Enrollment
110
Middle
DISTRICT 145 · STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PECOS·NCES 350201000706
PECOS MIDDLE
NORTH NM HWY 63, PECOS, NM 87552 · (505) 757-4700 · San Miguel County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL110 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of New Mexico public middle schools
- CTest 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
22.0:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
100 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 6 | 27 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 40 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 43 | 39% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
PECOS MIDDLE→PECOS HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within PECOS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
33.3%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
10.1%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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
26.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 PECOS MIDDLE
PECOS MIDDLE's state test result (26.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PECOS MIDDLE this school | 110 | 90.9% | 26.8% |
| LAZARO LARRY GARCIA MIDDLE MORA | 83 | 98.8% | 41.4% |
| QUESTA JR HIGH QUESTA | 69 | 85.5% | N/A |
| HATCH VALLEY MIDDLE HATCH | 253 | 93.7% | 31.5% |
| JAL JR HIGH JAL | 119 | 100.0% | 35.8% |
| MEMORIAL MIDDLE LAS VEGAS | 167 | 100.0% | 23.8% |
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 PECOS MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In San Miguel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #69 of 113 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.1% | #105 of 120 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #86 of 122 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 110 | #121 of 160 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.9% | #94 of 116 | N/A |
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
110
-18 (-14%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 113
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 110 | 5 | 22.0:1 | 91% (100) |
| 2023-24 | 109 | 6.8 | 16.1:1 | 93% (101) |
| 2022-23 | 108 | 5.8 | 18.8:1 | 96% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 128 | 10 | 12.8:1 | 100% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 162 | 9.8 | 16.6:1 | 100% (162) |
| 2015-16 | 112 | 8 | 14.0:1 | 92% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 158 | 11 | 14.4:1 | 95% (150) |
| 2000-01 | 215 | 16 | 13.4:1 | 87% (187) |
| 1990-91 | 113 | 7 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PECOS MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (162 to 110); teachers down 49% (9.8 to 5).
About PECOS MIDDLE
PECOS MIDDLE, located in PECOS, New Mexico, is a small middle-grades school. It enrolled 110 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 67% lower than the average for middle schools in New Mexico, which is about 335.
The 3 schools in PECOS enroll 434 students altogether, PECOS MIDDLE among them.
PECOS MIDDLE enrolls a student body that is 95% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 5% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of San Miguel County's population at about 75%. The chance that two students picked at random at PECOS MIDDLE belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 9%.
The school employs the equivalent of 5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 22.0:1. The average ratio among middle schools in New Mexico is 12.5:1, lower than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at PECOS MIDDLE is 91%.
Measured against New Mexico public middle schools, PECOS 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.
PECOS MIDDLE scores 26.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 35.6%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for San Miguel County show that median household income is about $49,431, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 18% of residents are in poverty. PECOS MIDDLE is one of 19 public schools in San Miguel County, which together enroll about 3,156 students.
The next-closest public school is PECOS HIGH, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 33.9% on proficiency, and PECOS MIDDLE is below that at 26.8%.
Federal data place PECOS MIDDLE in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 128 to 110. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (22.0:1) than in 2020-21 (12.8:1).
The PECOS MIDDLE community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
San Miguel County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,850
Census ACS
Median income
$49,431
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
3,156 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PECOS
- PECOS ELEMENTARYElementary · 194 students
- PECOS HIGHHigh · 130 students
Other schools in PECOS
- PECOS ELEMENTARYElementary · 194 students
- PECOS HIGHHigh · 130 students
Nearby schools
- PECOS HIGH0.1 mi · 130
- PECOS ELEMENTARY0.2 mi · 194
- EL DORADO COMMUNITY SCHOOL13.4 mi · 432
- THRIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL13.9 mi · 305
- ATALAYA ELEMENTARY14.6 mi · 259
- ACEQUIA MADRE ELEMENTARY15.7 mi · 154
Frequently asked questions
About PECOS MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at PECOS MIDDLE?
PECOS MIDDLE enrolls approximately 110 students in grades 06-08.
Is PECOS MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
PECOS MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at PECOS MIDDLE?
Approximately 22.0:1 students per teacher at PECOS MIDDLE.
How diverse is PECOS MIDDLE?
PECOS MIDDLE reports a student body of 5% White, 95% Hispanic.
What district is PECOS MIDDLE in?
PECOS MIDDLE is part of PECOS.
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