📍 1601 East Bland St, Roswell, Chaves County, 88203
Mesa Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Roswell, Chaves County. The school has 422 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Roswell Independent Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mesa Middle enrolls 422 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Hispanic or Latino, 9% White and 2.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 365 | 86% |
| White | 38 | 9% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
422 of the school's 422 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 422 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.
Mesa Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
Mesa Middle is one of 22 schools in ROSWELL, based in ROSWELL, New Mexico. The district serves 9,230 students district-wide and employs 580 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 422 students, Mesa Middle is close to the district average of about 420 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe