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Eagle Nest Middle

Public Grades 5-8
42nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 191 New Mexico Middle Schools
Better than 78% of New Mexico middle schools
Summary

Eagle Nest Middle is a very small middle school in the northern New Mexico community of Eagle Nest, serving grades 5–8 in Cimarron Municipal Schools with 57 students. In 2025-2026, it ranked 42nd of 191 New Mexico middle schools (78th percentile, 4 stars), a clear rebound from 2023-2024 (58th of 165, 65th percentile, 3 stars) and 2022-2023 (116th of 239, 51st percentile, 3 stars). The nearest comparison in the data, Cimarron Middle, 19.13 miles away, has 46 students and is consistently higher-ranked, including 16th of 192 (92nd percentile, 5 stars) in 2024-2025.

Academically, Eagle Nest Middle's clearest relative strength is science: 46.67 vs. 33.40 statewide in NM Combined and 51.85 vs. 33.62 in NM-ASR. Mathematics is the main weakness, with all-grade proficiency below district and state — 23.21 vs. 27.85 in NM-MSSA and 22.03 vs. 25.54 in NM Combined — and far below Cimarron Middle's 35.90 and 35.00. ELA is close to state but below district and Cimarron Middle. Cimarron Middle outperformed Eagle Nest Middle in all six reported 2025-2026 all-grade assessments. A bright spot is 8th grade: ELA scored 61.11 and science 55.56, both above state. Many grade-level cells, especially 5th/6th ELA and all math grades, are suppressed by the state, so those values are unknown, not zero.

Recent test scores have been volatile, but ELA and science recovered in 2025-2026 after a weaker 2024-2025, and math improved from very low levels while remaining below district and state. Student-group effectiveness has also been uneven, with some groups that previously earned high relative ratings falling to lower ones in later years; the school's very small enrollment makes these swings unstable. Context matters: Eagle Nest Middle reported a student-teacher ratio of 8 in 2024-2025, and both it and Cimarron Middle reported 100% free/reduced lunch that year, an abrupt jump that likely reflects reporting or eligibility changes rather than a one-year demographic shift. Overall, Eagle Nest Middle is improving and has a real science strength, but math is the clearest academic priority and it currently trails Cimarron Middle across reported all-grade measures.

57
Students ?
8.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,355
Per pupil spending ?
21.1%
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.
 225 Lake St
       Eagle Nest, NM  87718

(575) 376-2445

District: Cimarron Municipal Schools


Students who attend Eagle Nest Middle usually attend:

High:    Cimarron High

Feeder schools for Eagle Nest Middle:

Elementary:    Cimarron Elementary
    Eagle Nest Elementary
Racial breakdown:

White:
54.4%
Hispanic:
35.1%
African American:
3.5%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 93rd percentile in 2014 → 78th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranks in the top 22% of New Mexico middle schools
✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2014
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school37%
District avg43%
New Mexico avg36%
42nd of 191
New Mexico public middle schools ?
Top 22%▼ down 10 pts since 2016
From top 12% (2016) to top 22% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of New Mexico Middle Schools →
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SchoolDigger rating ?
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
202671.442 of 19178.0%★★★★☆
202447.058 of 16564.8%★★★☆☆
202345.5116 of 23951.5%★★★☆☆
202267.360 of 23274.1%★★★★☆
201972.836 of 20082.0%★★★★☆
201863.247 of 18674.7%★★★★☆
201773.829 of 17683.5%★★★★☆
201680.424 of 20888.5%★★★★☆
201590.813 of 20793.7%★★★★★
201488.415 of 22293.2%★★★★★
201387.518 of 19390.7%★★★★★
201270.048 of 17873.0%★★★★☆
201173.239 of 17377.5%★★★★☆
201077.827 of 17984.9%★★★★☆
200982.120 of 17888.8%★★★★☆
200881.521 of 17287.8%★★★★☆
200765.347 of 17172.5%★★★★☆
200669.238 of 15675.6%★★★★☆
200565.845 of 15771.3%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202460.635 of 16278.4%★★★★☆
202339.1119 of 21344.1%★★☆☆☆
202299.42 of 22099.1%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202424.7114 of 15426.0%★☆☆☆☆
202359.862 of 20469.6%★★★★☆
202299.94 of 21498.1%★★★★★
201982.416 of 15089.3%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202338.2132 of 22741.9%★★☆☆☆
202272.430 of 22386.5%★★★★☆
201879.620 of 16888.1%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202448.248 of 16170.2%★★★★☆
202347.1100 of 22154.8%★★★☆☆
202298.37 of 21396.7%★★★★★
201979.421 of 15286.2%★★★★☆
201862.243 of 15171.5%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202445.256 of 14260.6%★★★☆☆
202346.8108 of 22952.8%★★★☆☆
202235.6122 of 18734.8%★★☆☆☆
201967.323 of 12181.0%★★★★☆
201837.580 of 12033.3%★★☆☆☆
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)
Female (2024)78th percentile+14 vs school
Male (2024)70th percentile+5 vs school
White (2024)61st percentile-4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2023)42nd percentile-10 vs school
Hispanic (2024)26th percentile-39 vs school
By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?
Science52%+18 vs state
English Language Arts43%~ state avg
Mathematics23%-5 vs state

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Students who attend Eagle Nest Middle usually go on to attend Cimarron High

In the 2024-25 school year, 57 students attended Eagle Nest Middle.

Eagle Nest Middle ranks 42nd of 191 New Mexico middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Eagle Nest Middle are 54% White, 35% Hispanic, 4% African American, 4% American Indian, 4% Two or more races.

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Latest New Mexico data All new data »
2025–26 NM Combined, NM-ASR, NM-MSSA & SAT School Day test scoresSep 17, 2026
2024–25 graduation ratesFeb 27, 2026
2024–25 NM-ASR, NM-MSSA & SAT School Day test scoresJan 2, 2026
2023–24 graduation ratesApr 22, 2025


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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