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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 88231

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170

Students

Top rankedCaton Middle115^th of 192 New Mexico middle schools

Summary:

The 88231 zip code in New Mexico has only one middle school, Caton Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 163 students. Caton Middle School is ranked 115 out of 192 New Mexico middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Caton Middle School's performance in English Language Arts (ELA) is mixed, with some grade levels performing above the Eunice district and New Mexico state averages, while others are below. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rates are significantly lower than the district and state averages. Similarly, the school's science proficiency rate is well below the state average, indicating a need for improvement in this subject area.

The high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at Caton Middle School, at 58.9% for the 2023-2024 school year, suggests that the student population faces significant economic challenges, which may impact academic performance. However, the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.2 for the 2023-2024 school year could be an advantage, potentially allowing for more individualized attention and support for students.

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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 All Grades	Total
Caton Middle	Public	6-8	1109 16th Street	Eunice	88231	Lea County	Eunice Municipal Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 394-3338	170	11	14.8	54.7%	52 (30.6%)	1 (0.6%)	112 (65.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	35.2	115^th of 192 public middle schools	40.1%		29.8	101^st of 165 public middle schools	38.8%	14	18.6	35.9	47.9	49.2	44.4	30.2	20.8	16.3	$8,372

Cities Near Zip Code 88231

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Eunice	0.08 mi	3	87^th
Hobbs	16.72 mi	20	58^th
Jal	22.82 mi	3	51^st
Lovington	35.82 mi	9	80^th

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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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