Summary:
Zip code 88008 has exactly one middle school: Santa Teresa Middle, which serves grades 7–8 in the Gadsden Independent Schools district with 528 students. The school reports 100% free/reduced lunch participation in 2024–2025 and a student-teacher ratio of 13.7, roughly 39 teachers for its 528 students. Because there is only one middle school in the area, there is no local peer to compare against; the most useful comparisons are to the district and the state.
Santa Teresa Middle stands out relative to both. In 2025–2026 it ranks 65th of 191 New Mexico schools — the 66th percentile with 3 stars — well above its district’s 38th percentile and 2-star profile and its own 45th percentile/2-star showing the year before. English language arts is its clearest strength: all-grade NM-MSSA ELA proficiency is 56.86%, about 13.76 points above the district and 12.20 points above the state, with 8th grade at 58.60%, over 14 points above the state. Math is lower in absolute terms at 28.98% all-grade, but both 7th and 8th grade math still exceed district and state averages. Eighth-grade science made the biggest jump, rising from 21.99% in 2024–2025 to 41.40% in 2025–2026 — up about 19 points, moving from below district and state to above both.
The pattern across the data is a school improving on several fronts: ELA, math, and science all gained year over year, and 2025–2026 is its strongest rank in three years. In that year it exceeds both district and state in every reported grade-level subject and grade combination. One caveat for parents: “all grades” comparisons are less precise here, since the school serves only grades 7–8 while district and state figures may cover wider grade spans, so grade-level numbers are the most reliable guide.
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