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Fort Sumner Middle

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Fort Sumner Middle ranks 71 st of 191 New Mexico middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

71^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 191 New Mexico Middle Schools

Better than 63% of New Mexico middle schools

Summary

Fort Sumner Middle is a small public middle school in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, serving grades 6–8 with about 70 students, and it is the only school within 20 miles of town. It belongs to Fort Sumner Municipal Schools, a district ranked 37th of 87 in New Mexico (57th percentile, 3 stars). In 2025–2026 the school ranked 71st of 191 statewide (63rd percentile, 3 stars) — still above the state median, but down from a long stretch as a 4-star school. It generally ranked between the 72nd and 85th percentile from 2014–2015 through 2023–2024, including 31st of 165 (81st percentile) in 2023–2024, before slipping to 3 stars in both 2024–2025 and 2025–2026.

English language arts is the clearest strength. In 2025–2026, 52.54% of students were proficient in all-grades Language Arts, compared with 51.7% in the district and 43.34% statewide — about 9 points above the state. Results are especially strong in 6th grade (57.14% vs. 38.9% state) and 7th grade (61.11% vs. 46.63%), and near the state average in 8th grade (44.44% vs. 43.61%). Math is roughly average: 27.12% all-grades proficiency versus 27.21% in the district and 25.54% statewide, though 7th-grade math stands out at 38.89% against 26.93% statewide. The 6th- and 8th-grade math figures are suppressed by the state to protect student privacy, so they should be treated as unknown rather than weak. Eighth-grade science is the main academic concern, at 25.93% on NM Combined and 26.92% on NM-ASR, both below state averages of 34.19% and 34.33%.

Subgroup results are mixed. Female students ranked in the 92nd percentile (5 stars) in 2023–2024 while male students were in the 54th percentile, a wide gap. Hispanic students were consistently in the 76th–79th percentile from 2021–2022 through 2023–2024, and low-SES students ranked in the 88th–91st percentile in several earlier years; no recent low-SES rank is available. Free/reduced lunch eligibility was 100% in 2022–2023, likely reflecting pandemic-era universal meals, then 61.19% and 55.71% in the following years, and the student-teacher ratio moved from 15.6 to 11.1 to 15.9. With only 70 students, these percentages represent very small numbers of children, so year-to-year swings and the suppressed math data should be read cautiously.

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,679

Per pupil spending ?

55.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in New Mexico receive free school meals.

1001 Sumner Ave
Fort Sumner, NM 88119

(575) 355-7734

District: Fort Sumner Municipal Schools

Students who attend Fort Sumner Middle usually attend:

High:

Fort Sumner High

Feeder schools for Fort Sumner Middle:

Elementary:

Fort Sumner Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.0%

White:

34.3%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the New Mexico median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg39%

New Mexico avg36%

71^st of 191

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 24% (2016) to top 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^th of 87Fort Sumner 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	56.2	71 of 191	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.3	60 of 192	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	31 of 165	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	58 of 239	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	65.5	64 of 232	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	40 of 200	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	28 of 186	84.9%	★★★★☆
2017	60.7	49 of 176	72.2%	★★★★☆
2016	63.4	50 of 208	76.0%	★★★★☆
2015	62.1	52 of 207	74.9%	★★★★☆
2014	68.8	50 of 222	77.5%	★★★★☆
2013	76.8	36 of 193	81.3%	★★★★☆
2012	76.1	30 of 178	83.1%	★★★★☆
2011	80.2	23 of 173	86.7%	★★★★☆
2010	74.2	34 of 179	81.0%	★★★★☆
2009	80.6	25 of 178	86.0%	★★★★☆
2008	75.5	32 of 172	81.4%	★★★★☆
2007	70.6	39 of 171	77.2%	★★★★☆
2006	83.2	15 of 156	90.4%	★★★★★
2005	66.4	42 of 157	73.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	84.8	13 of 162	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	69.3	53 of 213	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	61.6	52 of 220	76.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	55.2	37 of 154	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	48 of 204	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.5	46 of 214	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	25 of 150	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	21 of 149	85.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	83.5	27 of 227	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	24 of 223	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	16 of 175	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	80.0	19 of 168	88.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	40.3	74 of 161	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.4	55 of 221	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	26 of 213	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	66.5	36 of 152	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	16 of 151	89.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2026	49.4	75 of 170	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.2	64 of 178	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	34 of 142	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	60 of 229	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	61.2	59 of 187	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.9	82 of 121	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)92nd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)88th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2024)76th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)56th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2024)54th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts53%+9 vs state

Mathematics28%~ state avg

Science27%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NM-ASR Science (2026)	NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2026)				NM-MSSA Mathematics (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-ASR Science 8th 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 6th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 7th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 8th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Fort Sumner Middle	Public	6-8	1001 Sumner Ave	Fort Sumner	88119	De Baca County	Fort Sumner Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 355-7734	70	4	15.9	55.7%	24 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (60.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)	56.2	71^st of 191 public middle schools	62.8%		61.3	60^th of 192 public middle schools	68.8%	11	26.9	57.1	61.1	46.2	53.5		38.9		27.6	$11,679

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