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MARSHALL 6TH GRADE ACADEMY
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Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientWhat this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Mexico schools, those numbers are about 44 and 27.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About MARSHALL 6TH GRADE ACADEMY
As a heavily attended 6-8 campus in CLOVIS, New Mexico, MARSHALL 6TH GRADE ACADEMY serves 511 students from grade 6, one of the schools within CLOVIS. Compared to the state average of about 335 students per school, that is 53% above typical.
Within CLOVIS, which oversees 18 schools and 7,780 students, MARSHALL 6TH GRADE ACADEMY is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, MARSHALL 6TH GRADE ACADEMY shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 64% of enrollment. Other groups include 26% White, 5% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 46% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, The school currently runs with 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. The state averages around 12.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, MARSHALL 6TH GRADE ACADEMY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.3%, the actual is 45.7%, a residual of +8.4 points.
Around the school, census data for Curry County shows the typical household earns roughly $57,309 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. In all, Curry County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,777 students), of which MARSHALL 6TH GRADE ACADEMY is one.
Nearest neighbor: JAMES BICKLEY ELEMENTARY, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MARSHALL 6TH GRADE ACADEMY ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 27.6%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Looking at the recent track record. MARSHALL 6TH GRADE ACADEMY's enrollment has decreased 16% since 2018, when it stood at 608 (now 511). Class-load math has tightened: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.
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