MAGDALENA MIDDLE

Located at 201 DUGGINS DR, in MAGDALENA, New Mexico, MAGDALENA MIDDLE is a micro-enrollment junior high that educates 69 students (grades 6 through 8), run under MAGDALENA. Enrollment runs roughly 79% below the state mean of about 335.

MAGDALENA comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 297 students; MAGDALENA MIDDLE is among them.

In terms of who attends, MAGDALENA MIDDLE reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 32% Native American, 20% White, 4% multiracial.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.5:1, putting MAGDALENA MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at MAGDALENA MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MAGDALENA MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.4%, the actual is 40.0%, a residual of +6.6 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Socorro County) shows that median household income runs about $36,570, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 30% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Socorro County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,135 students), MAGDALENA MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MAGDALENA HIGH, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MAGDALENA MIDDLE at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 39.9%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 27%: 95 students in 2018 compared to 69 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 29% to 43% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

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