Enrollment
253
Middle
DISTRICT 229 · STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HATCH VALLEY·NCES 350123000666
HATCH VALLEY MIDDLE
901 EAST HERRERA, HATCH, NM 87937 · (575) 267-8250 · Doña Ana County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL253 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% 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.
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
13.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
237 students
DISTRICT 95% · 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 | 79 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 89 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 85 | 34% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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
HATCH VALLEY MIDDLE→HATCH VALLEY HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within HATCH VALLEY. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.8%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
19.3%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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
31.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 HATCH VALLEY MIDDLE
HATCH VALLEY MIDDLE's state test result (31.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HATCH VALLEY MIDDLE this school | 253 | 93.7% | 31.5% |
| HARRISON MIDDLE ALBUQUERQUE | 265 | 99.2% | 20.6% |
| SIERRA VISTA ELEMENTARY LAS VEGAS | 251 | 100.0% | 27.7% |
| MEMORIAL MIDDLE LAS VEGAS | 167 | 100.0% | 23.8% |
| EDWARD ORTIZ MIDDLE SANTA FE | 416 | 100.0% | 18.3% |
| POJOAQUE MIDDLE SANTA FE | 263 | 100.0% | 20.9% |
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 HATCH VALLEY MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Doña Ana County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #47 of 113 | #4 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.3% | #54 of 120 | #6 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #39 of 122 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 253 | #90 of 160 | #11 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #53 of 101 | #8 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.2% | #102 of 103 | #10 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.7% | #93 of 116 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.6% | #69 of 89 | #7 of 9 |
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
253
-48 (-16%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 200
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 253 | 19.1 | 13.3:1 | 94% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 274 | 17.2 | 16.0:1 | 94% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 262 | 21.8 | 12.1:1 | 97% (254) |
| 2020-21 | 301 | 21 | 14.3:1 | 100% (301) |
| 2017-18 | 283 | 18.1 | 15.6:1 | 100% (283) |
| 2015-16 | 304 | 19 | 16.0:1 | 100% (304) |
| 2010-11 | 301 | 17 | 17.7:1 | 97% (291) |
| 2000-01 | 374 | 22 | 17.0:1 | 71% (265) |
| 1990-91 | 200 | 11 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HATCH VALLEY MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (283 to 253); teachers up 5% (18.1 to 19.1).
About HATCH VALLEY MIDDLE
HATCH, New Mexico, is home to HATCH VALLEY MIDDLE, a small middle-grades school. There are 253 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in New Mexico enroll around 335, and this school is 24% below that mark.
HATCH VALLEY oversees HATCH VALLEY MIDDLE and 4 other schools, with 1,146 students in total.
A large majority of enrollment at HATCH VALLEY MIDDLE is Hispanic, at 97%. The rest of enrollment is 3% White. Among all residents of Doña Ana County, the Hispanic share is about 68%. A diversity index of 6% means there is a 6% chance two randomly chosen students at HATCH VALLEY MIDDLE are from different groups.
On staff are 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.3:1. Middle schools in New Mexico have an average ratio of 12.5:1. About 94% of students at HATCH VALLEY MIDDLE are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
HATCH VALLEY MIDDLE earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 49% of New Mexico public middle schools.
HATCH VALLEY MIDDLE posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 31.5%, compared with a predicted 34.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Mexico schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for Doña Ana County show the median household earns about $56,848 a year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Doña Ana County number 81, with about 36,561 students.
RIO GRANDE ELEMENTARY sits less than a tenth of a mile from HATCH VALLEY MIDDLE. HATCH VALLEY MIDDLE has 3 other public schools within five miles. Among 5 nearby schools that report test results, HATCH VALLEY MIDDLE ranks 3rd on proficiency.
HATCH VALLEY MIDDLE has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 16%. The ratio was 14.3:1 in 2020-21 and 13.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Doña Ana County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
224,266
Census ACS
Median income
$56,848
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
36,561 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HATCH VALLEY
- HATCH VALLEY HIGHHigh · 367 students
- RIO GRANDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 240 students
- HATCH VALLEY ELEMENTARYElementary · 190 students
- GARFIELD ELEMENTARYElementary · 96 students
Other schools in HATCH
- HATCH VALLEY HIGHHigh · 367 students
- RIO GRANDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 240 students
- HATCH VALLEY ELEMENTARYElementary · 190 students
Nearby schools
- RIO GRANDE ELEMENTARY0.1 mi · 240
- HATCH VALLEY ELEMENTARY0.1 mi · 190
- HATCH VALLEY HIGH0.4 mi · 367
- GARFIELD ELEMENTARY9.2 mi · 96
- ARREY ELEMENTARY16.0 mi · 93
- DONA ANA ELEMENTARY27.7 mi · 372
Frequently asked questions
About HATCH VALLEY MIDDLEHow large is HATCH VALLEY MIDDLE?
HATCH VALLEY MIDDLE enrolls approximately 253 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does HATCH VALLEY MIDDLE serve?
HATCH VALLEY MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HATCH VALLEY MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HATCH VALLEY MIDDLE is approximately 13.3:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at HATCH VALLEY MIDDLE?
Student demographics at HATCH VALLEY MIDDLE are roughly 3% White, 97% Hispanic.
What district is HATCH VALLEY MIDDLE in?
HATCH VALLEY MIDDLE is part of HATCH VALLEY.
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