Camino Real Middle

Summary:

Camino Real Middle is a public middle school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 965 students. The school consistently outperforms the Las Cruces and New Mexico state averages in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels, ranking in the top 25% of New Mexico middle schools.

Camino Real Middle has maintained a strong statewide ranking, placing 50th out of 235 middle schools in the 2023-2024 school year and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has shown impressive performance across various student subgroups, often placing in the top quartile of New Mexico middle schools for Asian, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students. Despite having 100% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Camino Real Middle has been able to outperform the Las Cruces and state averages, suggesting the school is effectively addressing the needs of its economically disadvantaged population.

Camino Real Middle significantly outperforms the nearby middle schools in the Las Cruces district, such as Zia Middle, Picacho Middle, and Mesa Middle, which all have lower proficiency rates and statewide rankings. The only exception is Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy, a charter school that also performs at a high level.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 2961 Roadrunner Pkwy
       Las Cruces, NM  88011


(575) 527-6030

District: Las Cruces

SchoolDigger Rank:
50th of 235 New Mexico Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,720 Help


Students who attend Camino Real Middle usually attend:

High:    Arrowhead Park Early College High School
    Organ Mountain High School

Feeder schools for Camino Real Middle:

Elementary:    Desert Hills Elementary
    Sonoma Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  17.6 Help
Number of students:  965

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
70.6%
White:
24.6%
African American:
1.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Camino Real Middle ranks better than 78.7% of middle schools in New Mexico. It also ranks 2nd among 8 ranked middle schools in the Las Cruces School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 74.34. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Camino Real Middle has the largest middle school student body size in the Las Cruces School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (70.6%), White (24.6%), Asian (1.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Las Cruces School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Camino Real Middle is 17.6. 6 middle schools in the Las Cruces School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Camino Real Middle is $7,720, which is the lowest among 8 middle schools in the Las Cruces School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Camino Real Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Camino Real Middle 50th of 235 New Mexico public middle schools. (See Camino Real Middle in the ranking list.)

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Las Cruces:

SchoolDigger ranks Las Cruces 63rd of 119 New Mexico school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Camino Real Middle

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Rank History for all students at Camino Real Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 48.85 77th 157 51.0%
2006 56.45 59th 156 62.2%
2007 54.30 67th 171 60.8%
2008 50.11 76th 172 55.8%
2009 54.82 64th 178 64.0%
2010 41.23 98th 179 45.3%
2011 57.90 58th 173 66.5%
2012 66.60 53rd 178 70.2%
2013 60.44 62nd 193 67.9%
2014 68.39 52nd 222 76.6%
2015 61.83 53rd 207 74.4%
2016 62.59 52nd 208 75.0%
2017 65.29 41st 176 76.7%
2018 63.64 46th 186 75.3%
2019 62.63 59th 200 70.5%
2022 52.60 84th 232 63.8%
2023 69.27 65th 239 72.8%
2024 74.34 50th 235 78.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Camino Real Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 46.95 38th 65 41.5%
2023 63.93 19th 53 64.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Camino Real Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 30.11 43rd 69 37.7%
2023 60.14 15th 97 84.5%
2024 48.47 22nd 91 75.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Camino Real Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 28.34 41st 58 29.3%
2023 14.95 92nd 100 8.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Camino Real Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.50 65th 168 61.3%
2019 45.25 85th 175 51.4%
2022 63.18 48th 223 78.5%
2023 80.50 35th 227 84.6%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Camino Real Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 46.50 15th 33 54.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Camino Real Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.01 43rd 156 72.4%
2019 65.87 38th 160 76.3%
2022 50.32 71st 220 67.7%
2023 69.59 52nd 213 75.6%
2024 72.71 45th 217 79.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Camino Real Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.47 40th 151 73.5%
2019 58.57 49th 152 67.8%
2022 50.60 75th 213 64.8%
2023 63.91 62nd 221 71.9%
2024 72.06 47th 219 78.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Camino Real Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.33 3rd 6 50.0%
2022 62.75 9th 37 75.7%
2023 67.72 9th 31 71.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Camino Real Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.18 4th 8 50.0%
2019 65.30 5th 22 77.3%
2022 42.01 36th 55 34.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Camino Real Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.29 55th 149 63.1%
2019 54.43 53rd 150 64.7%
2022 43.75 86th 214 59.8%
2023 62.80 55th 204 73.0%
2024 68.84 40th 206 80.6%
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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Camino Real Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 59.12 1st 6 83.3%
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Rank History for White students at Camino Real Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NM State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.66 20th 120 83.3%
2019 71.16 21st 121 82.6%
2022 56.21 71st 187 62.0%
2023 64.50 70th 229 69.4%
2024 71.48 41st 181 77.3%
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Data source: test scores: New Mexico Public Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: New Mexico Public Education Department

