Enrollment
201
Middle
DISTRICT 157 · STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COBRE·NCES 350060000230
SNELL MIDDLE
501 TOM FOY BLVD, BAYARD, NM 88023 · (575) 537-4011 · Grant County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL201 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of New Mexico public middle schools
- CTest 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
17.3:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
201 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 | 67 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 59 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 75 | 37% |
Student demographics
15%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
Students here typically continue to
SNELL MIDDLE→COBRE HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within COBRE. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
39.8%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
18.4%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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
27.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% 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 SNELL MIDDLE
SNELL MIDDLE's state test result (27.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SNELL MIDDLE this school | 201 | 100.0% | 27.1% |
| WASHINGTON MIDDLE ALBUQUERQUE | 248 | 99.2% | 17.3% |
| LOVINGTON 6TH GRADE ACADEMY LOVINGTON | 232 | 100.0% | 43.0% |
| GARFIELD MIDDLE ALBUQUERQUE | 282 | 99.3% | 24.6% |
| POLK MIDDLE ALBUQUERQUE | 222 | 96.4% | 23.3% |
| CENTRAL ELEMENTARY BELEN | 166 | 99.4% | 27.4% |
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 SNELL MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #67 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.4% | #64 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #63 of 122 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 201 | #103 of 160 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #90 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.9% | #95 of 103 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #17 of 116 |
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
201
-40 (-17%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 500
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 201 | 11.6 | 17.3:1 | 100% (201) |
| 2023-24 | 201 | 16.2 | 12.4:1 | 100% (201) |
| 2022-23 | 239 | 14.5 | 16.5:1 | 100% (239) |
| 2020-21 | 241 | 16 | 15.1:1 | 100% (241) |
| 2017-18 | 176 | 12.3 | 14.3:1 | 100% (176) |
| 2015-16 | 180 | 12 | 15.0:1 | 100% (180) |
| 2010-11 | 188 | 14 | 13.4:1 | 98% (185) |
| 2000-01 | 411 | 28 | 14.7:1 | 88% (363) |
| 1990-91 | 500 | 27 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SNELL MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (176 to 201); teachers down 6% (12.3 to 11.6).
About SNELL MIDDLE
In BAYARD, New Mexico, SNELL MIDDLE is a small middle-grades school. Enrolled students number 201 students, in grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in New Mexico average about 335 students each.
SNELL MIDDLE is part of COBRE, where 6 schools serve 939 students.
Hispanic students make up 92% of enrollment at SNELL MIDDLE. The remaining shares are 6% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Grant County's population at about 48%. SNELL MIDDLE's diversity index is 15%, against a US figure of 70%.
At SNELL MIDDLE, 11.6 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 17.3:1. On average, middle schools in New Mexico have 12.5:1, compared with 17.3:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 100% of enrollment.
allk12 grades SNELL MIDDLE a C+. The grade compares the school only with New Mexico public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
SNELL MIDDLE sits between the top and bottom 10% of New Mexico schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 27.1% and a predicted 33.4%.
Within Grant County, the median household income is $44,958, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. In all, Grant County has 16 public schools and roughly 3,240 students.
Of nearby public schools, BAYARD ELEMENTARY is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of SNELL MIDDLE. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, SNELL MIDDLE ranks 5th on average proficiency.
SNELL MIDDLE is in a town far from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Remote.
Enrollment is down 17% from 2020-21, when SNELL MIDDLE had 241 students, to 2024-25, when it had 201. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 15.1:1 to 17.3:1.
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Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,775
Census ACS
Median income
$44,958
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
3,240 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COBRE
- COBRE HIGHHigh · 257 students
- BAYARD ELEMENTARYElementary · 156 students
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARYElementary · 133 students
- HURLEY ELEMENTARYElementary · 114 students
- SAN LORENZO ELEMENTARYElementary · 78 students
Other schools in BAYARD
- COBRE HIGHHigh · 257 students
- BAYARD ELEMENTARYElementary · 156 students
Nearby schools
- BAYARD ELEMENTARY0.3 mi · 156
- COBRE HIGH0.6 mi · 257
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY1.9 mi · 133
- HURLEY ELEMENTARY3.9 mi · 114
- G.W.STOUT ELEMENTARY8.1 mi · 334
- SILVER HIGH8.2 mi · 618
Frequently asked questions
About SNELL MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at SNELL MIDDLE?
SNELL MIDDLE enrolls approximately 201 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does SNELL MIDDLE serve?
SNELL MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at SNELL MIDDLE?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at SNELL MIDDLE.
How diverse is SNELL MIDDLE?
SNELL MIDDLE reports a student body of 6% White, 92% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is SNELL MIDDLE public or private?
SNELL MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by COBRE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.