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Yucca Middle

Q: Is Yucca Middle a good school?

Yucca Middle ranks 98 th of 192 New Mexico middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Yucca Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 480 students attended Yucca Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Yucca Middle?

Students at Yucca Middle are 68% Hispanic, 22% White, 6% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Yucca Middle attend?

Students who attend Yucca Middle usually go on to attend Clovis High

Public Grades 7-8

98^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 192 New Mexico Middle Schools

Better than 49% of New Mexico middle schools

Summary

Yucca Middle is a public middle school in Clovis, New Mexico, serving 455 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the Clovis school district, which is ranked 57 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Yucca Middle's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 61st out of 207 middle schools in 2014-2015 (4-star rating) to 170th out of 232 in 2021-2022 (1-star rating).

Yucca Middle's test scores are consistently lower than the Clovis district and the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, Yucca Middle's proficiency rates were 42.21% in English Language Arts, 21.67% in Math, and 40.09% in Science, compared to the state averages of 44.19%, 26.81%, and 34.46%, respectively. The school also has an extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 100% to 101.54% in recent years, indicating a high concentration of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Yucca Middle's performance is generally lower than the state and district averages, the nearby W.D. Gattis Middle School and Marshall 6th Grade Academy appear to be performing better, with higher test scores and higher statewide rankings. This suggests that there may be opportunities for Yucca Middle to learn from the practices and strategies employed by these higher-performing schools.

480

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,668

Per pupil spending ?

85.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1500 Sycamore
Clovis, NM 88101

(575) 769-4300

District: Clovis

Students who attend Yucca Middle usually attend:

High:

Clovis High

Feeder schools for Yucca Middle:

Elementary:	Parkview Elementary
	Zia Elementary
Prekindergarten:	Lockwood Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.3%

White:

22.3%

African American:

6.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 27th percentile in 2022 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 49th (2025) from a 27th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg36%

New Mexico avg35%

98^th of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Clovis

57^th of 82Clovis 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	98 of 192	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	90 of 165	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	143 of 239	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.4	170 of 232	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.6	89 of 200	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.9	91 of 186	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.7	95 of 176	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.3	87 of 208	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.6	61 of 207	70.5%	★★★★☆
2014	58.2	78 of 222	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.3	57 of 193	70.5%	★★★★☆
2012	70.9	44 of 178	75.3%	★★★★☆
2011	65.0	48 of 173	72.3%	★★★★☆
2010	69.8	42 of 179	76.5%	★★★★☆
2009	74.4	37 of 178	79.2%	★★★★☆
2008	73.1	35 of 172	79.7%	★★★★☆
2007	78.9	24 of 171	86.0%	★★★★☆
2006	81.3	19 of 156	87.8%	★★★★☆
2005	88.8	13 of 157	91.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	37.3	14 of 29	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.4	24 of 38	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.0	51 of 55	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	52.4	12 of 22	45.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	47.6	21 of 37	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	30.1	56 of 108	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	31.0	99 of 162	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	125 of 213	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.2	143 of 220	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.2	67 of 160	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	77 of 156	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	91 of 148	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	105 of 154	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	141 of 204	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.1	171 of 214	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	89 of 150	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	103 of 149	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	80 of 173	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.8	76 of 144	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	118 of 227	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.7	139 of 223	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.3	52 of 175	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	60.0	49 of 168	70.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	33.7	84 of 161	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	142 of 221	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.5	164 of 213	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.3	81 of 152	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	79 of 151	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	6 of 6	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.1	15 of 18	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.0	20 of 37	45.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.8	7 of 7	0.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	22.7	43 of 53	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.2	32 of 65	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2019	30.9	32 of 44	27.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	95 of 178	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	85 of 142	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	153 of 229	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.3	158 of 187	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.3	49 of 121	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	59 of 120	50.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2024)52nd percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)48th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2024)48th percentile~ school

White (2025)47th percentile~ school

Asian (2022)43rd percentile+17 vs school

Female (2024)39th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2019)27th percentile-28 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)19th percentile-21 vs school

Military Connected (2025)<1st percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts42%~ state avg

Science40%+6 vs state

Mathematics22%-5 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, April 24, 2017

Very good middle school, enrolled my student here after problems with Gattis Close Quote

Schools Near Yucca Middle

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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 5th Grade	NM-ASR Science 8th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 5th 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 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Yucca Middle	Public	7-8	1500 Sycamore	Clovis	88101	Curry County	Clovis	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 769-4300	480	28	17.2	85.4%	107 (22.3%)	29 (6.0%)	328 (68.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.1%)	41.5	98^th of 192 public middle schools	49.0%		33.9	90^th of 165 public middle schools	45.5%	8		40.1			43.6	40.8	42.2			25.9	17.5	21.7	$7,668
Marshall 6th Grade Academy	Public	6	100 Commerce Way	Clovis	88101	Curry County	Clovis	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 769-4300	511	43	11.8	83.8%	131 (25.6%)	25 (4.9%)	329 (64.4%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.7%)								(n/a)				48.0			48.0		43.4			43.4	$8,513
W D Gattis Middle School	Public	6-8	5100 N. Thornton Street	Clovis	88101	Curry County	Clovis	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 769-4305	527	37	14.3	88.2%	138 (26.2%)	46 (8.7%)	312 (59.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	23 (4.4%)	44	92^nd of 192 public middle schools	52.1%		51.3	45^th of 165 public middle schools	72.7%	47		35.8			45.4	48.0	46.6			26.0	16.6	21.5	$8,769
Texico Middle	Public	6-8	520 North Griffin	Texico	88135	Curry County	Texico	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 482-3801	137	11	12.3		86 (62.8%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	91.9	17^th of 192 public middle schools	91.1%		96	2^nd of 165 public middle schools	98.8%	15		52.9		70.3	73.8	62.8	68.5		78.4	81.0	52.9	69.2	$9,989
Portales Junior High	Public	7-8	700 East 3rd St	Portales	88130	Roosevelt County	Portales	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 356-7045	326	36	9.0	99.7%	68 (20.9%)	8 (2.5%)	230 (70.6%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	43.1	95^th of 192 public middle schools	50.5%		47.9	54^th of 165 public middle schools	67.3%	41		37.7			38.7	48.2	43.1			22.7	23.7	23.2	$9,623
Lindsey-Steiner Elementary	Public	5-6	1000 North Ave M	Portales	88130	Roosevelt County	Portales	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 356-7060	376	28	13.4	99.7%	99 (26.3%)	14 (3.7%)	239 (63.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.1%)								(n/a)	27.3		42.4	44.4			43.4	30.9	29.8			30.3	$9,081

Frequently Asked Questions about Yucca Middle

How many students attend Yucca Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 480 students attended Yucca Middle.

What district is Yucca Middle in?

Clovis

What is the racial makeup of Yucca Middle?

Students at Yucca Middle are 68% Hispanic, 22% White, 6% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Yucca Middle attend?

Students who attend Yucca Middle usually go on to attend Clovis High

Is Yucca Middle a good school?

Yucca Middle ranks 98^th of 192 New Mexico middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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