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Enrollment
442
Middle
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOVINGTON·NCES 350174000450
TAYLOR MIDDLE
700 SOUTH 11TH ST, LOVINGTON, NM 88260 · (575) 739-2435 · Lea County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL442 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% 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
13.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
442 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 90%
Community
1
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 7 | 205 | 46% |
| Grade 8 | 237 | 54% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LOVINGTON. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
44.7%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
19.2%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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
32.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% 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 TAYLOR MIDDLE
TAYLOR MIDDLE's state test result (32.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR MIDDLE this school | 442 | 100.0% | 32.0% |
| BELEN MIDDLE BELEN | 475 | 99.8% | 26.4% |
| MESA MIDDLE ROSWELL | 350 | 100.0% | 25.4% |
| SIERRA MIDDLE ROSWELL | 557 | 100.0% | 25.3% |
| LYNN MIDDLE LAS CRUCES | 507 | 99.8% | 22.1% |
| VISTA MIDDLE LAS CRUCES | 574 | 100.0% | 33.6% |
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 TAYLOR MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Lea County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #45 of 113 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.2% | #55 of 120 | #3 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #44 of 122 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 442 | #51 of 160 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #58 of 101 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.2% | #73 of 103 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #35 of 116 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.5% | #38 of 89 | N/A |
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
442
-197 (-31%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 498
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
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 | 442 | 32.8 | 13.5:1 | 100% (442) |
| 2023-24 | 516 | 29.3 | 17.6:1 | 100% (515) |
| 2022-23 | 527 | 26.5 | 19.9:1 | 99% (524) |
| 2020-21 | 639 | 32 | 20.0:1 | 100% (636) |
| 2017-18 | 563 | 30.4 | 18.5:1 | 74% (414) |
| 2015-16 | 520 | 32 | 16.3:1 | 62% (324) |
| 2010-11 | 473 | 30 | 15.8:1 | 67% (317) |
| 2000-01 | 392 | 23 | 17.0:1 | 61% (239) |
| 1990-91 | 498 | 29 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TAYLOR MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (563 to 442); teachers up 8% (30.4 to 32.8).
About TAYLOR MIDDLE
TAYLOR MIDDLE is a public mid-sized middle school in LOVINGTON, New Mexico. In all, 442 students attend the school in grades 7 through 8. That puts enrollment 32% above the 335-student average for middle schools in New Mexico.
TAYLOR MIDDLE is one of the 10 schools that make up LOVINGTON (3,397 students in total).
A large majority of enrollment at TAYLOR MIDDLE is Hispanic, at 81%. It is also 15% White. Lea County's residents are about 63% Hispanic, 19 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 31%.
On staff are 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.5:1. Middle schools in New Mexico average 12.5:1, 1.0 fewer students per teacher than here. TAYLOR MIDDLE has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 100%. That rate is above the 73% average among public schools in Lea County.
TAYLOR MIDDLE holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 52% of New Mexico public middle schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, TAYLOR MIDDLE lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Mexico schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 32.0%; the prediction is 33.4%.
The county, Lea County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $68,015, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. The county has 38 public schools and about 15,126 students.
Among nearby public schools, LOVINGTON HIGH is closest at about 0.6 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of TAYLOR MIDDLE. Among the 4 closest schools with test data, this one included, TAYLOR MIDDLE ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Remote, meaning it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 442, compared with 639 in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.5:1) than in 2020-21 (20.0:1).
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at TAYLOR MIDDLE. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Lea County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
73,733
Census ACS
Median income
$68,015
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
15,126 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LOVINGTON
- LOVINGTON HIGHHigh · 746 students
- YARBRO ELEMENTARYElementary · 474 students
- LLANO ELEMENTARYElementary · 435 students
- LOVINGTON FRESHMAN ACADEMYHigh · 267 students
- BEN ALEXANDER ELEMENTARYElementary · 238 students
- LOVINGTON 6TH GRADE ACADEMYMiddle · 232 students
Other schools in LOVINGTON
- LOVINGTON HIGHHigh · 746 students
- YARBRO ELEMENTARYElementary · 474 students
- LLANO ELEMENTARYElementary · 435 students
- LOVINGTON FRESHMAN ACADEMYHigh · 267 students
- BEN ALEXANDER ELEMENTARYElementary · 238 students
- LOVINGTON 6TH GRADE ACADEMYMiddle · 232 students
Other Taylor Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Taylor Middle. TAYLOR MIDDLE is the 4th largest of the 6.
- TAYLOR MIDDLELOS RANCHOS DE ALBUQUERQUE, NM · 245 students
- Taylor MiddleMillbrae, CA · 756 students
- Taylor Middle SchoolTAYLOR, TX · 602 students
- Taylor Middle SchoolCleves, OH · 599 students
- Taylor Middle SchoolKokomo, IN · 368 students
Nearby schools
- LOVINGTON HIGH0.6 mi · 746
- LOVINGTON FRESHMAN ACADEMY0.6 mi · 267
- BEN ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 238
- LLANO ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 435
- YARBRO ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 474
- LOVINGTON 6TH GRADE ACADEMY0.8 mi · 232
Frequently asked questions
About TAYLOR MIDDLEHow large is TAYLOR MIDDLE?
TAYLOR MIDDLE enrolls approximately 442 students in grades 07-08.
Is TAYLOR MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
TAYLOR MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at TAYLOR MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at TAYLOR MIDDLE is approximately 13.5:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at TAYLOR MIDDLE?
Student demographics at TAYLOR MIDDLE are roughly 15% White, 81% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees TAYLOR MIDDLE?
TAYLOR MIDDLE is overseen by LOVINGTON in Lea County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.