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Mesa Middle

Public Grades 6-8

155^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 192 New Mexico Middle Schools

Better than 19% of New Mexico middle schools

Summary

Mesa Middle is a public middle school located in Roswell, New Mexico, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 376 students. The school is part of the Roswell school district, which is ranked 49 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its relatively low student-teacher ratio, Mesa Middle consistently underperforms the Roswell district and the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 33.76% of Mesa Middle students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 43.3% for the Roswell district and 44.19% for the state. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate at Mesa Middle was only 14.47%, significantly lower than the Roswell district (24.43%) and the state (26.81%). The performance gap is particularly pronounced in 8th-grade Mathematics, where only 6.8% of Mesa Middle students were proficient, compared to 14.11% for Roswell and 17.32% for the state.

While the nearby Berrendo Middle, Sierra Middle, and Mountain View Middle schools also serve a predominantly economically disadvantaged population, they generally outperform Mesa Middle in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. This suggests that there may be factors beyond just socioeconomic status that contribute to the academic performance at Mesa Middle, and the school could potentially learn from the practices and strategies employed by the higher-performing schools in the district.

350

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,441

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1601 East Bland St
Roswell, NM 88203

(575) 627-2800

District: Roswell

Feeder schools for Mesa Middle:

Elementary:	Missouri Ave Elementary
	Nancy Lopez Elementary
	Pecos Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.7%

White:

11.4%

African American:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2014 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (25% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 42 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg34%

New Mexico avg35%

155^th of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Roswell

49^th of 82Roswell 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	21.6	155 of 192	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	130 of 165	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	221 of 239	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	198 of 232	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	168 of 200	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	146 of 186	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.5	144 of 176	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.0	195 of 208	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	38.4	112 of 207	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.2	87 of 222	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.4	86 of 193	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.5	76 of 178	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.8	68 of 173	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.6	58 of 179	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.6	80 of 178	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.1	65 of 172	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	40.5	102 of 171	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.3	113 of 156	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.0	123 of 157	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2018	91.6	2 of 52	96.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	18.1	85 of 108	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	21.6	128 of 162	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	201 of 213	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	178 of 220	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	131 of 160	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	131 of 156	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	109 of 148	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	119 of 154	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	189 of 204	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	168 of 214	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	126 of 150	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	121 of 149	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	135 of 173	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	105 of 144	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	208 of 227	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	175 of 223	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	143 of 175	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	126 of 168	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	17.9	128 of 161	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	207 of 221	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	173 of 213	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	127 of 152	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	112 of 151	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	13.6	69 of 78	11.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	146 of 178	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	120 of 142	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	213 of 229	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	165 of 187	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	96 of 121	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	114 of 120	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2018)96th percentile+75 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)21st percentile~ school

Female (2024)21st percentile~ school

Male (2024)20th percentile~ school

White (2025)18th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)12th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-10 vs state

Science30%-4 vs state

Mathematics14%-12 vs state

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Schools Near Mesa Middle

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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
Mesa Middle	Public	6-8	1601 East Bland St	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 627-2800	350	32	10.8	100.0%	40 (11.4%)	5 (1.4%)	300 (85.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21.6	155^th of 192 public middle schools	19.3%		19.6	130^th of 165 public middle schools	21.2%	25	30.1	35.0	31.5	35.0	33.8	22.0	14.8	6.8	14.5	$9,441
Sierra Middle	Public	6-8	615 South Sycamore Ave	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 627-2850	557	42	13.2	100.0%	90 (16.2%)	13 (2.3%)	449 (80.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	22.4	151^st of 192 public middle schools	21.4%		27	108^th of 165 public middle schools	34.5%	43	26.2	33.3	40.4	34.6	36.2	19.4	17.5	5.2	13.7	$7,359
Mountain View Middle	Public	6-8	312 East Mtn View Rd	Roswell	88203	Chaves County	Roswell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 627-2825	481	28	17.4	100.0%	55 (11.4%)	14 (2.9%)	408 (84.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.4	137^th of 192 public middle schools	28.6%		24.4	119^th of 165 public middle schools	27.9%	18	35.1	32.9	37.7	41.6	37.5	25.9	10.9	9.7	15.3	$8,327
Berrendo Middle	Public	6-8	800 Marion Richards	Roswell	88201	Chaves County	Roswell	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 627-2775	571	43	13.1	100.0%	212 (37.1%)	16 (2.8%)	330 (57.8%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	51.7	71^st of 192 public middle schools	63.0%		53	41^st of 165 public middle schools	75.2%	30	34.1	49.5	53.2	40.4	47.6	42.6	32.8	24.6	33.5	$7,639
Dexter Middle	Public	6-8	100 North Lincoln	Dexter	88230	Chaves County	Dexter	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 734-5420	178	14	12.9	100.0%	25 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	153 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25	143^rd of 192 public middle schools	25.5%		36.7	83^rd of 165 public middle schools	49.7%	60	13.6	44.2	40.4	33.9	39.3	15.4	22.8		14.3	$10,020

Frequently Asked Questions about Mesa Middle

Is Mesa Middle a good school?

Mesa Middle ranks in the bottom 19.3% of New Mexico middle schools.

What district is Mesa Middle in?

Roswell

How many students attend Mesa Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 350 students attended Mesa Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Mesa Middle?

Students at Mesa Middle are 86% Hispanic, 11% White, 1% African American.

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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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