Summary:
Yucca Middle is a public middle school in Clovis, New Mexico, serving 572 students in grades 6-8. The school faces several challenges, including consistently lower academic performance, declining statewide rankings, and significant achievement gaps among different student subgroups.
Yucca Middle's academic performance, as measured by state assessments, is consistently lower than the state averages. In 2022-2023, only 32% of Yucca Middle students were proficient or better in Language Arts, compared to the state average of 38%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was 20% at Yucca Middle, compared to the state average of 24%. Similarly, in Science, Yucca Middle's proficiency rate was 26%, while the state average was 34%. The school's statewide ranking has also declined over the years, from 44th out of 178 schools in 2011-2012 to 143rd out of 239 schools in 2022-2023, placing it in the bottom half of middle schools in Clovis Municipal Schools.
Interestingly, Yucca Middle's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. The school ranks 24th out of 38 middle schools for African American students, 141st out of 204 for Hispanic students, and 153rd out of 229 for White students. The school's performance for multi-racial students is particularly low, ranking 43rd out of 53 middle schools in the state. Additionally, Yucca Middle has a 100% free and reduced lunch rate, indicating that all of its students come from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Compared to nearby schools like Portales Junior High, Lindsey-Steiner Elementary, and Texico Middle, which outperform Yucca Middle in academic measures, the school faces significant challenges in improving student outcomes.
Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Clovis Municipal Schools
SchoolDigger Rank:
143rd of 239 New Mexico Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,668
Students who attend Yucca Middle usually attend:
Feeder schools for Yucca Middle:
Student/teacher ratio: 18.6
Number of students: 572
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
68.9%
White:
23.4%
African American:
4.0%
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Two or more races:
2.8%
Asian:
0.7%
American Indian:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 100%
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