SANTA TERESA MIDDLE

SANTA TERESA MIDDLE is an expansive 6-8 campus in SANTA TERESA, New Mexico, part of GADSDEN. The school hosts 528 students in grades 7 through 8. By comparison, New Mexico's public schools average about 335 students each, so SANTA TERESA MIDDLE sits 58% above that benchmark.

Within GADSDEN, which oversees 26 schools and 11,739 students, SANTA TERESA MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SANTA TERESA MIDDLE logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (96%). Other groups include 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 68% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.5:1, putting SANTA TERESA MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SANTA TERESA MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.0%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Doñan Ana County) records that median household earnings sit near $56,848, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. SANTA TERESA MIDDLE is one of 81 public schools in Doñan Ana County (combined enrollment of about 36,561 students).

Nearest neighbor: GADSDEN ADMIN COMPLEX PREK CENTER, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SANTA TERESA MIDDLE. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SANTA TERESA MIDDLE ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 45.0%.

SANTA TERESA MIDDLE operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. SANTA TERESA MIDDLE's enrollment has contracted 21% since 2018, when it stood at 666 (now 528). Class-load math has tightened: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.