TULAROSA MIDDLE

TULAROSA MIDDLE is one of the cozy junior highs in TULAROSA, New Mexico, one of the schools within TULAROSA, with 140 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 8. By comparison, New Mexico's public schools average about 335 students each, so TULAROSA MIDDLE sits 58% below that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in TULAROSA (883 students total), TULAROSA MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, TULAROSA MIDDLE reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 56%. Other groups include 23% Native American, 18% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 40% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, TULAROSA MIDDLE logs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.5:1 average.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Otero County) logs that median household income runs about $55,876, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. TULAROSA MIDDLE is one of 26 public schools in Otero County (combined enrollment of about 7,639 students).

Nearest neighbor: TULAROSA ELEMENTARY, around 0.1 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. TULAROSA MIDDLE's enrollment has increased 15% since 2018, when it stood at 122 (now 140). Hispanic enrollment moved from 43% to 56% across the same window.

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