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Camino Real Middle

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Camino Real Middle ranks 47 th of 192 New Mexico middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

47^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 192 New Mexico Middle Schools

Better than 76% of New Mexico middle schools

Summary

Camino Real Middle is a public middle school in Las Cruces, New Mexico, serving 928 students in grades 6-8. Despite serving a predominantly low-income student population, with over 99% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Camino Real Middle has consistently outperformed the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency.

Camino Real Middle's academic performance is particularly impressive, with 59.75% of students proficient or better in ELA and 33.67% proficient in Math, compared to 46.12% and 25.43% for the Las Cruces district, and 44.19% and 26.81% for the state of New Mexico. The school also performs exceptionally well for various student subgroups, ranking in the top 10-30 middle schools in the state for Asian, African American, Hispanic, and White students. This suggests Camino Real Middle has implemented effective strategies to support and engage its diverse student population.

Compared to other middle schools in the Las Cruces district, Camino Real Middle stands out as an outlier, significantly outperforming its peers. This consistent high performance, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, is a testament to the school's effective leadership, teaching, and support for students. The lessons and best practices from Camino Real Middle's success could potentially be replicated at other schools to help improve educational outcomes more broadly.

933

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,720

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2961 Roadrunner Pkwy
Las Cruces, NM 88011

(575) 527-6030

District: Las Cruces

Students who attend Camino Real Middle usually attend:

High:	Arrowhead Park Early College High School
	Organ Mountain High School

Feeder schools for Camino Real Middle:

Elementary:	Desert Hills Elementary
	Sonoma Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.9%

White:

24.1%

African American:

1.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 77th percentile in 2014 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (48% vs 35% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of New Mexico middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Las Cruces

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg36%

New Mexico avg35%

47^th of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Middle Schools in the Las Cruces

45^th of 82Las Cruces 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	69.5	47 of 192	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	23 of 165	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	65 of 239	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	52.6	84 of 232	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	59 of 200	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	63.6	46 of 186	75.3%	★★★★☆
2017	65.3	41 of 176	76.7%	★★★★☆
2016	62.6	52 of 208	75.0%	★★★★☆
2015	61.8	53 of 207	74.4%	★★★★☆
2014	68.4	52 of 222	76.6%	★★★★☆
2013	60.4	62 of 193	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.6	53 of 178	70.2%	★★★★☆
2011	57.9	58 of 173	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	41.2	98 of 179	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.8	64 of 178	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.1	76 of 172	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.3	67 of 171	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.4	59 of 156	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	48.8	77 of 157	51.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	61.1	8 of 29	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	42.0	36 of 55	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.3	5 of 22	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	55.2	4 of 8	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	64.6	6 of 22	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	9 of 31	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	62.8	9 of 37	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	43.3	3 of 6	50.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	44.2	37 of 108	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	15 of 97	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	30.1	43 of 69	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	68.0	21 of 162	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.6	52 of 213	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	50.3	71 of 220	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.9	38 of 160	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	63.0	43 of 156	72.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	29 of 148	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	24 of 154	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.8	55 of 204	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	43.7	86 of 214	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	53 of 150	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	55 of 149	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	46.5	15 of 33	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	35 of 173	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	21 of 144	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	35 of 227	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	48 of 223	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	45.2	85 of 175	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	65 of 168	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	67.0	24 of 161	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	63.9	62 of 221	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	50.6	75 of 213	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.6	49 of 152	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	40 of 151	73.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2023	63.9	19 of 53	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.9	38 of 65	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	59.1	1 of 6	83.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	6 of 12	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.0	22 of 78	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	14.9	92 of 100	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	41 of 58	29.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	48 of 178	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	19 of 142	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	70 of 229	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	71 of 187	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.2	21 of 121	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	20 of 120	83.3%	★★★★☆

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)87th percentile~ school

Male (2024)85th percentile~ school

Pacific Islander (2022)83rd percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Asian (2024)73rd percentile-13 vs school

African American (2024)72nd percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)66th percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)64th percentile-9 vs school

Homeless (2022)55th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts60%+16 vs state

Science53%+18 vs state

Mathematics34%+7 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, August 25, 2017

School academics are great. My two oldest attended Camino and now my two youngest. My only concern is that students are not provided with lockers and students have to carry their heavy backpack all day. Close Quote

