For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 108 students in Pecos Independent Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Mexico.
Public Middle School in Pecos Independent School School District have an average math proficiency score of 12% (versus the New Mexico public middle school average of 25%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 34% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 94% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Mexico public middle school average of 78% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NM)
# Schools
3 Schools
305 Schools
# Students
511 Students
100,115 Students
# Teachers
25 Teachers
7,015 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
20:1
20:1
District Rank
Pecos Independent Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 144 school districts in New Mexico (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 60-69% has increased from 50-59% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#132 out of 144 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
8%
24%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
34%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
33%
Graduation Rate
(20-21)60-69%
66%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.11
0.58
# American Indian Students
2 Students
12,987 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
13%
# Asian Students
n/a
1,214 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
482 Students
59,888 Students
% Hispanic Students
94%
60%
# Black Students
n/a
1,846 Students
% Black Students
n/a
2%
# White Students
26 Students
21,651 Students
% White Students
5%
22%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
133 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
1 Student
2,403 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
28
531
# Students in K Grade:
31
2,364
# Students in 1st Grade:
29
2,590
# Students in 2nd Grade:
37
2,494
# Students in 3rd Grade:
27
2,603
# Students in 4th Grade:
27
2,642
# Students in 5th Grade:
41
2,926
# Students in 6th Grade:
48
18,582
# Students in 7th Grade:
25
24,196
# Students in 8th Grade:
35
25,664
# Students in 9th Grade:
49
4,887
# Students in 10th Grade:
45
4,063
# Students in 11th Grade:
40
3,328
# Students in 12th Grade:
49
3,245
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,755 is higher than the state median of $14,560. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,509 is higher than the state median of $13,933. The school district spending/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$8 MM
$4,694 MM
Spending
$8 MM
$4,492 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,755
$14,560
Spending / Student
$15,509
$13,933
Best Pecos Independent Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Pecos Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
North Nm Hwy 63
Pecos, NM 87552
(505) 757-4700
Pecos, NM 87552
(505) 757-4700
Grades: 6-8
| 108 students
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