is home to 28 public schools and about 8,777 public school students.
Nearest public school: GRADY HIGH, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts GRADY MIDDLE SCHOOL at 1st of 4.
GRADY MIDDLE SCHOOL is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
GRADY MIDDLE SCHOOL had 47 students in 2020-21 and 46 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The school's ratio rose from 11.8:1 to 13.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The GRADY MIDDLE SCHOOL community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Curry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,638
Census ACS
Median income
$57,309
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
8,777 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GRADY
- GRADY ELEMENTARYElementary · 77 students
- GRADY HIGHHigh · 52 students
- LLANO ESTACADO ONLINEHigh
Other schools in GRADY
- GRADY ELEMENTARYElementary · 77 students
- GRADY HIGHHigh · 52 students
- LLANO ESTACADO ONLINEHigh
Nearby schools
- GRADY HIGH0.0 mi · 52
- GRADY ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 77
- SAN JON HIGH19.7 mi · 30
- SAN JON MIDDLE SCHOOL19.7 mi · 29
- SAN JON ELEMENTARY19.7 mi · 64
- W D GATTIS MIDDLE SCHOOL26.3 mi · 527
Frequently asked questions
About GRADY MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is GRADY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
GRADY MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 46 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does GRADY MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
GRADY MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at GRADY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at GRADY MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 13.2:1 (3 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at GRADY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At GRADY MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 59% White, 39% Hispanic, 2% Black.
Is GRADY MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
GRADY MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by GRADY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.