Tatum Jr High
Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Tatum, New Mexico
Tatum Jr High in Tatum, New Mexico enrolled 53 students in 2024-25 with 5.8 full-time teachers, 9.1 students per teacher against the New Mexico middle-school median of 12.6. 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, 40-49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-29% 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 rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 44%
51 students in 2022-23, 61 students in 2023-24, 53 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 4.1 to 5.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 51 | 4.1 | 12.6 |
| 2023-24 | 61 | 3.1 | 19.6 |
| 2024-25 | 53 | 5.8 | 9.1 |
9.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 87 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.
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 1,125 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Tatum Jr High enrolled 45 students and had 0.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0, one per 1,125 of the 45 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent43.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
52.8% of students were White, 43.4% Hispanic, 3.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White52.8%
- Hispanic43.4%
- Two or more races3.8%
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 Tatum Jr High scored proficient or above: 40-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-29% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | New Mexico |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 40‑49% | 40‑44% | 33.8% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20‑29% | 30‑34% (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 Tatum Jr High
- Lovington 6th Grade AcademyThe nearest public middle school, 21 miles away: 232 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).21 mi
- Taylor MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 22 miles away: 442 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).22 mi
- Compare Tatum Jr High with Lovington 6th Grade AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Tatum Municipal Schools spends per student$19,735 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,735
- The largest public schools in New MexicoTatum Jr High is the number 141 by size of 158 New Mexico middle schools open in 2024-25.#141 of 158
- New Mexico schools by students per teacher9.1 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.6 for middle schools.9.1:1
- 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 Tatum Jr High
How many students attend Tatum Jr High?
53 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 51 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Tatum, NM.What is the student-teacher ratio at Tatum Jr High?
9.1 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.Is Tatum Jr High a Title I school?
Tatum Jr High 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).How do students at Tatum Jr High do on state tests?
The students tested at Tatum Jr High scored proficient or above: 40-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-29% 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.What district is Tatum Jr High in?
Tatum Municipal Schools, NCES district ID 3502550. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350255000587 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.