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Enrollment
461
Middle
DISTRICT 599 · STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FARMINGTON·NCES 350099000601
MESA VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL
4451 WILDFLOWER DR, FARMINGTON, NM 87401 · (505) 599-8622 · San Juan County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL461 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of New Mexico public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
14.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
461 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 90%
Community
1
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 | 153 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 157 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 151 | 33% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
30.7%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
11.8%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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
23.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% 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 MESA VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL
MESA VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (23.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MESA VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 461 | 100.0% | 23.3% |
| TIBBETTS MIDDLE SCHOOL FARMINGTON | 652 | 100.0% | 23.9% |
| NAABA ANI ELEMENTARY BLOOMFIELD | 405 | 100.0% | 30.3% |
| RUIDOSO MIDDLE RUIDOSO | 373 | 99.7% | 41.8% |
| LOS ALAMITOS MIDDLE GRANTS | 416 | 94.2% | 24.0% |
| HERMOSA MIDDLE SCHOOL FARMINGTON | 622 | 100.0% | 38.4% |
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 MESA VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In San Juan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #89 of 113 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.8% | #97 of 120 | #8 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #99 of 122 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 461 | #49 of 160 | #5 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #69 of 101 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.9% | #6 of 103 | #5 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #22 of 116 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #76 of 89 | #6 of 9 |
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
461
-89 (-16%) vs 2020
-32% since 2000-01, when it was 675
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 461 | 32.5 | 14.2:1 | 100% (461) |
| 2023-24 | 462 | 32.5 | 14.2:1 | 65% (301) |
| 2022-23 | 488 | 35.6 | 13.7:1 | 100% (488) |
| 2020-21 | 550 | 33 | 16.7:1 | 78% (429) |
| 2017-18 | 505 | 34.1 | 14.8:1 | 100% (505) |
| 2015-16 | 590 | 42 | 14.1:1 | 71% (420) |
| 2010-11 | 612 | 37 | 16.5:1 | 53% (323) |
| 2000-01 | 675 | 42 | 16.1:1 | 38% (255) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MESA VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (505 to 461); teachers down 5% (34.1 to 32.5).
About MESA VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL
MESA VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public middle-grades school in FARMINGTON, New Mexico. Enrollment is 461 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8. Against the 335-student average for middle schools in New Mexico, enrollment here is 38% higher.
MESA VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL is in FARMINGTON, a district with 10,745 students across 20 schools.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at MESA VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL is Hispanic (43%). Other groups include 29% Native American, 18% White, and 9% multiracial. The county population is about 20% Hispanic. MESA VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL has a diversity index of 69%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 32.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.2:1. For comparison, middle schools in New Mexico average 12.5:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 100%. That is close to the 99% average for public schools in San Juan County.
The allk12 Grade for MESA VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL is C-. Compared with New Mexico public middle schools, the school scored higher than 15% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In New Mexico, MESA VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 23.3% actual against a predicted 33.4%.
Census Bureau estimates for San Juan County show that median household income is about $55,872, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MESA VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 62 public schools in San Juan County, which together enroll about 21,309 students.
The closest public school, ESPERANZA ELEMENTARY, is about 0.1 miles from MESA VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 31.5%; MESA VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL's is 23.3%, ranking 6th of 7.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
MESA VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL saw enrollment fall 16% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio was 16.7:1 in 2020-21 and 14.2:1 in 2024-25.
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San Juan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
120,942
Census ACS
Median income
$55,872
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
62
21,309 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FARMINGTON
- FARMINGTON HIGHHigh · 1,747 students
- PIEDRA VISTA HIGHHigh · 1,511 students
- HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 660 students
- TIBBETTS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 652 students
- HERMOSA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 622 students
- COUNTRY CLUB ELEMENTARYElementary · 530 students
Other schools in FARMINGTON
- FARMINGTON HIGHHigh · 1,747 students
- PIEDRA VISTA HIGHHigh · 1,511 students
- HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 660 students
- TIBBETTS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 652 students
- HERMOSA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 622 students
- COUNTRY CLUB ELEMENTARYElementary · 530 students
Other Mesa View Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Mesa View Middle. MESA VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Mesa View MiddleHuntington Beach, CA · 817 students
- Mesa View MiddleCalimesa, CA · 717 students
Nearby schools
- ESPERANZA ELEMENTARY0.1 mi · 469
- BLUFFVIEW ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 355
- ANIMAS ELEMENTARY1.7 mi · 345
- MCCORMICK ELEMENTARY2.3 mi · 426
- ROCINANTE HIGH2.4 mi · 133
- NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY2.7 mi · 502
Frequently asked questions
About MESA VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is MESA VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL?
MESA VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 461 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does MESA VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
MESA VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MESA VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MESA VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 14.2:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MESA VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At MESA VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 18% White, 43% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is MESA VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
MESA VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by FARMINGTON.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.