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
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of New Mexico public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 26 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 20 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 33% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
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 →
Schools most like MAGDALENA MIDDLE
MAGDALENA MIDDLE's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAGDALENA MIDDLE this school | 69 | 100.0% | 40.0% |
| ESTANCIA MIDDLE ESTANCIA | 99 | 100.0% | 38.0% |
| HAGERMAN MIDDLE HAGERMAN | 70 | 100.0% | 39.7% |
| CLAYTON JUNIOR HIGH CLAYTON | 61 | 98.4% | 44.7% |
| OJO CALIENTE ELEMENTARY OJO CALIENTE | 55 | 100.0% | 48.9% |
| JEMEZ VALLEY MIDDLE JEMEZ PUEBLO | 69 | 100.0% | N/A |
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 MAGDALENA MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 69 | #138 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
69
+4 (+6%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 70
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 9.3:1
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 | 69 | 4.4 | 15.8:1 | 100% (69) |
| 2023-24 | 68 | 7.2 | 9.5:1 | 100% (68) |
| 2022-23 | 74 | 8.7 | 8.6:1 | 100% (74) |
| 2020-21 | 65 | 7 | 9.3:1 | 100% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 95 | 7 | 13.5:1 | 100% (95) |
| 2015-16 | 83 | 7 | 11.9:1 | 100% (83) |
| 2010-11 | 105 | 9 | 11.7:1 | 97% (102) |
| 2000-01 | 88 | 9 | 9.8:1 | 92% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 70 | 7 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MAGDALENA MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (95 to 69); teachers down 38% (7 to 4.4).
About MAGDALENA MIDDLE
MAGDALENA MIDDLE is a middle school with a street address in MAGDALENA, New Mexico. Total enrollment is 69 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in New Mexico enroll about 335 students on average.
MAGDALENA counts 297 students in its 3 schools, and MAGDALENA MIDDLE is one of them.
No group is above 50% at MAGDALENA MIDDLE; the largest is Hispanic, at 43%. The rest of enrollment is 32% Native American, 20% White, and 4% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 67%.
MAGDALENA MIDDLE reports a ratio of 15.8 students per teacher, from 4.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for middle schools in New Mexico is 12.5:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at MAGDALENA MIDDLE, 100% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Socorro County is close, at 99%.
MAGDALENA MIDDLE earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 75% of New Mexico public middle schools.
Schools in New Mexico with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 33.4%. MAGDALENA MIDDLE scores 40.0%.
Census data for Socorro County show the median household earns about $36,570 a year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 30% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Socorro County number 11, with about 2,135 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates MAGDALENA MIDDLE from the closest public school, MAGDALENA ELEMENTARY. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Ranked by average proficiency, MAGDALENA MIDDLE places 4th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
The NCES locale for MAGDALENA MIDDLE is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 69, from 65 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 15.8 students per teacher, compared with 9.3 in 2020-21.
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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 ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 128
- MAGDALENA HIGH0.0 mi · 100
- 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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