Enrollment
83
Middle
DISTRICT 100 · STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORA·NCES 350186000784
LAZARO LARRY GARCIA MIDDLE
HWY 518, MORA, NM 87732 · (575) 387-3127 · Mora County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL83 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
82 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 23 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 29 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 31 | 37% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
LAZARO LARRY GARCIA MIDDLE→MORA HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MORA. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
41.5%
NM avg 44.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The New Mexico average is about 44 of 100.
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
41.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 LAZARO LARRY GARCIA MIDDLE
LAZARO LARRY GARCIA MIDDLE's state test result (41.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAZARO LARRY GARCIA MIDDLE this school | 83 | 98.8% | 41.4% |
| PENASCO MIDDLE PENASCO | 74 | 100.0% | 41.8% |
| MESA VISTA MIDDLE OJO CALIENTE | 51 | 100.0% | N/A |
| JAL JR HIGH JAL | 119 | 100.0% | 35.8% |
| SANTA ROSA MIDDLE SANTA ROSA | 94 | 100.0% | 45.7% |
| UNION ELEMENTARY LAS VEGAS | 90 | 100.0% | 22.7% |
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 LAZARO LARRY GARCIA MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 83 | #128 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. 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
83
+3 (+4%) vs 2020
-48% since 2000-01, when it was 160
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 83 | 8.3 | 10.1:1 | 99% (82) |
| 2023-24 | 84 | 9.6 | 8.8:1 | 100% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 93 | 7.1 | 13.0:1 | 100% (93) |
| 2020-21 | 80 | 7 | 11.4:1 | 100% (80) |
| 2017-18 | 77 | 5.3 | 14.5:1 | 100% (77) |
| 2015-16 | 84 | 7 | 12.0:1 | 100% (84) |
| 2010-11 | 122 | 7 | 17.4:1 | 98% (119) |
| 2000-01 | 160 | 9 | 17.8:1 | 77% (123) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAZARO LARRY GARCIA MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (77 to 83); teachers up 55% (5.3 to 8.3).
About LAZARO LARRY GARCIA MIDDLE
In MORA, New Mexico, LAZARO LARRY GARCIA MIDDLE is a small middle school. School enrollment was 83 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in New Mexico average about 335 students.
A total of 4 schools make up MORA, with 399 students enrolled.
The student body at LAZARO LARRY GARCIA MIDDLE is 98% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 2% White. Mora County's residents are about 74% Hispanic, 24 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 5% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at LAZARO LARRY GARCIA MIDDLE is 8.3 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 10.1:1. That is 2.5 students per teacher below the 12.5:1 average for middle schools in New Mexico. Around 99% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 100% average for public schools in Mora County.
Compared with New Mexico schools that have similar shares of low-income students, LAZARO LARRY GARCIA MIDDLE's results are 7.7 points above predicted: 41.4% against 33.7%.
Across Mora County, the median household income is $53,663, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Mora County is home to 6 public schools and about 459 public school students.
Nearby, MORA ELEMENTARY is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. LAZARO LARRY GARCIA MIDDLE's average proficiency of 41.4% compares with 33.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment is up 4% from 2020-21, when LAZARO LARRY GARCIA MIDDLE had 80 students, to 2024-25, when it had 83. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.4:1 in 2020-21, and 10.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Mora County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,149
Census ACS
Median income
$53,663
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
459 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MORA
- MORA ELEMENTARYElementary · 151 students
- MORA HIGHHigh · 86 students
- HOLMAN ELEMENTARYElementary · 79 students
Other schools in MORA
- MORA ELEMENTARYElementary · 151 students
- MORA HIGHHigh · 86 students
- HOLMAN ELEMENTARYElementary · 79 students
Nearby schools
- MORA ELEMENTARY0.1 mi · 151
- MORA HIGH0.1 mi · 86
- HOLMAN ELEMENTARY5.6 mi · 79
- MIKE SENA ELEMENTARY14.1 mi · 58
- PENASCO ELEMENTARY24.0 mi · 127
- PENASCO HIGH24.1 mi · 75
Frequently asked questions
About LAZARO LARRY GARCIA MIDDLEHow many students attend LAZARO LARRY GARCIA MIDDLE?
LAZARO LARRY GARCIA MIDDLE enrolls approximately 83 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does LAZARO LARRY GARCIA MIDDLE serve?
LAZARO LARRY GARCIA MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does LAZARO LARRY GARCIA MIDDLE have?
LAZARO LARRY GARCIA MIDDLE employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
How diverse is LAZARO LARRY GARCIA MIDDLE?
LAZARO LARRY GARCIA MIDDLE reports a student body of 2% White, 98% Hispanic.
Who oversees LAZARO LARRY GARCIA MIDDLE?
LAZARO LARRY GARCIA MIDDLE is overseen by MORA in Mora County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.