Enrollment
74
Middle
DISTRICT 192 · STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERNALILLO·NCES 350021000154
SANTO DOMINGO MIDDLE
100 HWY 22 WEST, SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO, NM 87052 · (505) 867-4441 · Sandoval County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL74 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% of New Mexico public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
8.7:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
74 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 6 | 38 | 51% |
| Grade 7 | 21 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 20% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
SANTO DOMINGO MIDDLE→BERNALILLO HIGH
Based on grade levels within BERNALILLO. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
34.3%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
11.4%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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
29.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% 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 SANTO DOMINGO MIDDLE
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SANTO DOMINGO MIDDLE this school | 74 | 100.0% | 29.1% |
| JEMEZ VALLEY MIDDLE JEMEZ PUEBLO | 69 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Laguna Middle School Laguna | 118 | 97.5% | N/A |
| NEWCOMB MIDDLE NEWCOMB | 127 | 100.0% | N/A |
| COCHITI MIDDLE PENA BLANCA | 52 | 100.0% | N/A |
| DULCE MIDDLE DULCE | 130 | 98.5% | N/A |
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 SANTO DOMINGO MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Sandoval County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 74 | #131 of 160 | #8 of 10 |
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
74
-20 (-21%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 125
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 74 | 8.5 | 8.7:1 | 100% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 97 | 10.8 | 9.0:1 | 98% (95) |
| 2022-23 | 94 | 6.6 | 14.2:1 | 99% (93) |
| 2020-21 | 94 | 7 | 13.4:1 | 100% (94) |
| 2017-18 | 85 | 7.2 | 11.8:1 | 100% (85) |
| 2015-16 | 88 | 8 | 11.0:1 | 100% (88) |
| 2010-11 | 84 | 7 | 12.0:1 | 96% (81) |
| 2000-01 | 153 | 13 | 11.8:1 | 98% (150) |
| 1990-91 | 125 | 8 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SANTO DOMINGO MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (85 to 74); teachers up 18% (7.2 to 8.5).
About SANTO DOMINGO MIDDLE
The public middle school SANTO DOMINGO MIDDLE is located in SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO, New Mexico. School enrollment was 74 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. The average among middle schools in New Mexico is roughly 335 students; this school is 78% smaller than that.
SANTO DOMINGO MIDDLE belongs to BERNALILLO, a district of 11 schools and 2,761 students.
About 92% of the student body at SANTO DOMINGO MIDDLE is Native American. The remaining students are 8% multiracial. SANTO DOMINGO MIDDLE's diversity index is 15%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 8.7:1, with 8.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 12.5:1 average for middle schools in New Mexico. Lunch subsidy eligibility at SANTO DOMINGO MIDDLE is 100%.
The allk12 Grade for SANTO DOMINGO MIDDLE is B-. Compared with New Mexico public middle schools, the school scored higher than 45% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
SANTO DOMINGO MIDDLE's average proficiency rate on state tests of 29.1% is 4.3 points below the 33.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
SANTO DOMINGO MIDDLE is located in Sandoval County, where the median household income is $86,636, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. SANTO DOMINGO MIDDLE is one of 49 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to SANTO DOMINGO MIDDLE is SANTO DOMINGO ELEMENTARY, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within ten miles. Of 4 schools in the immediate area with test results, SANTO DOMINGO MIDDLE ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal data show a 21% enrollment decrease, from 94 in 2020-21 to 74 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.4:1 to 8.7:1.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at SANTO DOMINGO MIDDLE. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Sandoval County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
153,604
Census ACS
Median income
$86,636
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
22,445 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BERNALILLO
- BERNALILLO HIGHHigh · 824 students
- WD CARROLL ELEMENTARYElementary · 399 students
- BERNALILLO ELEMENTARYMiddle · 364 students
- SPARTAN LEARNING ACADEMYMiddle · 276 students
- SANTO DOMINGO ELEMENTARYElementary · 206 students
- ALGODONES ELEMENTARYElementary · 184 students
Other schools in SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO
- SANTO DOMINGO ELEMENTARYElementary · 206 students
Nearby schools
- SANTO DOMINGO ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 206
- COCHITI MIDDLE6.8 mi · 52
- COCHITI ELEMENTARY6.8 mi · 153
- San Felipe Pueblo Elementary School8.4 mi · 166
- ALGODONES ELEMENTARY11.7 mi · 184
- PLACITAS ELEMENTARY13.3 mi · 112
Frequently asked questions
About SANTO DOMINGO MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at SANTO DOMINGO MIDDLE?
SANTO DOMINGO MIDDLE enrolls approximately 74 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does SANTO DOMINGO MIDDLE serve?
SANTO DOMINGO MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SANTO DOMINGO MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SANTO DOMINGO MIDDLE is approximately 8.7:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at SANTO DOMINGO MIDDLE?
Student demographics at SANTO DOMINGO MIDDLE are roughly 8% Two or more.
Who oversees SANTO DOMINGO MIDDLE?
SANTO DOMINGO MIDDLE is overseen by BERNALILLO in Sandoval County.
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