Enrollment
329
Middle
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA FE·NCES 350237001139
MILAGRO MIDDLE
351 W. ZIA ROAD, SANTA FE, NM 87505 · (505) 467-3300 · Santa Fe County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL329 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% 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.
- CBeats 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
11.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
329 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 7 | 175 | 53% |
| Grade 8 | 154 | 47% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
39.2%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
15.2%
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 15 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
24.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% 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 →
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MILAGRO MIDDLE's state test result (24.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MILAGRO MIDDLE this school | 329 | 100.0% | 24.5% |
| WEST LAS VEGAS MIDDLE SCHOOL LAS VEGAS | 345 | 100.0% | 26.2% |
| DEMING INTERMEDIATE DEMING | 373 | 100.0% | 32.8% |
| TAOS MIDDLE TAOS | 337 | 100.0% | 27.8% |
| EDWARD ORTIZ MIDDLE SANTA FE | 416 | 100.0% | 18.3% |
| R. SARRACINO MIDDLE SOCORRO | 221 | 97.7% | 26.0% |
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 MILAGRO MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #84 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #75 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #66 of 122 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 329 | #76 of 160 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #39 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.1% | #89 of 103 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #43 of 116 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -45.2% | #3 of 89 |
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
329
-120 (-27%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 329 | 27.7 | 11.9:1 | 100% (329) |
| 2023-24 | 330 | 31.7 | 10.4:1 | 99% (328) |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 28.1 | 13.6:1 | 100% (383) |
| 2020-21 | 449 | 36 | 12.5:1 | 52% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 600 | 43.1 | 13.9:1 | 69% (413) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MILAGRO MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 45% (600 to 329); teachers down 36% (43.1 to 27.7).
About MILAGRO MIDDLE
MILAGRO MIDDLE is classified as a middle school. It is located in SANTA FE, New Mexico. The school counts 329 students across grades 7 through 8.
MILAGRO MIDDLE is one school in SANTA FE, a system of 29 schools with 11,182 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at MILAGRO MIDDLE, with 90% of enrollment. Other groups include 7% White. By comparison, Santa Fe County residents are about 48% Hispanic. By the diversity index, MILAGRO MIDDLE comes in at 19%.
A ratio of 11.9:1 comes from the school's 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in New Mexico average about 12.5:1, a similar figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 100% in 2024-25. Across public schools in Santa Fe County, the average is 84%.
Measured against New Mexico public middle schools, MILAGRO MIDDLE receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, MILAGRO MIDDLE falls in the middle 80% of New Mexico schools: 24.5% actual against 33.4% predicted.
In the county around the school, Santa Fe County, median household income is about $79,071, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MILAGRO MIDDLE is among the 53 public schools in Santa Fe County.
NEW MEXICO CONNECTIONS ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 24.5% is below the 33.4% average for nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
MILAGRO MIDDLE had 449 students in 2020-21 and 329 in 2024-25, a 27% decrease.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at MILAGRO MIDDLE, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Santa Fe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
156,105
Census ACS
Median income
$79,071
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
20,719 students
Quick facts
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- EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITYElementary · 704 students
- Santa Fe Indian SchoolHigh · 701 students
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- NEW MEXICO CONNECTIONS ACADEMY0.4 mi · 1,487
- CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 181
- EARLY COLLEGE OPPORTUNITIES1.0 mi · 137
- SANTA FE HIGH1.2 mi · 1,491
- E.J. MARTINEZ ELEMENTARY1.2 mi · 182
- FRANCIS X. NAVA ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 163
Frequently asked questions
About MILAGRO MIDDLEHow large is MILAGRO MIDDLE?
MILAGRO MIDDLE enrolls approximately 329 students in grades 07-08.
Is MILAGRO MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
MILAGRO MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does MILAGRO MIDDLE have?
MILAGRO MIDDLE employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the student diversity at MILAGRO MIDDLE?
Student demographics at MILAGRO MIDDLE are roughly 7% White, 90% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees MILAGRO MIDDLE?
MILAGRO MIDDLE is overseen by SANTA FE in Santa Fe County.
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