Enrollment
69
Middle
DISTRICT 99 · STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAGDALENA·NCES 350177000694
MAGDALENA MIDDLE
201 DUGGINS DR, MAGDALENA, NM 87825 · (575) 854-2241 · Socorro County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL69 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
69 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
MAGDALENA MIDDLE→MAGDALENA HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MAGDALENA. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
38.5%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
20.0%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
69
-26 (-27%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 13.5:1
% White
20%
was 21%
% Hispanic
43%
was 29%
% Black
0%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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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Socorro County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,200
Census ACS
Median income
$36,570
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
30%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,135 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MAGDALENA
- MAGDALENA ELEMENTARYElementary · 128 students
- MAGDALENA HIGHHigh · 100 students
Other schools in MAGDALENA
- MAGDALENA ELEMENTARYElementary · 128 students
- MAGDALENA HIGHHigh · 100 students
Nearby schools
- MAGDALENA HIGH0.0 mi · 100
- MAGDALENA ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 128
- MIDWAY ELEMENTARY18.4 mi · 104
- R. SARRACINO MIDDLE19.2 mi · 221
- SOCORRO HIGH19.5 mi · 378
- COTTONWOOD VALLEY CHARTER19.5 mi · 170
Frequently asked questions
About MAGDALENA MIDDLEHow large is MAGDALENA MIDDLE?
MAGDALENA MIDDLE enrolls approximately 69 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does MAGDALENA MIDDLE serve?
MAGDALENA MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at MAGDALENA MIDDLE?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at MAGDALENA MIDDLE.
What is the racial breakdown of students at MAGDALENA MIDDLE?
At MAGDALENA MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 20% White, 43% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Is MAGDALENA MIDDLE public or private?
MAGDALENA MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by MAGDALENA.
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