Enrollment
79
Middle
DISTRICT 171 · STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POJOAQUE·NCES 350207001041
SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY
1574 STATE RD 502, POJOAQUE, NM 87506 · (505) 455-2282 · Santa Fe County
GRADES 06–06MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL79 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% of New Mexico public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
15.2:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
79 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 | 79 | 100% |
Student demographics
44%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
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
48.1%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
14.3%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 48 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
31.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% 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 SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY
SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY's state test result (31.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY this school | 79 | 100.0% | 31.2% |
| UNION ELEMENTARY LAS VEGAS | 90 | 100.0% | 22.7% |
| SANTA ROSA MIDDLE SANTA ROSA | 94 | 100.0% | 45.7% |
| PENASCO MIDDLE PENASCO | 74 | 100.0% | 41.8% |
| SOUTH VALLEY PREP ALBUQUERQUE | 138 | 100.0% | 28.9% |
| OJO CALIENTE ELEMENTARY OJO CALIENTE | 55 | 100.0% | 48.9% |
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 SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 79 | #129 of 160 |
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
79
-61 (-44%) vs 2020
-48% since 2010-11, when it was 153
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 20.0:1
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 | 79 | 5.2 | 15.2:1 | 100% (79) |
| 2023-24 | 115 | 9.2 | 12.4:1 | 52% (60) |
| 2022-23 | 117 | 6.7 | 17.6:1 | 61% (71) |
| 2020-21 | 140 | 7 | 20.0:1 | 67% (94) |
| 2017-18 | 165 | 8.4 | 19.6:1 | 67% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 143 | 7 | 20.4:1 | 68% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 153 | 8 | 19.1:1 | 48% (73) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY.
Since 2017-18: students down 52% (165 to 79); teachers down 38% (8.4 to 5.2).
About SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY
In POJOAQUE, New Mexico, SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY is a very small middle-grades school. In all, 79 students attend the school in grade 6. That puts enrollment 76% below the 335-student average for middle schools in New Mexico.
SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY falls under POJOAQUE, which has 5 schools enrolling 1,500 students.
About 71% of the student body at SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY is Hispanic. The remaining students are 24% Native American and 4% White. Among people living in Santa Fe County, the Hispanic share is about 48%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 44%.
Based on 5.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY has a ratio of 15.2:1. Across middle schools in New Mexico, the average ratio is 12.5:1. Income data for the school show 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 84% average for public schools in Santa Fe County is 16 points.
SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 51% of New Mexico public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 31.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 33.4%.
Census data for Santa Fe County show the median household earns about $79,071 a year, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY, Santa Fe County has 53 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, POJOAQUE MIDDLE, is less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles: 4. On average proficiency, SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY is 2nd of 5 nearby schools with test data.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was 140 in 2020-21 and 79 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 20.0:1 to 15.2:1.
The SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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 MIDDLEMiddle · 263 students
- POJOAQUE INTERMEDIATEElementary · 224 students
Nearby schools
- POJOAQUE MIDDLE0.0 mi · 263
- 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 SIXTH GRADE ACADEMYWhat is the total enrollment at SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY?
SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY enrolls approximately 79 students in grades 06-06.
Is SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY is a middle school covering grades 06-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY is approximately 15.2:1 (5 FTE teachers).
How diverse is SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY?
SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY reports a student body of 4% White, 71% Hispanic, 1% Asian.
Who oversees SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY?
SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY is overseen by POJOAQUE in Santa Fe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.