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What's one thing ZIA MIDDLE gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
616
Middle
DISTRICT 606 · STATE 335
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAS CRUCES·NCES 350150000399
ZIA MIDDLE
1300 WEST UNIVERSITY AVE, LAS CRUCES, NM 88005 · (575) 527-9475 · Doña Ana County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL616 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% 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.
- B-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
10.3:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
617 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 | 177 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 200 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 239 | 39% |
Student demographics
33%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
40.1%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
18.8%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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
30.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% 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 →
Where ZIA MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Mexico | In Doña Ana County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #54 of 113 | #7 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #58 of 120 | #8 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #61 of 122 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 616 | #25 of 160 | #6 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #17 of 101 | #3 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.1% | #68 of 103 | #3 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #1 of 116 | #1 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.1% | #64 of 89 | #5 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
616
-99 (-14%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 1,099
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 616 | 60 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 626 | 42.5 | 14.7:1 | 99% (622) |
| 2022-23 | 688 | 39.5 | 17.4:1 | 100% (688) |
| 2020-21 | 715 | 40 | 17.9:1 | 100% (715) |
| 2017-18 | 701 | 42.8 | 16.4:1 | 68% (476) |
| 2015-16 | 790 | 48 | 16.5:1 | 66% (521) |
| 2010-11 | 886 | 57 | 15.5:1 | 59% (520) |
| 2000-01 | 876 | 60 | 14.6:1 | 48% (424) |
| 1990-91 | 1,099 | 56 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ZIA MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (701 to 616); teachers up 40% (42.8 to 60).
About ZIA MIDDLE
ZIA MIDDLE is a middle school in LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, and it is part of LAS CRUCES. The school has 616 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in New Mexico average about 335 students, which makes this school 84% bigger than average.
ZIA MIDDLE is one of the 39 schools that make up LAS CRUCES (22,670 students in total).
The share of students at ZIA MIDDLE who are Hispanic is 80%. Other groups make up 16% White. County-wide, 68% of Doña Ana County residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 33% means there is a 33% chance two randomly chosen students at ZIA MIDDLE are from different groups.
The school's 60 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1. Middle schools in New Mexico have an average ratio of 12.5:1.
On the allk12 Grade, ZIA MIDDLE lands at B-, ahead of 46% of New Mexico public middle schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For ZIA MIDDLE, the prediction is 33.4% and the result is 30.0%.
In the surrounding county, Doña Ana County, median household income comes to about $56,848, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 19%. The county's public schools total 81, with about 36,561 students.
RIO GRANDE PREPARATORY INSTITUTE, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. ZIA MIDDLE places 5th of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
ZIA MIDDLE is coded as Suburb: Mid-size in federal locale data.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 14% drop, from 715 to 616. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 17.9:1 in 2020-21 to 10.3:1 in 2024-25.
The ZIA MIDDLE discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Nearby schools
- RIO GRANDE PREPARATORY INSTITUTE0.5 mi · 46
- MESILLA PARK ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 311
- MESILLA ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 324
- LAS CRUCES HIGH1.5 mi · 1,703
- TOMBAUGH ELEMENTARY1.7 mi · 565
- VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY2.0 mi · 343
Frequently asked questions
About ZIA MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at ZIA MIDDLE?
ZIA MIDDLE enrolls approximately 616 students in grades 06-08.
Is ZIA MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
ZIA MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at ZIA MIDDLE?
Approximately 10.3:1 students per teacher at ZIA MIDDLE.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ZIA MIDDLE?
At ZIA MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 16% White, 80% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is ZIA MIDDLE public or private?
ZIA MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by LAS CRUCES.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.