1. Home
  2. New Mexico
  3. Anton Chico
  4. Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools
  5. Anton Chico Middle
Beta You're viewing our redesigned school page. Prefer the classic layout?

Anton Chico Middle

Public Grades 6-8
171st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 191 New Mexico Middle Schools
Better than 10% of New Mexico middle schools
Summary

Anton Chico Middle is a small public middle school in the rural community of Anton Chico, NM, serving grades 6–8 with just 31 students as part of Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools, a district ranked 77th of 87 in New Mexico. In 2025–2026, the school ranked 171st of 191 middle schools statewide (10th percentile, 1 star), a sharp decline from 2023–2024, when it ranked 61st of 165 (63rd percentile, 3 stars), and from 2017–2018, its strongest recent year at the 84th percentile.

Test scores in 2025–2026 were below the state in all three subjects: ELA 32.04% (state 44.66%), math 8.11% (state 27.85%), and 8th-grade science 10.0% (state 34.33%). Math is the most severe weakness — less than one-third of the state rate — with grade-level proficiency of 13.04% in 6th grade, 6.86% in 7th, and 5.76% in 8th. Eighth grade also posted the lowest ELA (28.57%). The school's own district reported 36.23% ELA and 12.09% math, so Anton Chico Middle trailed its district in both. Notably, just one year earlier the school was above state in both ELA (57.14% vs. 44.19%) and math (35.71% vs. 26.81%).

The only nearby school in the data is Valley Middle in Ribera, about 19 miles away, serving grades 6–8 with 25 students in West Las Vegas Public Schools. Valley's 2025–2026 ELA proficiency (38.10%) topped Anton Chico's by about 6 points, though in 2024–2025 Anton Chico led (57.14% vs. 42.86%). Valley's math and science results were suppressed by the state, so those subjects cannot be compared. In 2025–2026, every reported student group ranked in the bottom fifth of the state, pointing to broad school-wide underperformance rather than an isolated issue. Context matters too: with just 31 students, percentages can swing sharply from one class to the next, and 100% of students qualified for free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025. The student-teacher ratio of 5.5 is a favorable resource indicator.

31
Students ?
5.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$22,867
Per pupil spending ?
54.8%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)
All students in New Mexico receive free school meals.
 1753 State Hwy 119
       Anton Chico, NM  87711

(575) 472-3171

District: Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools


Students who attend Anton Chico Middle usually attend:

High:    Santa Rosa High

Feeder schools for Anton Chico Middle:

Elementary:    Rita A. Marquez Elementary
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
96.8%
White:
3.2%
 See top rated New Mexico middle schools

 Compare Anton Chico Middle to nearby middle schools!
At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2009 → 10th in 2026
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New Mexico average (18% vs 36% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 77 percentile points since 2009
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school18%
District avg23%
New Mexico avg36%
171st of 191
New Mexico public middle schools ?
Bottom 10%▼ down 45 pts since 2016
From top 44% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of New Mexico Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 2Middle Schools in the Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools
77th of 87Santa Rosa Consolidated 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202613.8171 of 19110.5%★☆☆☆☆
202445.761 of 16563.0%★★★☆☆
202269.355 of 23276.3%★★★★☆
201966.945 of 20077.5%★★★★☆
201877.030 of 18683.9%★★★★☆
201646.692 of 20855.8%★★★☆☆
201525.2163 of 20721.3%★☆☆☆☆
201450.7102 of 22254.1%★★★☆☆
201342.9107 of 19344.6%★★☆☆☆
200980.624 of 17886.5%★★★★☆
200819.9148 of 17214.0%★☆☆☆☆
200714.9158 of 1717.6%☆☆☆☆☆
200633.1101 of 15635.3%★★☆☆☆
200516.5140 of 15710.8%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202618.9114 of 13616.2%★☆☆☆☆
202451.049 of 16269.8%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202616.7123 of 14314.0%★☆☆☆☆
202437.284 of 15445.5%★★☆☆☆
202275.028 of 21486.9%★★★★☆
201966.439 of 15074.0%★★★★☆
201887.210 of 14993.3%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202617.2118 of 13311.3%★☆☆☆☆
202449.255 of 14461.8%★★★☆☆
202277.820 of 22391.0%★★★★★
201977.525 of 17585.7%★★★★☆
201888.47 of 16895.8%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202612.1133 of 1458.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202448.447 of 16170.8%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202613.4151 of 17011.2%★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)16th percentile+6 vs school
Hispanic (2026)14th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school
White (2026)11th percentile~ school
Male (2026)8th percentile~ school
By subject vs New Mexico (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts32%-13 vs state
Science10%-24 vs state
Mathematics8%-20 vs state

★
No ratings yet
Be the first to rate Anton Chico Middle and help other families decide.
Rate Anton Chico Middle
Have first-hand experience? A quick rating - and a sentence or two about what stands out (teachers, academics, safety, communication) - helps other families know what to expect.
Takes about a minute. We email you a link to verify your review - your address is never shown publicly.
Tap a star to rate
Reviews
No written reviews yet. If you know this school, be the first to share what stands out.


Schools Near Anton Chico Middle

Sort
Ranking:
Map legend
E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private





Frequently Asked Questions about Anton Chico Middle

Students who attend Anton Chico Middle usually go on to attend Santa Rosa High

Anton Chico Middle ranks in the bottom 10.5% of New Mexico middle schools.

Students at Anton Chico Middle are 97% Hispanic, 3% White.

In the 2024-25 school year, 31 students attended Anton Chico Middle.

Rate Anton Chico Middle!



Other helpful SchoolDigger resources...


Compare to nearby schools

NMNew Mexico Middle School Rankings

NMNew Mexico District Rankings

Schools in Anton Chico, NM

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when there is an update for Anton Chico Middle!


Latest New Mexico data All new data »
2025–26 NM Combined, NM-ASR, NM-MSSA & SAT School Day test scoresSep 17, 2026
2024–25 graduation ratesFeb 27, 2026
2024–25 NM-ASR, NM-MSSA & SAT School Day test scoresJan 2, 2026
2023–24 graduation ratesApr 22, 2025


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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.

Diagnostics