Enrollment
376
Middle
DISTRICT 351 · STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTALES·NCES 350210001073
LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY
1000 NORTH AVE M, PORTALES, NM 88130 · (575) 356-7060 · Roosevelt County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL376 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of New Mexico public middle schools
- BTest 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.
- ·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
13.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
375 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 5 | 171 | 45% |
| Grade 6 | 205 | 55% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within PORTALES. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
43.4%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
30.3%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY
LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY's state test result (34.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY this school | 376 | 99.7% | 34.5% |
| PORTALES JR HIGH PORTALES | 326 | 99.7% | 34.4% |
| TUCUMCARI MIDDLE TUCUMCARI | 213 | 99.5% | 33.1% |
| BERRENDO MIDDLE ROSWELL | 571 | 100.0% | 39.2% |
| JEFFERSON MIDDLE ALBUQUERQUE | 615 | 99.3% | 44.5% |
| CHAPARRAL MIDDLE ALAMOGORDO | 513 | 100.0% | 37.2% |
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 LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #33 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #24 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #49 of 122 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 376 | #64 of 160 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #56 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.3% | #41 of 103 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.7% | #55 of 116 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #61 of 89 |
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
376
-22 (-6%) vs 2020
-18% since 2010-11, when it was 461
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 376 | 28 | 13.4:1 | 100% (375) |
| 2023-24 | 382 | 5 | 76.4:1 | 88% (336) |
| 2022-23 | 316 | 27 | 11.7:1 | 66% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 398 | 30 | 13.3:1 | 60% (240) |
| 2017-18 | 434 | 27 | 16.1:1 | 73% (318) |
| 2015-16 | 388 | 24 | 16.2:1 | 72% (281) |
| 2010-11 | 461 | 29 | 15.9:1 | 72% (331) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (434 to 376); teachers up 4% (27 to 28).
About LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY
The public middle school LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY is located in PORTALES, New Mexico. Enrollment is 376 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 5 through 6.
LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY is one of 6 schools in PORTALES, which enrolls 2,518 students in total.
Hispanic students account for 64% of enrollment at LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY. Other students are 26% White, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. That is higher than the 45% Hispanic share among all Roosevelt County residents. By the diversity index, LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY comes in at 52%.
The school has about 13.4 students per teacher and 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in New Mexico is 12.5:1, lower than at this school. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 92% average among public schools in Roosevelt County.
allk12 grades LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY a B. The grade compares the school only with New Mexico public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY is 1.0 points above its prediction. Actual: 34.5%. Predicted: 33.5%.
LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY is located in Roosevelt County, where median household income is about $52,685, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 18% of people live in poverty. LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY is one of 13 public schools in Roosevelt County, which together enroll about 3,108 students.
The school nearest to LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY is BROWN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER, at a distance of about 0.9 miles. Within five miles of LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY, there are 5 other public schools. LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY is 4th of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school is in a town far from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Remote).
Enrollment was 398 in 2020-21 and 376 in 2024-25, a decrease of 22 students.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Roosevelt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,928
Census ACS
Median income
$52,685
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,108 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PORTALES
- PORTALES HIGHHigh · 754 students
- VALENCIA ELEMENTARYElementary · 366 students
- JAMES ELEMENTARYElementary · 364 students
- BROWN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERElementary · 332 students
- PORTALES JR HIGHMiddle · 326 students
Other schools in PORTALES
- PORTALES HIGHHigh · 754 students
- VALENCIA ELEMENTARYElementary · 366 students
- JAMES ELEMENTARYElementary · 364 students
- BROWN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERElementary · 332 students
- PORTALES JR HIGHMiddle · 326 students
Nearby schools
- BROWN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER0.9 mi · 332
- PORTALES JR HIGH1.0 mi · 326
- JAMES ELEMENTARY1.5 mi · 364
- PORTALES HIGH1.5 mi · 754
- VALENCIA ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 366
- FLOYD ELEMENTARY13.3 mi · 92
Frequently asked questions
About LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARYHow many students attend LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY?
LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 376 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY serve?
LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY?
LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 26% White, 64% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY in?
LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY is part of PORTALES.
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