📍 100 North Lincoln, Dexter, Chaves County, 88230
Dexter Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Dexter, Chaves County. The school has 196 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dexter Consolidated Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 13.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dexter Middle enrolls 196 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 13.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Hispanic or Latino, 14% White and 1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 166 | 85% |
| White | 28 | 14% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
196 of the school's 196 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 196 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.
Dexter Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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-30, state senate district 32, state house district 58.
Dexter Middle is one of 3 schools in DEXTER, based in DEXTER, New Mexico. The district serves 772 students district-wide and employs 57 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 196 students, Dexter Middle is smaller than the district average of about 257 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant