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Newcomb Middle

Public Grades 7-8
160th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 191 New Mexico Middle Schools
Better than 16% of New Mexico middle schools
Summary

Newcomb Middle in Newcomb, NM is a small middle school serving 127 students in grades 7–8, with no other schools within 20 miles, so comparisons are to the district and state. It is part of Central Consolidated Schools, a district ranked 80th of 87 in New Mexico (8th percentile, 0 stars). Free/reduced lunch was 100% in 2024-25 and 2022-23 and 92.73% in 2023-24. Staffing has improved, with the student-teacher ratio falling from 15.2 in 2022-23 to 14.4 in 2023-24 and 9.7 in 2024-25. In 2025-26, it ranked 160th of 191 schools statewide (16th percentile, 1 star), up from the 5th percentile in 2023-24 and 4th percentile in 2022-23, though in the bottom quartile.

Math is the clearest concern. All-grade math proficiency is 8.97%, less than half the district rate and about one-third of the state rate, and both grade-level math scores are reported as under 20%. ELA is closer to the district but still behind the state: all-grade ELA is 29.49%, 3.54 points below the district and 15.17 points below the state. Grade 8 ELA is relatively stronger at 35.14%, nearly matching the district and trailing the state by 8.71 points, while grade 7 ELA is 24.39%. ELA proficiency has improved from 19% in 2023-24 to 21.31% in 2024-25 and 29.49% in 2025-26. Science is a relative bright spot: grade 8 science proficiency is 27.03%, above the district by 5.09 points but below the state by 7.30 points.

Subgroup effectiveness is uneven. The school’s effectiveness ranking for English Language Learner students was at the 53rd percentile with 3 stars in 2023-24, and for Special Education students at the 66th percentile with 3 stars in 2022-23. In contrast, effectiveness for male students was at the 2nd percentile, and for low socio-economic status students at the 10th percentile. With high poverty and a 9.7 student-teacher ratio in 2024-25, targeted math intervention and small-group support could be important. Overall, the school is small and high-poverty in a low-performing district; recent ELA and overall-rank gains are encouraging but modest, science is a relative strength, and math remains an urgent weakness.

127
Students ?
9.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,890
Per pupil spending ?
65.4%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)
All students in New Mexico receive free school meals.
 Us 491
       Newcomb, NM  87455

(505) 696-3434

District: Central Consolidated Schools


Students who attend Newcomb Middle usually attend:

High:    Newcomb High

Feeder schools for Newcomb Middle:

Elementary:    Naschitti Elementary
    Newcomb Elementary
Racial breakdown:

American Indian:
82.7%
Two or more races:
11.8%
Hispanic:
5.5%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2017 → 16th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 16th (2026) from a 1st-percentile low (2017)
✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New Mexico average (21% vs 36% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)
!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the New Mexico average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school21%
District avg27%
New Mexico avg36%
160th of 191
New Mexico public middle schools ?
Bottom 16%▲ up 12 pts since 2016
From bottom 4% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 3Middle Schools in the Central Consolidated Schools
80th of 87Central Consolidated Schools among New Mexico districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202619.5160 of 19116.2%★☆☆☆☆
202411.1157 of 1654.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.0230 of 2393.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.1215 of 2327.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.4187 of 2006.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.4175 of 1865.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20179.5174 of 1761.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201615.0200 of 2083.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201525.3161 of 20722.2%★☆☆☆☆
201442.3126 of 22243.2%★★☆☆☆
201312.7180 of 1936.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201225.8136 of 17823.6%★☆☆☆☆
201125.3139 of 17319.7%★☆☆☆☆
201028.1136 of 17924.0%★☆☆☆☆
200933.3118 of 17833.7%★★☆☆☆
200823.3142 of 17217.4%★☆☆☆☆
200717.8148 of 17113.5%★☆☆☆☆
200613.3147 of 1565.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20058.5156 of 1570.6%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202432.551 of 10852.8%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202414.5140 of 16213.6%★☆☆☆☆
202317.3195 of 2138.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.8166 of 22024.5%★☆☆☆☆
201911.3152 of 1605.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201821.1125 of 15619.9%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202416.7131 of 15414.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202415.9130 of 1449.7%★☆☆☆☆
202312.7220 of 2273.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.8194 of 22313.0%★☆☆☆☆
201914.4163 of 1756.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.8157 of 1686.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
20248.8157 of 1612.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202633.519 of 2420.8%★☆☆☆☆
202422.648 of 5918.6%★☆☆☆☆
202318.456 of 583.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.965 of 673.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.640 of 437.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.027 of 3215.6%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202349.934 of 10066.0%★★★☆☆
202235.935 of 5839.7%★★☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Special Education (2023)66th percentile+62 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)53rd percentile+48 vs school
Native American (2026)21st percentile+5 vs school
Hispanic (2024)15th percentile+10 vs school
Female (2024)14th percentile+9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)10th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2024)2nd percentile~ school
By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts29%-15 vs state
Science27%-7 vs state
Mathematics9%-19 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 127 students attended Newcomb Middle.

Students at Newcomb Middle are 83% American Indian, 12% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

Students who attend Newcomb Middle usually go on to attend Newcomb High

Newcomb Middle ranks in the bottom 16.2% of New Mexico middle schools.

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2025–26 NM Combined, NM-ASR, NM-MSSA & SAT School Day test scoresSep 17, 2026
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