Magdalena Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Magdalena, New Mexico

Magdalena Middle in Magdalena, New Mexico enrolled 69 students in 2024-25 with 4.4 full-time teachers, 15.8 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, 35-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% 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 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 50%

74 students in 2022-23, 68 students in 2023-24, 69 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.7 to 4.4.

Students enrolled at Magdalena Middle by school year2022-23: 74, 2023-24: 68, 2024-25: 690204060802022-23742023-24682024-2569
Students enrolled at Magdalena Middle by school year2022-23: 74, 2023-24: 68, 2024-25: 690204060802022-23742023-24682024-2569
Students enrolled at Magdalena Middle by school year2022-23: 74, 2023-24: 68, 2024-25: 690204060802022-23742023-24682024-2569
Students enrolled at Magdalena Middle by school year2022-23: 74, 2023-24: 68, 2024-25: 690204060802022-23742023-24682024-2569
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23748.78.5
2023-24687.29.5
2024-25694.415.8

15.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 84 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; Magdalena Middle 15.8; state median 12.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMagdalena Middle 15.8state median 12.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico middle schools, 2024-25154 values from 3.0 to 33.3; Magdalena Middle 15.8; state median 12.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMagdalena Middle 15.8state median 12.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico middle schools, 2024-25154 values from 3.0 to 33.3; Magdalena Middle 15.8; state median 12.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMagdalena Middle 15.8state median 12.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico middle schools, 2024-25154 values from 3.0 to 33.3; Magdalena Middle 15.8; state median 12.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMagdalena Middle 15.8state 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 70 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Magdalena Middle enrolled 70 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 70 of the 70 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent44.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

43.5% of students were Hispanic, 31.9% American Indian, 20.3% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic43.5%
  2. American Indian31.9%
  3. White20.3%
  4. Two or more races4.3%

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 Magdalena Middle scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% 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, 2021-2235‑39%30‑34%33.8%
Math, 2022-2320‑24%25‑29% (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 Magdalena Middle

  1. R. Sarracino MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 19 miles away: 221 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).19 mi
  2. Compare Magdalena Middle with R. Sarracino MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  3. How much Magdalena Municipal Schools spends per student$29,460 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$29,460
  4. The largest public schools in New MexicoMagdalena Middle is the number 133 by size of 158 New Mexico middle schools open in 2024-25.#133 of 158
  5. New Mexico schools by students per teacher15.8 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.6 for middle schools.15.8:1
  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 Magdalena Middle

  1. How many students attend Magdalena Middle?
    69 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 74 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Magdalena, NM.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Magdalena Middle?
    15.8 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 Magdalena Middle a Title I school?
    Magdalena Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Magdalena Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Magdalena Middle scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% 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 Magdalena Middle in?
    Magdalena Municipal Schools, NCES district ID 3501770. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350177000694 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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