JEMEZ VALLEY MIDDLE

JEMEZ VALLEY MIDDLE is one of the minimally staffed junior highs in JEMEZ PUEBLO, New Mexico, part of JEMEZ VALLEY, with 69 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, New Mexico's public schools average about 335 students each, so JEMEZ VALLEY MIDDLE sits 79% smaller than that benchmark.

JEMEZ VALLEY comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 347 students; JEMEZ VALLEY MIDDLE is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, JEMEZ VALLEY MIDDLE lists that 77% of the student body identifies as Native American. Beyond that, the school lists 16% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.7:1. The state averages around 12.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Sandoval County indicate median household earnings sit near $86,636, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Sandoval County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,445 students), JEMEZ VALLEY MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is JEMEZ VALLEY ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around JEMEZ VALLEY MIDDLE.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 15%: 81 students in 2018 compared to 69 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment decreased from 26% to 16% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 19.7:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.