📍 314 South 4th St, Belen, Valencia County, 87002
Belen Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Belen, Valencia County. The school has 528 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Belen Consolidated Schools school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Belen Middle enrolls 528 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% Hispanic or Latino, 16% White and 3.4% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 411 | 78% |
| White | 87 | 16% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 18 | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
528 of the school's 528 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 528 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Belen Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NM-20, state senate district 29, state house district 49.
Belen Middle is one of 10 schools in BELEN, based in BELEN, New Mexico. The district serves 3,500 students district-wide and employs 228 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 528 students, Belen Middle is larger than the district average of about 350 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small