MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLE

As a mid-sized 6-8 campus in ROSWELL, New Mexico, MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLE teaches 481 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by ROSWELL. Compared to the state average of about 335 students per school, that is 44% larger than typical.

Within ROSWELL, which oversees 22 schools and 9,184 students, MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLE records that nearly all students (85%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 11% White, 3% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 58%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.5:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.4%, the actual is 28.2%, a residual of -5.2 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Chaves County) records that median household earnings sit near $52,938, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 20%. MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLE is one of 33 public schools in Chaves County (combined enrollment of about 10,504 students).

SUNSET ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLE at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 39.1%.

MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLE operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLE has decreased 9%, going from 531 students in 2018 to 481 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 16% to 11% over that span.

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