For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 130 students in Dulce School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Mexico.
Public Middle School in Dulce School District have an average math proficiency score of 5% (versus the New Mexico public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 12% (versus the 34% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is more than the New Mexico public middle school average of 78% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NM)
# Schools
3 Schools
303 Schools
# Students
561 Students
97,076 Students
# Teachers
57 Teachers
6,868 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
District Rank
Dulce School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 143 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 20-29% has decreased from 70-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#144 out of 144 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
4%
24%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
9%
34%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
10-14%
33%
Graduation Rate
(20-21)20-29%
66%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.26
0.59
# American Indian Students
481 Students
12,899 Students
% American Indian Students
86%
13%
# Asian Students
2 Students
1,213 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
60 Students
57,166 Students
% Hispanic Students
11%
59%
# Black Students
1 Student
1,819 Students
% Black Students
n/a
2%
# White Students
1 Student
21,565 Students
% White Students
n/a
22%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
134 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
16 Students
2,280 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
10
512
# Students in K Grade:
39
2,239
# Students in 1st Grade:
50
2,451
# Students in 2nd Grade:
41
2,615
# Students in 3rd Grade:
45
2,447
# Students in 4th Grade:
36
2,611
# Students in 5th Grade:
44
2,865
# Students in 6th Grade:
48
17,706
# Students in 7th Grade:
39
23,693
# Students in 8th Grade:
43
24,281
# Students in 9th Grade:
55
4,786
# Students in 10th Grade:
31
4,003
# Students in 11th Grade:
41
3,494
# Students in 12th Grade:
39
3,373
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $33,401 is higher than the state median of $14,757. The school district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,872 is higher than the state median of $14,122. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$19 MM
$4,694 MM
Spending
$11 MM
$4,492 MM
Revenue / Student
$33,401
$14,757
Spending / Student
$19,872
$14,122
Best Dulce School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Dulce Middle School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
113 Hawks Dr
Dulce, NM 87528
(575) 759-3225
Dulce, NM 87528
(575) 759-3225
Grades: 6-8
| 130 students
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