Summary:
Mountain View Middle is a public middle school in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, serving 937 students in grades 6-8. This school is part of the Rio Rancho Public Schools district, which is ranked 27th out of 119 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Mountain View Middle consistently outperforms the state average in proficiency rates for Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, with 65%, 45%, and 41% proficiency respectively in 2022-2023, compared to the state averages of 38%, 24%, and 34%. The school has been ranked among the top 30 middle schools in New Mexico for the past several years, placing it in the top 11% of middle schools in the state. Mountain View Middle also excels in the performance of various student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, Native American, and low socioeconomic status students, with rankings in the top 25% of middle schools in the state. Interestingly, the school has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 13.77% in the 2022-2023 school year, significantly lower than the state average and nearby schools in the Rio Rancho district.
While Mountain View Middle outperforms the state averages and many of the nearby schools in the Rio Rancho district, there are some notable comparisons. For example, Eisenhower Middle in Albuquerque, which is outside the Rio Rancho district, has even higher proficiency rates and a higher statewide ranking than Mountain View Middle. Additionally, the significant decrease in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Mountain View Middle, from 29.98% in 2020-2021 to 13.77% in 2022-2023, suggests a potential shift in the socioeconomic demographics of the school's student population.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Rio Rancho
SchoolDigger Rank:
26th of 239 New Mexico Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,185
Students who attend Mountain View Middle usually attend:
Feeder schools for Mountain View Middle:
Student/teacher ratio: 17.4
Number of students: 937
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
58.9%
White:
27.1%
American Indian:
6.9%
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Two or more races:
4.6%
African American:
1.6%
Asian:
0.7%
Pacific Islander:
0.1%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 13.8%
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