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Maxwell Middle

Public Grades 7-8
Summary

Maxwell Middle School is a small public middle school in Maxwell, New Mexico, serving just 19 students in grades 7-8. Despite its small size, this school has seen a remarkable transformation, going from being ranked 206 out of 222 New Mexico middle schools in 2013-2014 to now ranking 9 out of 165 and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's dramatic improvement in statewide ranking suggests that it has implemented effective strategies to boost academic performance. This is particularly evident in the school's strong performance for specific student groups, such as white students and those from low-socioeconomic (SES) backgrounds. For example, Maxwell Middle has seen its ranking for white students improve from 125 out of 187 in 2021-2022 to 44 out of 229 in 2022-2023, with a 4-star rating. Similarly, the school's ranking for low-SES students has improved from 44 out of 223 in 2021-2022 to 21 out of 227 in 2022-2023, with a 5-star rating.

The school's academic success is further reflected in its test scores, which exceed the state averages in both mathematics and language arts. In the 2023-2024 school year, 41% of Maxwell Middle students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to the state average of 25%. In the 2022-2023 school year, 68% of the school's students were proficient or better in language arts, significantly higher than the state average of 38%. This strong academic performance, combined with the school's small student-teacher ratio, suggests that Maxwell Middle is providing a high-quality education to its students, despite the challenges of serving a predominantly low-income population.

13
Students ?
4.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,502
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4th St And Parque
       Maxwell, NM  87728

(575) 375-2371

District: Maxwell


Students who attend Maxwell Middle usually attend:

High:    Maxwell High

Feeder schools for Maxwell Middle:

Elementary:    Maxwell Elementary
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
69.2%
White:
30.8%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2005 → 95th in 2024
Strengths
✓Test scores above the New Mexico average (41% vs 25% meeting standards)
✓Ranking is trending up — up 41 percentile points since 2005
✓Small classes — about 5 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?
This school41%
District avg32%
New Mexico avg25%
Not ranked this year
Maxwell Middle did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202485.59 of 16594.5%★★★★★
202382.342 of 23982.4%★★★★☆
202251.787 of 23262.5%★★★☆☆
201647.090 of 20856.7%★★★☆☆
201414.8206 of 2227.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20138.7186 of 1933.6%☆☆☆☆☆
200890.214 of 17291.9%★★★★★
200550.672 of 15754.1%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202389.121 of 22790.7%★★★★★
202264.744 of 22380.3%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202380.044 of 22980.8%★★★★☆
202234.8125 of 18733.2%★★☆☆☆
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2023)91st percentile+8 vs school
White (2023)81st percentile~ school

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In the 2024-25 school year, 13 students attended Maxwell Middle.

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

Students at Maxwell Middle are 69% Hispanic, 31% White.


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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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