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If you had an hour of school board time for VALENCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
445
Middle
DISTRICT 582 · STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS LUNAS·NCES 350168000614
VALENCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL
22 MARLINK RD, LOS LUNAS, NM 87031 · (505) 866-8231 · Valencia County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL445 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of New Mexico public middle schools
- C+Test 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
21.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.1:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
444 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 | 215 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 230 | 52% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
33.9%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
20.5%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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
27.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% 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 VALENCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL
VALENCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (27.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| VALENCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 445 | 99.8% | 27.7% |
| EAGLE RIDGE MIDDLE RIO RANCHO | 732 | 100.0% | 47.6% |
| LA PLATA MIDDLE SILVER CITY | 259 | 99.6% | 35.5% |
| RUIDOSO MIDDLE RUIDOSO | 373 | 99.7% | 41.8% |
| TAYLOR MIDDLE LOVINGTON | 442 | 100.0% | 32.0% |
| LOS LUNAS MIDDLE LOS LUNAS | 719 | 99.9% | 34.4% |
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 VALENCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #63 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #47 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #83 of 122 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 445 | #50 of 160 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #99 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.9% | #50 of 103 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.8% | #52 of 116 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.9% | #58 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
445
-56 (-11%) vs 2020
-37% since 2000-01, when it was 705
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
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 | 445 | 21 | 21.2:1 | 100% (444) |
| 2023-24 | 485 | 27 | 18.0:1 | 95% (463) |
| 2022-23 | 492 | 24 | 20.5:1 | 100% (492) |
| 2020-21 | 501 | 25 | 20.0:1 | 60% (299) |
| 2017-18 | 517 | 26.8 | 19.3:1 | 62% (321) |
| 2015-16 | 502 | 28 | 17.9:1 | 70% (353) |
| 2010-11 | 545 | 29 | 18.8:1 | 79% (432) |
| 2000-01 | 705 | 42 | 16.8:1 | 61% (430) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VALENCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (517 to 445); teachers down 22% (26.8 to 21).
About VALENCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL
In LOS LUNAS, New Mexico, VALENCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL is a medium-sized middle-grades school. The school counts 445 students across grades 7 through 8. The school's enrollment is 33% larger than the 335 average for middle schools in New Mexico.
In LOS LUNAS, 16 schools enroll a combined 8,207 students.
By race and ethnicity, VALENCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL is 68% Hispanic. The school is also 25% White, 4% Native American, and 2% multiracial. By the diversity index, VALENCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL comes in at 47%.
Dividing enrollment by its 21 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 21.2:1. The average ratio among middle schools in New Mexico is 12.5:1, lower than at this school. VALENCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL reports 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 100% average for public schools in Valencia County.
allk12 grades VALENCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL a C+. The grade compares the school only with New Mexico public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, VALENCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL is 5.7 points below its prediction. Actual: 27.7%. Predicted: 33.5%.
Valencia County has these Census figures: median household income is about $58,933, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. VALENCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL is among the 27 public schools in Valencia County.
The next-closest public school is DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY, about 0.7 miles away. In all, 6 other public schools sit within five miles of VALENCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, VALENCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal data place VALENCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 501 in 2020-21 and 445 in 2024-25, an 11% decrease. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 20.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 21.2:1.
Community posts for VALENCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Valencia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
78,458
Census ACS
Median income
$58,933
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
11,956 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LOS LUNAS
- LOS LUNAS HIGHHigh · 1,460 students
- VALENCIA HIGHHigh · 960 students
- LOS LUNAS MIDDLEMiddle · 719 students
- SUNDANCE ELEMENTARYElementary · 617 students
- KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARYElementary · 605 students
- BOSQUE FARMS ELEMENTARYElementary · 458 students
Other schools in LOS LUNAS
- LOS LUNAS HIGHHigh · 1,460 students
- VALENCIA HIGHHigh · 960 students
- LOS LUNAS MIDDLEMiddle · 719 students
- SUNDANCE ELEMENTARYElementary · 617 students
- KATHERINE GALLEGOS ELEMENTARYElementary · 605 students
- SCHOOL OF DREAMS ACADEMYCombined · 478 students
Other Valencia Middle schools
One other US public school is named Valencia Middle. VALENCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Valencia Middle SchoolTUCSON, AZ · 520 students
Nearby schools
- DESERT VIEW ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 393
- TOME ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 340
- VALENCIA HIGH1.8 mi · 960
- DENNIS CHAVEZ ELEMENTARY4.3 mi · 294
- ANN PARISH ELEMENTARY4.6 mi · 402
- CENTURY ALT HIGH4.7 mi · 353
Frequently asked questions
About VALENCIA MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend VALENCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
VALENCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 445 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does VALENCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
VALENCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at VALENCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 21.2:1 students per teacher at VALENCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is VALENCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
VALENCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 25% White, 68% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees VALENCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL?
VALENCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by LOS LUNAS in Valencia County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.