Taylor Middle

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

Taylor Middle in Lovington, New Mexico enrolled 442 students in 2024-25 with 32.8 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, 28% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 16% 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 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 24%

527 students in 2022-23, 516 students in 2023-24, 442 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.4 to 32.8.

Students enrolled at Taylor Middle by school year2022-23: 527, 2023-24: 516, 2024-25: 44202004006002022-235272023-245162024-25442
Students enrolled at Taylor Middle by school year2022-23: 527, 2023-24: 516, 2024-25: 44202004006002022-235272023-245162024-25442
Students enrolled at Taylor Middle by school year2022-23: 527, 2023-24: 516, 2024-25: 44202004006002022-235272023-245162024-25442
Students enrolled at Taylor Middle by school year2022-23: 527, 2023-24: 516, 2024-25: 44202004006002022-235272023-245162024-25442
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2352726.419.9
2023-2451629.317.6
2024-2544232.813.5

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; Taylor Middle 13.5; state median 12.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherTaylor 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; Taylor Middle 13.5; state median 12.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherTaylor 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; Taylor Middle 13.5; state median 12.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherTaylor 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; Taylor Middle 13.5; state median 12.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherTaylor 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 555 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Taylor Middle enrolled 555 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 53 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 555 of the 555 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions53
  • Chronically absent22.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

81.4% of students were Hispanic, 15.4% White, 1.6% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic81.4%
  2. White15.4%
  3. Black1.6%
  4. Two or more races0.9%
  5. Asian0.5%
  6. 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 Taylor Middle scored proficient or above: 28% in reading in 2021-22 and 16% 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, 2021-2228%28%33.8%
Math, 2022-2316%22% (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 Lovington

2 public middle schools in Lovington report 2024-25 enrollment; Taylor Middle is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Taylor Middle44213.5100.0%
Lovington 6th Grade Academy23212.7100.0%

All public schools in Lovington →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Taylor Middle

  1. Lovington 6th Grade AcademyThe nearest public middle school, 0.8 miles away: 232 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Highland Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 20 miles away: 808 students, 17.8 per teacher (2024-25).20 mi
  3. Compare Taylor Middle with Lovington 6th Grade AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lovington Municipal Schools spends per student$15,348 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,348
  5. The largest public schools in New MexicoTaylor Middle is the number 51 by size of 158 New Mexico middle schools open in 2024-25.#51 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 Taylor Middle

  1. How many students attend Taylor Middle?
    442 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 527 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Lovington, NM.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Taylor 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 Taylor Middle a Title I school?
    Taylor Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Taylor Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Taylor Middle scored proficient or above: 28% in reading in 2021-22 and 16% 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 Taylor Middle in?
    Lovington Municipal Schools, NCES district ID 3501740. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350174000450 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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