📍 1109 16th Street, Eunice, Lea County, 88231
Caton Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Eunice, Lea County. The school has 161 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Eunice Municipal Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 10.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Caton Middle enrolls 161 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 10.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Hispanic or Latino, 27% White and 1.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 113 | 70% |
| White | 43 | 27% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
114 of the school's 161 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 87 qualify for free lunch and 27 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Caton Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 41, state house district 61.
Caton Middle is one of 3 schools in EUNICE, based in EUNICE, New Mexico. The district serves 748 students district-wide and employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 161 students, Caton Middle is smaller than the district average of about 249 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote