Zia Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Las Cruces, New Mexico

Zia Middle in Las Cruces, New Mexico enrolled 616 students in 2024-25 with 60.0 full-time teachers, 10.3 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, 22% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15% 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 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 52%

688 students in 2022-23, 626 students in 2023-24, 616 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 39.5 to 60.0.

Students enrolled at Zia Middle by school year2022-23: 688, 2023-24: 626, 2024-25: 61602004006008002022-236882023-246262024-25616
Students enrolled at Zia Middle by school year2022-23: 688, 2023-24: 626, 2024-25: 61602004006008002022-236882023-246262024-25616
Students enrolled at Zia Middle by school year2022-23: 688, 2023-24: 626, 2024-25: 61602004006008002022-236882023-246262024-25616
Students enrolled at Zia Middle by school year2022-23: 688, 2023-24: 626, 2024-25: 61602004006008002022-236882023-246262024-25616
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2368839.517.4
2023-2462642.514.7
2024-2561660.010.3

10.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 77 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; Zia Middle 10.3; state median 12.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherZia Middle 10.3state median 12.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico middle schools, 2024-25154 values from 3.0 to 33.3; Zia Middle 10.3; state median 12.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherZia Middle 10.3state median 12.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico middle schools, 2024-25154 values from 3.0 to 33.3; Zia Middle 10.3; state median 12.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherZia Middle 10.3state median 12.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Mexico middle schools, 2024-25154 values from 3.0 to 33.3; Zia Middle 10.3; state median 12.6.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherZia Middle 10.3state 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 336 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Zia Middle enrolled 671 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 45 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 336 of the 671 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions45
  • Chronically absent39.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

80.2% of students were Hispanic, 15.9% White, 1.9% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic80.2%
  2. White15.9%
  3. Black1.9%
  4. Two or more races0.8%
  5. American Indian0.6%
  6. Asian0.3%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

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 Zia Middle scored proficient or above: 22% in reading in 2021-22 and 15% 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, 2021-2222%33%33.8%
Math, 2022-2315%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 Las Cruces

8 public middle schools in Las Cruces report 2024-25 enrollment; Zia Middle is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Camino Real Middle93311.1100.0%
Mesa Middle72815.7100.0%
Sierra Middle69810.799.7%
Picacho Middle69811.4100.0%
Zia Middle61610.3100.0%
Vista Middle57410.3100.0%
Lynn Middle5079.899.8%
La Academia Dolores Huerta6611.669.7%

All public schools in Las Cruces →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Zia Middle

  1. La Academia Dolores HuertaThe nearest public middle school, 0.8 miles away: 66 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Lynn MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.8 miles away: 507 students, 9.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
  3. Compare Zia Middle with La Academia Dolores HuertaStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Las Cruces Public Schools spends per student$14,613 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,613
  5. The largest public schools in New MexicoZia Middle is the number 25 by size of 158 New Mexico middle schools open in 2024-25.#25 of 158
  6. New Mexico schools by students per teacher10.3 students per teacher here against the New Mexico median of 12.6 for middle schools.10.3:1
  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 Zia Middle

  1. How many students attend Zia Middle?
    616 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 688 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Las Cruces, NM.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Zia Middle?
    10.3 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 Zia Middle a Title I school?
    Zia Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Zia Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Zia Middle scored proficient or above: 22% in reading in 2021-22 and 15% 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 Zia Middle in?
    Las Cruces Public Schools, NCES district ID 3501500. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 350150000399 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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