Escalante Middle/High School

Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico

Escalante Middle/High School in Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico enrolled 134 students in 2024-25 with 12.0 full-time teachers, 11.2 students per teacher against the New Mexico high-school median of 13.1. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 11-19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Mexico: 33.8% and 24.4%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 11-19% (New Mexico: 76.5%).

Enrollment fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 15%

147 students in 2022-23, 165 students in 2023-24, 134 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.2 to 12.0.

Students enrolled at Escalante Middle/High School by school year2022-23: 147, 2023-24: 165, 2024-25: 1340501001502002022-231472023-241652024-25134
Students enrolled at Escalante Middle/High School by school year2022-23: 147, 2023-24: 165, 2024-25: 1340501001502002022-231472023-241652024-25134
Students enrolled at Escalante Middle/High School by school year2022-23: 147, 2023-24: 165, 2024-25: 1340501001502002022-231472023-241652024-25134
Students enrolled at Escalante Middle/High School by school year2022-23: 147, 2023-24: 165, 2024-25: 1340501001502002022-231472023-241652024-25134
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2314714.210.4
2023-2416512.513.2
2024-2513412.011.2

11.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 64 of every 100 New Mexico high schools

Among the 185 New Mexico high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Mexico high schools, 2024-25185 values from 3.2 to 48.0; This school 11.2; state median 13.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.2state median 13.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Mexico high schools, 2024-25185 values from 3.2 to 48.0; This school 11.2; state median 13.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.2state median 13.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Mexico high schools, 2024-25185 values from 3.2 to 48.0; This school 11.2; state median 13.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.2state median 13.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Mexico high schools, 2024-25185 values from 3.2 to 48.0; This school 11.2; state median 13.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.2state median 13.1U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 282 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Escalante Middle/High School enrolled 141 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 282 of the 141 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent12.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

82.8% of students were Hispanic, 6.7% White, 5.2% American Indian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic82.8%
  2. White6.7%
  3. American Indian5.2%
  4. Asian3.0%
  5. Black2.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Escalante Middle/High School scored proficient or above: 11-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Mexico, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Mexico
Reading and language arts, 2021-2211‑19%16%33.8%
Math, 2022-2310% or less8% (2021-22)24.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

11-19% of the 33 students in Escalante Middle/High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 76.5% across New Mexico. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNew Mexico
Four-year graduation rate11‑19%11‑19%76.5%
Students in the class333325,411

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Escalante Middle/High School

  1. Dulce HighThe nearest public high school, 28 miles away: 160 students, 9.8 per teacher (2024-25).28 mi
  2. Compare Escalante Middle/High School with Dulce HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  3. How much Chama Valley Independent Schools spends per student$23,025 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,025
  4. The largest public schools in New MexicoEscalante Middle/High School is the number 133 by size of 211 New Mexico high schools open in 2024-25.#133 of 211
  5. New Mexico schools by students per teacher11.2 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 13.1 for high schools.11.2:1
  6. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Escalante Middle/High School

  1. How many students attend Escalante Middle/High School?
    134 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 147 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Tierra Amarilla, NM.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Escalante Middle/High School?
    11.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Mexico median for high schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Escalante Middle/High School a Title I school?
    Escalante Middle/High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Escalante Middle/High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Escalante Middle/High School scored proficient or above: 11-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less in math in 2022-23, against 33.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 24.4% in math in 2022-23 across New Mexico. New Mexico's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Escalante Middle/High School?
    11-19% of the 33 students in Escalante Middle/High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 76.5% across New Mexico. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Escalante Middle/High School in?
    Chama Valley Independent Schools, NCES district ID 3500420. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350042000194 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22