Summary:
ZIP code 88317 has one middle school, Cloudcroft Middle, serving grades 6–8 in the Cloudcroft area of New Mexico with 105 students in Cloudcroft Municipal Schools.
Because it is the only middle school in the ZIP code, there is no local peer comparison, but the school stands out against district and state benchmarks. In 2025–2026, Cloudcroft Middle ranked 21st of 191 New Mexico middle schools, in the 89th percentile with 4 stars. That follows 19th of 192 (90th percentile, 5 stars) in 2024–2025 and 13th of 165 (92nd percentile, 5 stars) in 2023–2024. Its all-grades math proficiency was 53.26% on NM Combined, compared with 43.81% in the district and 25.54% statewide. All-grades language arts was 66.3%, versus 63.33% district and 43.34% state. Eighth-grade science was 70.97%, far above the 34.19% state rate. Grade 7 and 8 results are especially strong: grade 7 language arts 76.67%, grade 8 language arts 74.19%, grade 7 math 60%, and grade 8 math 58.06%. Grade 6 is lower but still above state: 48.39% language arts and 41.94% math.
The school’s math scores improved from 51.09% to 53.85% on NM-MSSA from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, and eighth-grade science rose from 67.86% to 70.97%. Language arts dipped slightly from 67.39% to 67.03%. The only all-grades metric where Cloudcroft Middle trails its district is ELA NM-MSSA, 67.03% school vs. 68% district, still 22.37 points above state. About half of students (49.52%) qualified for free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025, and the student/teacher ratio was 13.5. The district ranks 22nd of 87, at the 75th percentile with 4 stars. With only 105 students, year-to-year percentages can swing, but the school has been consistently in the top 11% or better. Its clearest strengths are math and science, while grade 6 is the relative soft spot.
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