📍 700 Broadway, Lake Arthur, Chaves County, 88253
Lake Arthur Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lake Arthur, Chaves County. The school has 35 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lake Arthur Municipal Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 4.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.1:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lake Arthur Middle enrolls 35 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 43% male and 57% female. A teaching staff of 4.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Hispanic or Latino, 31% White and 2.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 66% |
| White | 11 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 1 | 2.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
35 of the school's 35 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 35 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.
Lake Arthur 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 54.
Lake Arthur Middle is one of 3 schools in LAKE ARTHUR, based in LAKE ARTHUR, New Mexico. The district serves 157 students district-wide and employs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 35 students, Lake Arthur Middle is smaller than the district average of about 52 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant