West Las Vegas Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Las Vegas, New Mexico
West Las Vegas Middle School in Las Vegas, New Mexico enrolled 345 students in 2024-25 with 20.5 full-time teachers, 16.8 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, 30% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 7% 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 17% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%
296 students in 2022-23, 297 students in 2023-24, 345 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.6 to 20.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 296 | 19.6 | 15.1 |
| 2023-24 | 297 | 18.4 | 16.1 |
| 2024-25 | 345 | 20.5 | 16.8 |
16.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 88 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 293 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection West Las Vegas Middle School enrolled 293 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 293 of the 293 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent34.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
93.0% of students were Hispanic, 4.1% White, 0.9% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic93.0%
- White4.1%
- Black0.9%
- Asian0.9%
- American Indian0.9%
- Two or more races0.3%
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 West Las Vegas Middle School scored proficient or above: 30% in reading in 2021-22 and 7% 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 | 30% | 28% | 33.8% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 7% | 11% (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; West Las Vegas Middle School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Las Vegas Middle School | 345 | 16.8 | 100.0% |
| Sierra Vista Elementary | 251 | 14.4 | 100.0% |
| Memorial Middle | 167 | 11.4 | 100.0% |
| Union Elementary | 90 | 14.0 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about West Las Vegas Middle School
- Union ElementaryThe nearest public middle school, 0.6 miles away: 90 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Memorial MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 1.0 miles away: 167 students, 11.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Compare West Las Vegas Middle School with Union ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much West Las Vegas Public Schools spends per student$17,994 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,994
- The largest public schools in New MexicoWest Las Vegas Middle School is the number 73 by size of 158 New Mexico middle schools open in 2024-25.#73 of 158
- New Mexico schools by students per teacher16.8 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.6 for middle schools.16.8:1
- 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 West Las Vegas Middle School
How many students attend West Las Vegas Middle School?
345 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 296 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Las Vegas, NM.What is the student-teacher ratio at West Las Vegas Middle School?
16.8 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.Is West Las Vegas Middle School a Title I school?
West Las Vegas Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at West Las Vegas Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at West Las Vegas Middle School scored proficient or above: 30% in reading in 2021-22 and 7% 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 West Las Vegas Middle School in?
West Las Vegas Public Schools, NCES district ID 3501560. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350156000419 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.