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Best Middle Schools in Santa Rosa, NM

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Top rankedSanta Rosa Middle54^th of 192 New Mexico middle schools

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Summary:

Santa Rosa, New Mexico is home to a single middle school, Santa Rosa Middle, which serves students in grades 6-8. This small school of just 99 students has consistently ranked among the top middle schools in the state, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Santa Rosa Middle has outperformed the state average in English Language Arts and mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rates ranged from 56% to 71.88%, compared to the state average of 44.19% to 46.45%. In mathematics, Santa Rosa Middle's proficiency rates were 21.88% to 40.62%, exceeding the state average of 17.32% to 33.03%. The school's 8th grade science proficiency rate of 40.62% was also slightly higher than the state average of 34.46%.

With a student-teacher ratio of 11.2, Santa Rosa Middle provides a more personalized learning environment for its students. Additionally, 36.36% of the school's students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a diverse socioeconomic background among the student population. Overall, Santa Rosa Middle appears to be a high-performing middle school that is effectively supporting student learning in core academic subjects.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NM-ASR Science (2025)	NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2025)				NM-MSSA Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Santa Rosa Middle	Public	6-8	116 Camino de Vida	Santa Rosa	88435	Guadalupe County	Santa Rosa	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 472-3171	94	8	11.6	100.0%	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (97.9%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65.3	54^th of 192 public middle schools	71.9%		56	36^th of 165 public middle schools	78.2%	18	40.6	59.4	56.0	71.9	62.9	40.6	32.0	21.9	31.5	$11,785

Cities Near Santa Rosa

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Anton Chico	30.77 mi	2
Vaughn	37.72 mi	2
Fort Sumner	41.15 mi	3	18^th
House	48.44 mi	3
Ribera	49.64 mi	2

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

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