SIDNEY GUTIERREZ MIDDLE

Located at 69 E. GAIL HARRIS, in ROSWELL, New Mexico, SIDNEY GUTIERREZ MIDDLE is a close-knit elementary school that enrolls 196 students (grades K through 8), one of the schools within ROSWELL. Enrollment runs roughly 32% leaner than the state mean of about 287.

ROSWELL comprises 22 schools with combined enrollment of 9,184 students; SIDNEY GUTIERREZ MIDDLE is among them.

On the student-mix side, SIDNEY GUTIERREZ MIDDLE records that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 45% Hispanic, 2% Black. Compared to Chaves County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, SIDNEY GUTIERREZ MIDDLE reports 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.3:1. The state averages around 12.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, SIDNEY GUTIERREZ MIDDLE is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 33.4%; this one delivers 70.5%, a residual of +37.1 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Chaves County put median household income runs about $52,938, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SIDNEY GUTIERREZ MIDDLE is one of 33 public schools in Chaves County (combined enrollment of about 10,504 students).

EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SIDNEY GUTIERREZ MIDDLE comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 30.7%.

SIDNEY GUTIERREZ MIDDLE operates from a town-based location. SIDNEY GUTIERREZ MIDDLE operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SIDNEY GUTIERREZ MIDDLE has climbed 197%, going from 66 students in 2018 to 196 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment declined from 53% to 45% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.

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