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Mountain View Middle

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Mountain View Middle ranks 137 th of 192 New Mexico middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

137^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 192 New Mexico Middle Schools

Better than 29% of New Mexico middle schools

Summary

Mountain View Middle is a public middle school in Roswell, New Mexico, serving 473 students in grades 6-8. The school faces significant academic challenges, with consistently low performance on state assessments compared to the Roswell school district and the state of New Mexico.

Mountain View Middle's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (37.47%) and Mathematics (15.32%) are well below the district (43.3% and 24.43%) and state (44.19% and 26.81%) averages. The school's performance is particularly low in Mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 7.64% to 25.87% across different grade levels and years. In contrast, the nearby Berrendo Middle School outperforms Mountain View Middle in both subjects, with proficiency rates above the district and state averages.

The school's high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 100% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, may contribute to the academic challenges. While the African American student subgroup performs relatively well, the Hispanic, White, English Language Learner, and Special Education student subgroups all perform significantly below the state averages. However, the school's declining student-teacher ratio, from 23.4 in 2021-2022 to 17.3 in 2023-2024, suggests an improvement in resources and the potential for targeted interventions to address these persistent challenges.

481

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,327

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

312 East Mtn View Rd
Roswell, NM 88203

(575) 627-2825

District: Roswell

Students who attend Mountain View Middle usually attend:

High:

Roswell High

Feeder schools for Mountain View Middle:

Elementary:	East Grand Plains Elementary
	Monterrey Elementary
	Sunset Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.8%

White:

11.4%

African American:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2014 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (28% vs 35% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2014

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the New Mexico average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg34%

New Mexico avg35%

137^th of 192

New Mexico public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	27.4	137 of 192	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	119 of 165	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	165 of 239	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	147 of 232	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	122 of 200	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	124 of 186	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	22.6	142 of 176	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.9	153 of 208	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.8	153 of 207	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	45.8	117 of 222	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.9	83 of 193	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	41.0	102 of 178	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.6	96 of 173	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.4	108 of 179	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.1	84 of 178	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.3	60 of 172	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.8	58 of 171	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	31.6	104 of 156	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	21.9	130 of 157	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2022	71.3	11 of 55	80.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	15.7	90 of 108	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	24.8	119 of 162	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	165 of 213	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	111 of 220	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	87 of 160	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	98 of 156	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	104 of 148	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.5	110 of 154	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	144 of 204	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	120 of 214	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	80 of 150	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	98 of 149	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	118 of 173	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	93 of 144	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	150 of 227	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	112 of 223	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.0	80 of 175	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.5	93 of 168	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	21.6	113 of 161	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	151 of 221	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.8	143 of 213	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	110 of 152	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	121 of 151	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	15.4	65 of 78	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	137 of 178	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	122 of 142	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	177 of 229	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	175 of 187	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	105 of 121	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	111 of 120	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2022)80th percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2024)30th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile~ school

Female (2024)27th percentile~ school

White (2025)23rd percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)17th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2024)17th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-7 vs state

Science35%~ state avg

Mathematics15%-11 vs state

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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
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
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
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
Hagerman Middle	Public	6-8	410 North Cambridge Ave	Hagerman	88232	Chaves County	Hagerman	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 752-3254	70	7	10.3	100.0%	16 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)								(n/a)		37.9	60.9		44.6				15.4	$12,719

Frequently Asked Questions about Mountain View Middle

What is the racial makeup of Mountain View Middle?

Students at Mountain View Middle are 85% Hispanic, 11% White, 3% African American.

Is Mountain View Middle a good school?

Mountain View Middle ranks 137^th of 192 New Mexico middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Mountain View Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 481 students attended Mountain View Middle.

What high school do graduates of Mountain View Middle attend?

Students who attend Mountain View Middle usually go on to attend Roswell High

What district is Mountain View Middle in?

Roswell

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