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How has RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLE changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
746
Middle
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEMING·NCES 350069001023
RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLE
2100 HWY 418 SW, DEMING, NM 88030 · (575) 546-0668 · Luna County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL746 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% 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
15.1:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
743 students
DISTRICT 95% · 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 7 | 373 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 373 | 50% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within DEMING. 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
13.7%
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
22.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLE
RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLE's state test result (22.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLE this school | 746 | 99.6% | 22.3% |
| VISTA MIDDLE LAS CRUCES | 574 | 100.0% | 33.6% |
| LOS LUNAS MIDDLE LOS LUNAS | 719 | 99.9% | 34.4% |
| PICACHO MIDDLE LAS CRUCES | 698 | 100.0% | 27.2% |
| SANTA TERESA MIDDLE SANTA TERESA | 528 | 100.0% | 31.0% |
| CHAPARRAL MIDDLE CHAPARRAL | 546 | 100.0% | 28.0% |
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 RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #93 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.7% | #82 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #92 of 122 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 746 | #10 of 160 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #78 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.9% | #87 of 103 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #63 of 116 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #73 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
746
-87 (-10%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 770
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 746 | 49.5 | 15.1:1 | 100% (743) |
| 2023-24 | 744 | 51.4 | 14.5:1 | 100% (744) |
| 2022-23 | 795 | 52.2 | 15.2:1 | 100% (794) |
| 2020-21 | 833 | 53 | 15.7:1 | 100% (833) |
| 2017-18 | 821 | 51.1 | 16.1:1 | 100% (821) |
| 2015-16 | 839 | 47 | 17.9:1 | 100% (839) |
| 2010-11 | 770 | 46 | 16.7:1 | 100% (767) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (821 to 746); teachers down 3% (51.1 to 49.5).
About RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLE
RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLE is a large middle school with an address in DEMING, New Mexico. Classes run from 7 through 8, and the school has 746 students. Against the 335-student average for middle schools in New Mexico, enrollment here is 123% higher.
DEMING counts 5,116 students in its 13 schools, and RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLE is one of them.
The large majority of students at RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLE, 88%, are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 67%. By the diversity index, RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLE comes in at 22%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1 at RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLE, with 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among middle schools in New Mexico, the typical ratio is 12.5:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 100% of enrollment.
Measured against New Mexico public middle schools, RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLE receives a D. 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 BeatsExpectations, RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLE is 11.3 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New Mexico schools.
Federal survey data for Luna County show that median household income is about $36,419, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 24%. A total of 13 public schools operate in Luna County, serving about 5,116 students.
Nearby, BATAAN ELEMENTARY is about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLE ranks 4th of 5 on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLE is Rural: Fringe.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 746 was 10% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 833.
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Luna County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,611
Census ACS
Median income
$36,419
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
24%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
5,116 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DEMING
- DEMING HIGHHigh · 1,174 students
- BATAAN ELEMENTARYElementary · 487 students
- COLUMBUS ELEMENTARYElementary · 483 students
- CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARYElementary · 377 students
- DEMING INTERMEDIATEMiddle · 373 students
- RUBEN S. TORRES ELEMENTARYElementary · 363 students
Other schools in DEMING
- DEMING HIGHHigh · 1,174 students
- BATAAN ELEMENTARYElementary · 487 students
- CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARYElementary · 377 students
- DEMING INTERMEDIATEMiddle · 373 students
- RUBEN S. TORRES ELEMENTARYElementary · 363 students
- MEMORIAL ELEMENTARYElementary · 331 students
Nearby schools
- BATAAN ELEMENTARY0.2 mi · 487
- DEMING INTERMEDIATE0.4 mi · 373
- MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 331
- EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 180
- MIMBRES VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 66
- DEMING HIGH1.5 mi · 1,174
Frequently asked questions
About RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLEHow many students attend RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLE?
RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLE enrolls approximately 746 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLE serve?
RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLE serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLE?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLE.
How diverse is RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLE?
RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLE reports a student body of 10% White, 88% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLE in?
RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLE is part of DEMING.
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