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Deming Public Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Mexico for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 887 students in Deming Public Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Mexico.
Public Middle School in Deming Public School School District have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the New Mexico public middle school average of 25%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 34% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 88% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Mexico public middle school average of 78% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NM)
# Schools
13 Schools
304 Schools
# Students
5,352 Students
101,278 Students
# Teachers
372 Teachers
7,192 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Deming Public Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 144 school districts in New Mexico (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 72% has increased from 71% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#120 out of 144 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
17%
24%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
34%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
33%
Graduation Rate
(20-21)72%
66%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.25
0.58
# American Indian Students
20 Students
13,459 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
13%
# Asian Students
45 Students
1,187 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
4,604 Students
60,456 Students
% Hispanic Students
86%
60%
# Black Students
41 Students
1,847 Students
% Black Students
1%
2%
# White Students
587 Students
21,846 Students
% White Students
11%
22%
# Hawaiian Students
6 Students
149 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
49 Students
2,334 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
223
502
# Students in K Grade:
396
2,426
# Students in 1st Grade:
367
2,387
# Students in 2nd Grade:
335
2,571
# Students in 3rd Grade:
374
2,553
# Students in 4th Grade:
382
2,729
# Students in 5th Grade:
364
2,877
# Students in 6th Grade:
372
18,847
# Students in 7th Grade:
429
25,599
# Students in 8th Grade:
458
26,187
# Students in 9th Grade:
415
4,607
# Students in 10th Grade:
389
3,555
# Students in 11th Grade:
410
3,252
# Students in 12th Grade:
438
3,186
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,715 in this school district is less than the state median of $14,531. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,559 is less than the state median of $13,905. The school district spending/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$73 MM
$4,694 MM
Spending
$73 MM
$4,492 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,715
$14,531
Spending / Student
$13,559
$13,905
Best Deming Public Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Red Mountain Middle School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 22%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
2100 Hwy 418 Sw
Deming, NM 88030
(575) 546-0668
Deming, NM 88030
(575) 546-0668
Grades: 7-8
| 887 students
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