Gadsden Middle

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Anthony, New Mexico

Gadsden Middle in Anthony, New Mexico enrolled 650 students in 2024-25 with 48.0 full-time teachers, 13.5 students per teacher against the New Mexico middle-school median of 12.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 31% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Mexico: 33.8% and 24.4%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 1%

661 students in 2022-23, 658 students in 2023-24, 650 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 48.6 to 48.0.

Students enrolled at Gadsden Middle by school year2022-23: 661, 2023-24: 658, 2024-25: 65002004006008002022-236612023-246582024-25650
Students enrolled at Gadsden Middle by school year2022-23: 661, 2023-24: 658, 2024-25: 65002004006008002022-236612023-246582024-25650
Students enrolled at Gadsden Middle by school year2022-23: 661, 2023-24: 658, 2024-25: 65002004006008002022-236612023-246582024-25650
Students enrolled at Gadsden Middle by school year2022-23: 661, 2023-24: 658, 2024-25: 65002004006008002022-236612023-246582024-25650
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2366148.613.6
2023-2465851.112.9
2024-2565048.013.5

13.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 60 of every 100 New Mexico middle schools

Among the 154 New Mexico middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.6; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Mexico middle schools, 2024-25154 values from 3.0 to 33.3; Gadsden Middle 13.5; state median 12.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGadsden Middle 13.5state median 12.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico middle schools, 2024-25154 values from 3.0 to 33.3; Gadsden Middle 13.5; state median 12.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGadsden Middle 13.5state median 12.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico middle schools, 2024-25154 values from 3.0 to 33.3; Gadsden Middle 13.5; state median 12.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGadsden Middle 13.5state median 12.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico middle schools, 2024-25154 values from 3.0 to 33.3; Gadsden Middle 13.5; state median 12.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGadsden Middle 13.5state median 12.6U.S. 14.6

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 356 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Gadsden Middle enrolled 712 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 356 of the 712 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent34.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

97.8% of students were Hispanic, 1.8% White, 0.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic97.8%
  2. White1.8%
  3. Two or more races0.2%
  4. American Indian0.2%

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 Gadsden Middle scored proficient or above: 31% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% 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, 2021-2231%29%33.8%
Math, 2022-2320%24% (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.

What to look at next about Gadsden Middle

  1. Santa Teresa MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 11 miles away: 528 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  2. Chaparral MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 13 miles away: 546 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
  3. Compare Gadsden Middle with Santa Teresa MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Gadsden ISD spends per student$18,250 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,250
  5. The largest public schools in New MexicoGadsden Middle is the number 20 by size of 158 New Mexico middle schools open in 2024-25.#20 of 158
  6. New Mexico schools by students per teacher13.5 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.6 for middle schools.13.5:1
  7. 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 Gadsden Middle

  1. How many students attend Gadsden Middle?
    650 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 661 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Anthony, NM.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Gadsden Middle?
    13.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Mexico median for middle schools is 12.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Gadsden Middle a Title I school?
    Gadsden Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Gadsden Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Gadsden Middle scored proficient or above: 31% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% 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 district is Gadsden Middle in?
    Gadsden ISD, NCES district ID 3501080. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350108000631 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
  • 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

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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