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Enrollment
527
Middle
DISTRICT 506 · STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLOVIS·NCES 350057001097
W D GATTIS MIDDLE SCHOOL
5100 N. THORNTON STREET, CLOVIS, NM 88101 · (575) 769-4305 · Curry County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL527 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
14.4:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
465 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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 | 5 | 1% |
| Grade 7 | 273 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 249 | 47% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
46.6%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
21.5%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 47 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
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.2%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 W D GATTIS MIDDLE SCHOOL
W D GATTIS MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (34.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W D GATTIS MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 527 | 88.2% | 34.5% |
| YUCCA MIDDLE CLOVIS | 480 | 85.4% | 34.0% |
| WILSON MIDDLE ALBUQUERQUE | 359 | 97.5% | 13.1% |
| MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLE ALAMOGORDO | 479 | 100.0% | 34.3% |
| MARSHALL 6TH GRADE ACADEMY CLOVIS | 511 | 83.8% | 45.7% |
| VAN BUREN MIDDLE ALBUQUERQUE | 344 | 98.3% | 13.2% |
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 W D GATTIS MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Curry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #34 of 113 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #46 of 120 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #34 of 122 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 527 | #36 of 160 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #71 of 101 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.1% | #27 of 103 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.2% | #95 of 116 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.1% | #56 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
527
+16 (+3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 527 | 36.7 | 14.4:1 | 88% (465) |
| 2023-24 | 556 | 36.8 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 539 | 32.6 | 16.6:1 | 100% (539) |
| 2020-21 | 511 | 35 | 14.6:1 | 100% (511) |
| 2017-18 | 621 | 41.5 | 15.0:1 | 57% (354) |
| 2015-16 | 586 | 36 | 16.3:1 | 61% (355) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W D GATTIS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (621 to 527); teachers down 12% (41.5 to 36.7).
About W D GATTIS MIDDLE SCHOOL
W D GATTIS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a large middle school in New Mexico, located in CLOVIS. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 527 students in 2024-25. On average, middle schools in New Mexico enroll around 335, and this school is 57% above that mark.
CLOVIS is responsible for 18 schools, W D GATTIS MIDDLE SCHOOL included, with 7,780 students in all.
Hispanic students are 59% of those enrolled at W D GATTIS MIDDLE SCHOOL. Other reported shares: 26% White, 9% Black, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 46% Hispanic among all Curry County residents. A diversity index of 57% means there is a 57% chance two randomly chosen students at W D GATTIS MIDDLE SCHOOL are from different groups.
W D GATTIS MIDDLE SCHOOL has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1, with 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 12.5:1 average for middle schools in New Mexico, this school's ratio is higher. The school has 88% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Curry County is similar, at 85%.
On the allk12 Grade, W D GATTIS MIDDLE SCHOOL lands at B, ahead of 58% of New Mexico public middle schools.
W D GATTIS MIDDLE SCHOOL's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 34.5% is 1.8 points below the 36.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the wider Curry County area, the median household earns about $57,309 a year, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. Across Curry County, 28 public schools serve about 8,777 students.
W D GATTIS MIDDLE SCHOOL's nearest public school is BARRY ELEMENTARY (about 1.3 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, W D GATTIS MIDDLE SCHOOL is 5th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
W D GATTIS MIDDLE SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment was 527 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 511.
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Curry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,638
Census ACS
Median income
$57,309
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
8,777 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CLOVIS
- CLOVIS HIGHHigh · 1,506 students
- MARSHALL 6TH GRADE ACADEMYMiddle · 511 students
- LA CASITA ELEMENTARYElementary · 484 students
- CLOVIS HS FRESHMAN ACADEMYHigh · 482 students
- YUCCA MIDDLEMiddle · 480 students
- ARTS ACADEMY AT BELLA VISTAElementary · 444 students
Other schools in CLOVIS
- CLOVIS HIGHHigh · 1,506 students
- MARSHALL 6TH GRADE ACADEMYMiddle · 511 students
- LA CASITA ELEMENTARYElementary · 484 students
- CLOVIS HS FRESHMAN ACADEMYHigh · 482 students
- YUCCA MIDDLEMiddle · 480 students
- ARTS ACADEMY AT BELLA VISTAElementary · 444 students
Nearby schools
- BARRY ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 357
- LOS NINOS1.4 mi · 114
- SANDIA ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 338
- HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY1.9 mi · 268
- MESA ELEMENTARY2.2 mi · 389
- CLOVIS HIGH2.3 mi · 1,506
Frequently asked questions
About W D GATTIS MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is W D GATTIS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
W D GATTIS MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 527 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does W D GATTIS MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
W D GATTIS MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at W D GATTIS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at W D GATTIS MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 14.4:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at W D GATTIS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At W D GATTIS MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 26% White, 59% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is W D GATTIS MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
W D GATTIS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by CLOVIS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.