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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 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
Camino Real Middle	Public	6-8	2961 Roadrunner Pkwy	Las Cruces	88011	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-6030	933	84	11.1	100.0%	225 (24.1%)	17 (1.8%)	652 (69.9%)	16 (1.7%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.6%)	69.5	47^th of 192 public middle schools	75.5%		69.3	23^rd of 165 public middle schools	86.1%	24	52.5	57.5	61.3	60.3	59.8	39.3	39.0	23.1	33.7	$7,720
Sierra Middle	Public	6-8	1700 E Spruce Ave	Las Cruces	88001	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9640	698	66	10.6	99.7%	96 (13.8%)	15 (2.1%)	574 (82.2%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	44.6	88^th of 192 public middle schools	54.2%		45.6	62^nd of 165 public middle schools	62.4%	26	41.8	41.0	44.6	50.0	45.3	26.2	29.1	18.6	24.5	$8,018
Vista Middle	Public	6-8	4465 Elks Dr	Las Cruces	88007	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9465	574	56	10.2	100.0%	54 (9.4%)	7 (1.2%)	495 (86.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	39.7	101^st of 192 public middle schools	47.4%		29.7	102^nd of 165 public middle schools	38.2%	1	32.5	46.6	39.4	52.5	46.0	29.3	18.9	16.7	22.0	$8,507
Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy	Public	6-8	950 South Walnut St	Las Cruces	88001	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-6059	94	6	15.6	97.9%	42 (44.7%)	1 (1.1%)	48 (51.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	83.7	27^th of 192 public middle schools	85.9%		78.8	11^th of 165 public middle schools	93.3%	16	55.2	81.3	82.1	72.4	78.7	46.9	42.9	31.0	40.5	$10,283
Lynn Middle	Public	6-8	950 South Walnut St	Las Cruces	88001	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9445	507	52	9.8	99.8%	75 (14.8%)	12 (2.4%)	399 (78.7%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	16.6	167^th of 192 public middle schools	13.0%		21.2	127^th of 165 public middle schools	23.0%	40	24.8	30.6	28.0	33.8	30.6	20.4	8.8	7.4	12.2	$8,523
Mesa Middle	Public	6-8	7225 Jornada Rd North	Las Cruces	88012	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9510	728	47	15.6	100.0%	90 (12.4%)	13 (1.8%)	595 (81.7%)	7 (1.0%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.1%)	31.2	124^th of 192 public middle schools	35.4%		34.5	87^th of 165 public middle schools	47.3%	37	37.0	39.3	42.5	44.1	41.8	14.8	19.9	9.0	14.3	$8,992
Picacho Middle	Public	6-8	1040 North Motel Blvd	Las Cruces	88001	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9455	698	61	11.4	100.0%	102 (14.6%)	9 (1.3%)	577 (82.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	28.1	135^th of 192 public middle schools	29.7%		24.6	118^th of 165 public middle schools	28.5%	17	26.2	35.0	34.6	50.9	40.5	16.3	14.6	13.3	14.7	$9,072
La Academia Dolores Huerta	Public, Charter	6-8	400 West Bell Ave	Las Cruces	88005	Do�a Ana County	La Academia Dolores Huerta	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-5800	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	39.6	102^nd of 192 public middle schools	46.9%		29.9	100^th of 165 public middle schools	39.4%	2		38.2	41.7	48.2	42.4				9.4	$10,699
Zia Middle	Public	6-8	1300 West University Ave	Las Cruces	88005	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-9475	616	60	10.2	100.2%	98 (15.9%)	12 (1.9%)	494 (80.2%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	32.3	120^th of 192 public middle schools	37.5%		22.2	125^th of 165 public middle schools	24.2%	5	32.1	40.7	31.9	46.4	40.1	25.8	14.9	17.0	18.8	$8,805

Frequently Asked Questions about Camino Real Middle

Is Camino Real Middle a good school?

Camino Real Middle ranks 47^th of 192 New Mexico middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Camino Real Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 933 students attended Camino Real Middle.

What high school do graduates of Camino Real Middle attend?

Students who attend Camino Real Middle usually go on to attend Arrowhead Park Early College High School

What is the racial makeup of Camino Real Middle?

Students at Camino Real Middle are 70% Hispanic, 24% White, 2% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Camino Real Middle in?

Las Cruces

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