MAXWELL MIDDLE

As a rural-scale junior high in MAXWELL, New Mexico, MAXWELL MIDDLE hosts 13 students from grades 7 through 8, part of MAXWELL. Enrollment runs roughly 96% leaner than the state mean of about 335.

Across the 3 schools in MAXWELL (87 students total), MAXWELL MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, MAXWELL MIDDLE logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 69% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 31% White. By comparison, Colfax County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, MAXWELL MIDDLE reports 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 4.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.5:1, putting MAXWELL MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Colfax County put median household earnings sit near $53,554, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Colfax County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,378 students), MAXWELL MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

MAXWELL ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MAXWELL MIDDLE has shrank 38%, going from 21 students in 2018 to 13 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 8.0:1 in 2018 to 4.7:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.