Summary:
ZIP code 88435 is home to a single middle school — Santa Rosa Middle — which serves grades 6–8 in the Santa Rosa area of New Mexico as part of Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools, with 94 students, an 11.6-to-1 student-teacher ratio, and a 100% free/reduced lunch rate.
With only one middle school here, the most useful comparisons are between the school, its district, and the state. Santa Rosa Middle has earned 4 stars in each of the last three reported years, ranking 50 of 191 (74th percentile) in 2025–2026, 54 of 192 (72nd percentile) in 2024–2025, and 36 of 165 (78th percentile) in 2023–2024 — consistently in the top quarter of New Mexico middle schools. That stands out sharply because Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools ranks 77 of 87 statewide, at the 11th percentile with 1 star. The school also beats state averages in English language arts, mathematics, and science. In 2025–2026, all-grades ELA was 61.11% proficient versus 43.34% statewide, all-grades math was 28.89% versus 25.54%, and 8th-grade science was 51.72% versus 34.33% on NM-ASR. Prior-year results (2024–2025) show the same pattern: 62.92% ELA, 31.46% math, and 40.62% science, each above both district and state.
Grade-level results reveal the strongest areas. Eighth-grade ELA reached 72.41% proficient, compared with 36.09% in the district and 43.85% statewide, while 8th-grade science was 51.72% versus 17.16% district and 34.33% state. Math is solid but less dominant than ELA, and one important caution applies: the school's 8th-grade mathematics result is state-suppressed, so it is unknown and should not be read as zero or as a weakness. Because enrollment is small, individual grade-level percentages can swing from one class to the next, so year-to-year changes deserve patience. Overall, families will find a stable 4-star school performing well above its district's rank.
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