Enrollment
263
Middle
DISTRICT 171 · STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POJOAQUE·NCES 350207000484
POJOAQUE MIDDLE
1574 STATE ROAD 502, SANTA FE, NM 87506 · (505) 455-2282 · Santa Fe County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL263 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of New Mexico public middle schools
- DTest 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
19.0:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
263 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 | 130 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 133 | 51% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
POJOAQUE MIDDLE→POJOAQUE HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within POJOAQUE. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
32.4%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
13.5%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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
20.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% 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 POJOAQUE MIDDLE
POJOAQUE MIDDLE's state test result (20.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| POJOAQUE MIDDLE this school | 263 | 100.0% | 20.9% |
| SIERRA VISTA ELEMENTARY LAS VEGAS | 251 | 100.0% | 27.7% |
| HARRISON MIDDLE ALBUQUERQUE | 265 | 99.2% | 20.6% |
| SPARTAN LEARNING ACADEMY BERNALILLO | 276 | 100.0% | 25.9% |
| MILAGRO MIDDLE SANTA FE | 329 | 100.0% | 24.5% |
| TAOS MIDDLE TAOS | 337 | 100.0% | 27.8% |
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 POJOAQUE MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #97 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.5% | #85 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #93 of 122 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 263 | #87 of 160 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #98 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.7% | #65 of 103 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #37 of 116 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.8% | #40 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
263
-83 (-24%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 433
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 263 | 13.8 | 19.0:1 | 100% (263) |
| 2023-24 | 258 | 17.4 | 14.9:1 | 49% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 262 | 16.9 | 15.6:1 | 62% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 346 | 17 | 20.4:1 | 64% (221) |
| 2017-18 | 332 | 18.1 | 18.4:1 | 56% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 321 | 18 | 17.8:1 | 68% (219) |
| 2010-11 | 354 | 23 | 15.4:1 | 55% (194) |
| 2000-01 | 371 | 24 | 15.5:1 | 44% (162) |
| 1990-91 | 433 | 23 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for POJOAQUE MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (332 to 263); teachers down 24% (18.1 to 13.8).
About POJOAQUE MIDDLE
POJOAQUE MIDDLE is a middle school with a street address in SANTA FE, New Mexico. The school runs grades 7 through 8 and enrolls 263 students. Middle schools in New Mexico average about 335 students, which makes this school 21% below average.
POJOAQUE counts 5 schools and 1,500 students, including POJOAQUE MIDDLE.
The largest group at POJOAQUE MIDDLE is Hispanic students, at 78%. Other students are 19% Native American and 3% White. By comparison, Santa Fe County residents are about 48% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 36%.
A staff of 13.8 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 19.0:1. The average for middle schools in New Mexico, 12.5:1, is lower. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 100%. Compared with the 84% average for public schools in Santa Fe County, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, POJOAQUE MIDDLE lands at D, ahead of 13% of New Mexico public middle schools.
POJOAQUE MIDDLE posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 20.9%, compared with a predicted 33.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New Mexico schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the surrounding county, Santa Fe County, median household income comes to about $79,071, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The county's public schools total 53, with about 20,719 students.
SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY sits less than a tenth of a mile from POJOAQUE MIDDLE. POJOAQUE MIDDLE has 4 other public schools within five miles. The school's 20.9% average proficiency ranks 5th among 5 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 263, compared with 346 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 19.0:1, from 20.4:1.
The POJOAQUE MIDDLE discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Related schools
Other schools in POJOAQUE
- POJOAQUE HIGHHigh · 550 students
- PABLO ROYBAL ELEMENTARYElementary · 384 students
- POJOAQUE INTERMEDIATEElementary · 224 students
- SIXTH GRADE ACADEMYMiddle · 79 students
Other schools in SANTA FE
- SANTA FE HIGHHigh · 1,491 students
- NEW MEXICO CONNECTIONS ACADEMYCombined · 1,487 students
- CAPITAL HIGHHigh · 1,388 students
- EL CAMINO REAL ACADEMY COMMUNITYElementary · 704 students
- Santa Fe Indian SchoolHigh · 701 students
- NINA OTERO COMMUNITY SCHOOLElementary · 629 students
Nearby schools
- SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY0.0 mi · 79
- POJOAQUE HIGH2.5 mi · 550
- PABLO ROYBAL ELEMENTARY2.5 mi · 384
- POJOAQUE INTERMEDIATE2.6 mi · 224
- San Ildefonso Day School5.2 mi · 36
- TONY QUINTANA ELEMENTARY6.0 mi · 208
Frequently asked questions
About POJOAQUE MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at POJOAQUE MIDDLE?
POJOAQUE MIDDLE enrolls approximately 263 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does POJOAQUE MIDDLE serve?
POJOAQUE MIDDLE serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at POJOAQUE MIDDLE?
Approximately 19.0:1 students per teacher at POJOAQUE MIDDLE.
What is the student diversity at POJOAQUE MIDDLE?
Student demographics at POJOAQUE MIDDLE are roughly 3% White, 78% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is POJOAQUE MIDDLE public or private?
POJOAQUE MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by POJOAQUE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.