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Best Middle Schools in Chaves County, NM

At a glance

Schools

2,233

Students

Districts

Top rankedBerrendo Middle71^st of 192 New Mexico middle schools

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Smallest classes

Mesa Middle 10.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

1★

2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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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 (2025)	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
Dexter Middle	Public	6-8	100 North Lincoln	Dexter	88230	Chaves County	Dexter Consolidated Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 734-5420	178	14	12.9	100.0%	25 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	153 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25	143^rd of 192 public middle schools	25.5%		36.7	83^rd of 165 public middle schools	49.7%	60	13.6	44.2	40.4	33.9	39.3	15.4	22.8		14.3	$10,020
Hagerman Middle	Public	6-8	410 North Cambridge Ave	Hagerman	88232	Chaves County	Hagerman Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 752-3254	70	7	10.3	100.0%	16 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)								(n/a)		37.9	60.9		44.6				15.4	$12,719
Lake Arthur Middle	Public	6-8	700 Broadway	Lake Arthur	88253	Chaves County	Lake Arthur Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 365-2000	26	3	8.1	100.0%	4 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					59.1					$53,605
Berrendo Middle	Public	6-8	800 Marion Richards	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 627-2775	571	43	13.1	100.0%	212 (37.1%)	16 (2.8%)	330 (57.8%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	51.7	71^st of 192 public middle schools	63.0%		53	41^st of 165 public middle schools	75.2%	30	34.1	49.5	53.2	40.4	47.6	42.6	32.8	24.6	33.5	$7,639
Mesa Middle	Public	6-8	1601 East Bland St	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 627-2800	350	32	10.8	100.0%	40 (11.4%)	5 (1.4%)	300 (85.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21.6	155^th of 192 public middle schools	19.3%		19.6	130^th of 165 public middle schools	21.2%	25	30.1	35.0	31.5	35.0	33.8	22.0	14.8	6.8	14.5	$9,441
Mountain View Middle	Public	6-8	312 East Mtn View Rd	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 627-2825	481	28	17.4	100.0%	55 (11.4%)	14 (2.9%)	408 (84.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.4	137^th of 192 public middle schools	28.6%		24.4	119^th of 165 public middle schools	27.9%	18	35.1	32.9	37.7	41.6	37.5	25.9	10.9	9.7	15.3	$8,327
Sierra Middle	Public	6-8	615 South Sycamore Ave	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell Independent Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 627-2850	557	42	13.2	100.0%	90 (16.2%)	13 (2.3%)	449 (80.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	22.4	151^st of 192 public middle schools	21.4%		27	108^th of 165 public middle schools	34.5%	43	26.2	33.3	40.4	34.6	36.2	19.4	17.5	5.2	13.7	$7,359

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