Enrollment
213
Middle
DISTRICT 304 · STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUCUMCARI·NCES 350264000600
TUCUMCARI MIDDLE
1000 SOUTH 5TH ST, TUCUMCARI, NM 88401 · (575) 461-3910 · Quay County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL213 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% 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
13.7:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
212 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 | 71 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 73 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 69 | 32% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
TUCUMCARI MIDDLE→TUCUMCARI HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within TUCUMCARI. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
51.1%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
14.2%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 51 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
33.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 TUCUMCARI MIDDLE
TUCUMCARI MIDDLE's state test result (33.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TUCUMCARI MIDDLE this school | 213 | 99.5% | 33.1% |
| PORTALES JR HIGH PORTALES | 326 | 99.7% | 34.4% |
| LINDSEY-STEINER ELEMENTARY PORTALES | 376 | 99.7% | 34.5% |
| TAYLOR MIDDLE LOS RANCHOS DE ALBUQUERQUE | 245 | 99.2% | 25.7% |
| LA PLATA MIDDLE SILVER CITY | 259 | 99.6% | 35.5% |
| 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 TUCUMCARI MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #41 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.2% | #81 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #21 of 122 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 213 | #102 of 160 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #62 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.0% | #51 of 103 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #67 of 116 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #86 of 89 |
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
213
+4 (+2%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 258
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 213 | 15.6 | 13.7:1 | 100% (212) |
| 2023-24 | 226 | 14.6 | 15.5:1 | 100% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 214 | 16.9 | 12.7:1 | 100% (214) |
| 2020-21 | 209 | 12 | 17.4:1 | 100% (209) |
| 2017-18 | 217 | 15.1 | 14.4:1 | 100% (217) |
| 2015-16 | 215 | 15 | 14.3:1 | 100% (215) |
| 2010-11 | 223 | 17 | 13.1:1 | 99% (220) |
| 2000-01 | 290 | 20 | 14.5:1 | 46% (134) |
| 1990-91 | 258 | 16 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TUCUMCARI MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (217 to 213); teachers up 3% (15.1 to 15.6).
About TUCUMCARI MIDDLE
TUCUMCARI MIDDLE is a low-enrollment middle school that serves part of TUCUMCARI, New Mexico. A federal count lists 213 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in New Mexico) has about 335 students.
TUCUMCARI MIDDLE reports to TUCUMCARI, which has 3 schools and 911 students.
TUCUMCARI MIDDLE is 70% Hispanic by enrollment. Other students are 22% White, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Quay County residents are about 45% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 46%, meaning two students picked at random have a 46% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 15.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at TUCUMCARI MIDDLE in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.7:1. That is higher than the 12.5:1 average for middle schools in New Mexico. The lunch program counts 100% of students at TUCUMCARI MIDDLE as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Quay County report 87%.
Measured against New Mexico public middle schools, TUCUMCARI MIDDLE receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
TUCUMCARI MIDDLE's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (33.1%) and its predicted rate (33.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New Mexico schools.
Within Quay County, the median household income is $41,946, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 20%. In all, Quay County has 13 public schools and roughly 1,405 students.
Of nearby public schools, TUCUMCARI HIGH is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of TUCUMCARI MIDDLE. On proficiency, TUCUMCARI MIDDLE is behind the 50.7% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 4.
Locale: Town: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (209) to 2024-25 (213). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.4:1 in 2020-21 to 13.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Quay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,564
Census ACS
Median income
$41,946
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
1,405 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TUCUMCARI
- TUCUMCARI ELEMENTARYElementary · 451 students
- TUCUMCARI HIGHHigh · 247 students
Other schools in TUCUMCARI
- TUCUMCARI ELEMENTARYElementary · 451 students
- TUCUMCARI HIGHHigh · 247 students
Nearby schools
- TUCUMCARI HIGH0.3 mi · 247
- TUCUMCARI ELEMENTARY0.6 mi · 451
- LOGAN ELEMENTARY22.4 mi · 102
- UTE LAKE ONLINE LEARNING CENTER22.4 mi · 72
- LOGAN HIGH22.4 mi · 87
- LOGAN MIDDLE22.4 mi · 49
Frequently asked questions
About TUCUMCARI MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at TUCUMCARI MIDDLE?
TUCUMCARI MIDDLE enrolls approximately 213 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does TUCUMCARI MIDDLE serve?
TUCUMCARI MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does TUCUMCARI MIDDLE have?
TUCUMCARI MIDDLE employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the student diversity at TUCUMCARI MIDDLE?
Student demographics at TUCUMCARI MIDDLE are roughly 22% White, 70% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees TUCUMCARI MIDDLE?
TUCUMCARI MIDDLE is overseen by TUCUMCARI in Quay County.
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