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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at VISTA MIDDLE this year?
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Enrollment
574
Middle
DISTRICT 606 · STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAS CRUCES·NCES 350150000377
VISTA MIDDLE
4465 ELKS DR, LAS CRUCES, NM 88007 · (575) 527-9465 · Doña Ana County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL574 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of New Mexico public middle schools
- BTest 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
10.3:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
574 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 6 | 200 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 191 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 183 | 32% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
46.0%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
22.0%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
33.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 VISTA MIDDLE
VISTA MIDDLE's state test result (33.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISTA MIDDLE this school | 574 | 100.0% | 33.6% |
| PICACHO MIDDLE LAS CRUCES | 698 | 100.0% | 27.2% |
| JOHN ADAMS MIDDLE ALBUQUERQUE | 420 | 99.5% | 20.6% |
| TRUMAN MIDDLE ALBUQUERQUE | 520 | 99.6% | 16.6% |
| BELEN MIDDLE BELEN | 475 | 99.8% | 26.4% |
| RED MOUNTAIN MIDDLE DEMING | 746 | 99.6% | 22.3% |
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 VISTA MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Doña Ana County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #40 of 113 | #3 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #42 of 120 | #3 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #37 of 122 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 574 | #28 of 160 | #7 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #16 of 101 | #2 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.7% | #83 of 103 | #7 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #26 of 116 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.5% | #47 of 89 | #4 of 9 |
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
574
-115 (-17%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 1,192
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 574 | 56 | 10.3:1 | 100% (574) |
| 2023-24 | 581 | 38 | 15.3:1 | 100% (579) |
| 2022-23 | 602 | 39.5 | 15.2:1 | 100% (602) |
| 2020-21 | 689 | 42 | 16.4:1 | 100% (689) |
| 2017-18 | 713 | 39.6 | 18.0:1 | 100% (713) |
| 2015-16 | 727 | 42 | 17.3:1 | 47% (344) |
| 2010-11 | 819 | 51 | 16.1:1 | 55% (453) |
| 2000-01 | 621 | 45 | 13.8:1 | 41% (253) |
| 1990-91 | 1,192 | 62 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VISTA MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (713 to 574); teachers up 41% (39.6 to 56).
About VISTA MIDDLE
VISTA MIDDLE is a large middle school found in LAS CRUCES, New Mexico. It reports enrollment of 574 students in grades 6 through 8. The school is 71% above the average for middle schools in New Mexico.
VISTA MIDDLE is part of LAS CRUCES, where 39 schools serve 22,670 students.
At VISTA MIDDLE, 86% of students are Hispanic. It is also 9% White. For comparison, the population of Doña Ana County is roughly 68% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, VISTA MIDDLE scores 25%.
VISTA MIDDLE reports a ratio of 10.3 students per teacher, from 56 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in New Mexico, the average ratio is 12.5:1. Lunch program data show 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Doña Ana County average a similar 98%.
On the allk12 Grade, VISTA MIDDLE lands at B, ahead of 58% of New Mexico public middle schools.
Compared with New Mexico schools that have similar shares of low-income students, VISTA MIDDLE's results are within a point of predicted: 33.6% against 33.4%.
In Doña Ana County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $56,848, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 19%. The county has 81 public schools and about 36,561 students.
VISTA MIDDLE's closest public school neighbor is COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 33.6% is below the 37.5% average for nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 574, down from 689 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 16.4 to 10.3 over 4 years.
The discussion board for VISTA MIDDLE is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Doña Ana County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
224,266
Census ACS
Median income
$56,848
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
36,561 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAS CRUCES
- ORGAN MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,128 students
- CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,713 students
- LAS CRUCES HIGHHigh · 1,703 students
- MAYFIELD HIGHHigh · 1,327 students
- CAMINO REAL MIDDLEMiddle · 933 students
- MESA MIDDLEMiddle · 728 students
Other schools in LAS CRUCES
- ORGAN MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,128 students
- CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,713 students
- LAS CRUCES HIGHHigh · 1,703 students
- MAYFIELD HIGHHigh · 1,327 students
- CAMINO REAL MIDDLEMiddle · 933 students
- MESA MIDDLEMiddle · 728 students
Other Vista Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Vista Middle. VISTA MIDDLE is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Vista MiddlePanorama City, CA · 1,080 students
- Vista Middle SchoolFerndale, WA · 550 students
Nearby schools
- COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY0.3 mi · 182
- DONA ANA ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 372
- EAST PICACHO ELEMENTARY1.7 mi · 460
- JORNADA ELEMENTARY1.7 mi · 429
- RAICES DEL SABER XINACHTLI COMMUNITY2.9 mi · 122
- HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY2.9 mi · 704
Frequently asked questions
About VISTA MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at VISTA MIDDLE?
VISTA MIDDLE enrolls approximately 574 students in grades 06-08.
Is VISTA MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
VISTA MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does VISTA MIDDLE have?
VISTA MIDDLE employs 56 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the student diversity at VISTA MIDDLE?
Student demographics at VISTA MIDDLE are roughly 9% White, 86% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is VISTA MIDDLE in?
VISTA MIDDLE is part of LAS CRUCES.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.