Memorial Middle

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Las Vegas, New Mexico

Memorial Middle in Las Vegas, New Mexico enrolled 167 students in 2024-25 with 14.6 full-time teachers, 11.4 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, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%

168 students in 2022-23, 179 students in 2023-24, 167 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.2 to 14.6.

Students enrolled at Memorial Middle by school year2022-23: 168, 2023-24: 179, 2024-25: 1670501001502002022-231682023-241792024-25167
Students enrolled at Memorial Middle by school year2022-23: 168, 2023-24: 179, 2024-25: 1670501001502002022-231682023-241792024-25167
Students enrolled at Memorial Middle by school year2022-23: 168, 2023-24: 179, 2024-25: 1670501001502002022-231682023-241792024-25167
Students enrolled at Memorial Middle by school year2022-23: 168, 2023-24: 179, 2024-25: 1670501001502002022-231682023-241792024-25167
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2316816.210.4
2023-2417915.411.7
2024-2516714.611.4

11.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 64 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; Memorial Middle 11.4; state median 12.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMemorial Middle 11.4state median 12.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico middle schools, 2024-25154 values from 3.0 to 33.3; Memorial Middle 11.4; state median 12.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMemorial Middle 11.4state median 12.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico middle schools, 2024-25154 values from 3.0 to 33.3; Memorial Middle 11.4; state median 12.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMemorial Middle 11.4state median 12.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico middle schools, 2024-25154 values from 3.0 to 33.3; Memorial Middle 11.4; state median 12.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMemorial Middle 11.4state 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 178 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Memorial Middle enrolled 178 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 178 of the 178 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent8.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

89.8% of students were Hispanic, 6.6% White, 3.0% American Indian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic89.8%
  2. White6.6%
  3. American Indian3.0%
  4. Two or more races0.6%

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 Memorial Middle scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% 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, 2021-2230‑34%31%33.8%
Math, 2022-2310‑14%20% (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.

Middle schools in Las Vegas

4 public middle schools in Las Vegas report 2024-25 enrollment; Memorial Middle is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
West Las Vegas Middle School34516.8100.0%
Sierra Vista Elementary25114.4100.0%
Memorial Middle16711.4100.0%
Union Elementary9014.0100.0%

All public schools in Las Vegas →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Memorial Middle

  1. West Las Vegas Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.0 miles away: 345 students, 16.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Sierra Vista ElementaryThe next nearest public middle school, 1.2 miles away: 251 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  3. Compare Memorial Middle with West Las Vegas Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Las Vegas City Schools spends per student$18,154 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,154
  5. The largest public schools in New MexicoMemorial Middle is the number 105 by size of 158 New Mexico middle schools open in 2024-25.#105 of 158
  6. New Mexico schools by students per teacher11.4 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.6 for middle schools.11.4:1
  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 Memorial Middle

  1. How many students attend Memorial Middle?
    167 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 168 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Las Vegas, NM.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Memorial Middle?
    11.4 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 Memorial Middle a Title I school?
    Memorial Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Memorial Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Memorial Middle scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% 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 Memorial Middle in?
    Las Vegas City Schools, NCES district ID 3501530. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350153000403 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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