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Estancia Middle

Public Grades 7-8
131st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 191 New Mexico Middle Schools
Better than 31% of New Mexico middle schools
Summary

Estancia Middle is a small middle school in Estancia, New Mexico, serving grades 7–8 with 99 students as part of Estancia Municipal Schools, whose district ranked 40th of 87 in New Mexico (54th percentile, 3 stars). The school ranked 131st of 191 middle schools in 2025–2026 — 31st percentile, 2 stars — down from 72nd of 192 (62nd percentile, 3 stars) in 2024–2025. All students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022–2023, 2023–2024, and 2024–2025, and the student-teacher ratio rose from 8.8 in 2022–2023 to 12.8 in 2023–2024 and 15.8 in 2024–2025.

Compared with nearby Moriarty Middle (about 15.6 miles away, grades 6–8, 248 students), Estancia has consistently ranked higher, but both fall below the state median. Math is Estancia's clearest local advantage: 19.44% proficiency versus Moriarty's 13.62% in 2025–2026, and 32.99% versus 13.43% in 2024–2025, though Estancia's own 19.44% remains below the state average of 25.54%. English language arts is more mixed: the schools tied at 30.99% across all grades in 2025–2026, but Estancia's 7th-grade ELA (21.88%) trailed Moriarty (34.38%) and the state (46.63%), while 8th-grade ELA was close (38.46% vs. 39.74%). Eighth-grade science is a relative bright spot: Estancia 32.5%, Moriarty 26.92%, state 34.19%.

Estancia shows relative strength with low-income students (69th percentile, 4 stars in 2024–2025) and homeless students (79th percentile, 4 stars in 2023–2024, though that group is small), while results for other student groups have been uneven. Because the school is small, a few students can shift proficiency percentages by several points, so year-to-year swings should be read with caution — but the recent decline and rising student-teacher ratio are worth watching together. Moriarty Middle serves grades 6–8 while Estancia serves grades 7–8, so all-grade comparisons aren't perfectly equivalent, and Moriarty's 8th-grade math is reported as under 10%.

99
Students ?
15.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,438
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 807 W. Hopewell
       Estancia, NM  87016

(505) 384-2003

District: Estancia Municipal Schools


Students who attend Estancia Middle usually attend:

High:    Estancia High

Feeder schools for Estancia Middle:

Elementary:    Lower Elementary
    Upper Elementary
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
67.7%
White:
30.3%
American Indian:
1.0%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New Mexico average (27% vs 36% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015
!English Language Arts scores 14 pts below the New Mexico average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school27%
District avg38%
New Mexico avg36%
131st of 191
New Mexico public middle schools ?
Bottom 31%▼ down 36 pts since 2016
From top 32% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
40th of 87Estancia Municipal 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)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202628.3131 of 19131.4%★★☆☆☆
202551.572 of 19262.5%★★★☆☆
202440.371 of 16557.0%★★★☆☆
202350.198 of 23959.0%★★★☆☆
202237.8123 of 23247.0%★★☆☆☆
201921.5160 of 20020.0%★☆☆☆☆
201846.489 of 18652.2%★★★☆☆
201764.742 of 17676.1%★★★★☆
201657.667 of 20867.8%★★★☆☆
201546.692 of 20755.6%★★★☆☆
201441.2129 of 22241.9%★★☆☆☆
201343.9103 of 19346.6%★★☆☆☆
201263.256 of 17868.5%★★★☆☆
201164.549 of 17371.7%★★★★☆
201057.960 of 17966.5%★★★☆☆
200955.362 of 17865.2%★★★☆☆
200866.047 of 17272.7%★★★★☆
200759.157 of 17166.7%★★★☆☆
200649.972 of 15653.8%★★★☆☆
200560.156 of 15764.3%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202448.953 of 16267.3%★★★☆☆
202345.797 of 21354.5%★★★☆☆
202253.665 of 22070.5%★★★★☆
201923.1127 of 16020.6%★☆☆☆☆
201846.775 of 15651.9%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202543.862 of 14858.1%★★★☆☆
202440.376 of 15450.6%★★★☆☆
202346.993 of 20454.4%★★★☆☆
202241.196 of 21455.1%★★★☆☆
201918.8127 of 15015.3%★☆☆☆☆
201856.254 of 14963.8%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202465.44 of 1978.9%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202556.454 of 17368.8%★★★★☆
202445.365 of 14454.9%★★★☆☆
202359.770 of 22769.2%★★★☆☆
202245.892 of 22358.7%★★★☆☆
201927.9131 of 17525.1%★☆☆☆☆
201858.253 of 16868.5%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202440.871 of 16155.9%★★★☆☆
202352.891 of 22158.8%★★★☆☆
201859.145 of 15170.2%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202625.1116 of 17031.8%★★☆☆☆
202547.176 of 17857.3%★★★☆☆
202432.581 of 14243.0%★★☆☆☆
202344.9114 of 22950.2%★★★☆☆
202216.2174 of 1877.0%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Homeless (2024)79th percentile+22 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+6 vs school
Female (2024)67th percentile+10 vs school
Hispanic (2025)58th percentile-4 vs school
Male (2024)56th percentile~ school
White (2026)32nd percentile~ school
By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?
Science32%~ state avg
English Language Arts31%-14 vs state
Mathematics19%-8 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 99 students attended Estancia Middle.

Estancia Middle ranks 131st of 191 New Mexico middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Estancia Middle are 68% Hispanic, 30% White, 1% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

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

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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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