Summary:
ZIP code 87711 has one middle school, Anton Chico Middle, serving grades 6–8 in Anton Chico, New Mexico, as part of Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools. It is a very small school with 31 students, a 5.5 student-teacher ratio, and 100% free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025. The district is ranked 77th of 87 in New Mexico, in the 11th percentile with 1 star. The school’s current 2025–2026 rank is 171st of 191, in the 10th percentile with 1 star. Its rank history shows a steep decline: 55th of 232, 76th percentile with 4 stars in 2021–2022; 61st of 165, 63rd percentile with 3 stars in 2023–2024; then 171st of 191, 10th percentile with 1 star in 2025–2026. No 2024–2025 rank is provided.
In 2025–2026, proficiency was below both district and state in every reported subject. All-grades ELA was 32.04%, compared with 36.23% in the district and 44.66% statewide. Math was 8.11%, compared with 12.09% in the district and 27.85% statewide—less than one-third of the state rate. Eighth-grade science was 10.00%, compared with 17.16% in the district and 34.33% statewide. ELA was the relatively stronger area, but 6th-grade ELA was 5.44 points below state, 7th grade was 11.70 points below, and 8th grade was 15.28 points below. Math was the clearest weakness, including 13.04% in 6th grade, 6.86% in 7th, and 5.76% in 8th.
The most important comparison is the swing from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026. In 2024–2025, the school outperformed both district and state: ELA was 57.14% and math was 35.71%. In 2025–2026, ELA fell to 32.04% (down 25.10 points) and math fell to 8.11% (down 27.60 points). With only 31 students, these percentages are highly sensitive: one student can shift all-grades results by roughly 3.2 points and grade-level results by about 10 points. Parents should view the latest year as a concern to watch, alongside the school’s much stronger recent past.
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