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by a parent
Friday, August 25, 2017

Open Quote School academics are great. My two oldest attended Camino and now my two youngest. My only concern is that students are not provided with lockers and students have to carry their heavy backpack all day. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Camino Real Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1998 276 12 10 483 6 n/a n/a 0 787
1999 318 15 8 550 8 n/a n/a 0 899
2000 311 16 7 574 6 n/a n/a 0 914
2001 276 17 4 632 8 n/a n/a 0 937
2002 257 17 5 644 6 n/a n/a 0 929
2003 257 17 5 644 6 n/a n/a 0 929
2004 239 14 5 640 7 n/a n/a 0 905
2005 264 18 6 665 3 n/a n/a 0 956
2006 257 24 6 736 2 n/a n/a 0 1025
2007 275 31 9 784 8 n/a n/a 0 1107
2008 273 29 12 753 5 n/a n/a 0 1072
2009 302 28 13 745 8 n/a n/a 0 1096
2010 303 25 13 805 6 0 0 0 1152
2011 248 19 7 499 7 0 0 0 780
2012 228 24 6 365 4 2 1 0 630
2013 210 22 7 391 1 1 4 0 636
2014 214 26 11 414 1 3 7 0 676
2015 217 28 12 474 6 3 8 0 748
2016 246 33 12 507 5 3 9 0 815
2017 277 40 16 550 7 6 0 0 896
2018 241 31 8 586 10 8 13 0 897
2019 247 25 9 617 7 8 13 0 926
2020 250 24 14 654 9 10 21 0 982
2021 249 23 12 687 6 10 14 0 1001
2022 248 23 12 670 5 9 16 0 983
2023 237 14 14 681 8 3 8 0 965

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Camino Real Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1998 787 43.5 18.1 n/a
1999 899 53.9 16.7 0
2000 914 60.6 15.1 49.9
2001 937 62.0 15.1 63.4
2002 929 62.2 14.9 67
2003 929 62.2 14.9 67
2004 905 58.8 15.4 65.2
2005 956 61.6 15.5 61.9
2006 1025 63.4 16.2 60.4
2007 1107 69.1 16.0 56.5
2008 1072 64.7 16.6 51.8
2009 1096 64.1 17.1 52.8
2010 1152 64.1 17.9 56.7
2011 780 51.0 15.2 48.3
2012 630 34.4 18.3 42.2
2013 636 38.1 16.6 43.4
2014 676 37.5 18.0 43.8
2015 748 43.0 17.3 40
2016 815 45.0 18.1 44.3
2017 896 49.5 18.1 40.8
2018 897 48.9 18.3 49.5
2019 926 53.1 17.4 44.2
2020 982 52.2 18.7 26.4
2021 1001 54.0 18.5 100
2022 983 51.5 19.0 100
2023 965 54.5 17.6 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Camino Real Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1998 787 43.5 18.1 n/a
1999 899 53.9 16.7 0
2000 914 60.6 15.1 49.9
2001 937 62.0 15.1 63.4
2002 929 62.2 14.9 67
2003 929 62.2 14.9 67
2004 905 58.8 15.4 65.2
2005 956 61.6 15.5 61.9
2006 1025 63.4 16.2 60.4
2007 1107 69.1 16.0 56.5
2008 1072 64.7 16.6 51.8
2009 1096 64.1 17.1 52.8
2010 1152 64.1 17.9 56.7
2011 780 51.0 15.2 48.3
2012 630 34.4 18.3 42.2
2013 636 38.1 16.6 43.4
2014 676 37.5 18.0 43.8
2015 748 43.0 17.3 40
2016 815 45.0 18.1 44.3
2017 896 49.5 18.1 40.8
2018 897 48.9 18.3 49.5
2019 926 53.1 17.4 44.2
2020 982 52.2 18.7 26.4
2021 1001 54.0 18.5 100
2022 983 51.5 19.0 100
2023 965 54.5 17.6 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Camino Real Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $7,720

Data source: New Mexico Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Camino Real Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 59th of 200 Middle schoolsRanks 65th of 239 Middle schools
 2.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Language Arts (Camino Real Middle)4043.7
 3.7%
   6th Grade Language Arts (Las Cruces)3329.7
 3.3%
   6th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)3132.9
 1.9%
6th Grade Mathematics (Camino Real Middle)2331.3
 8.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Las Cruces)1725.5
 8.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)1932.5
 13.5%
7th Grade Language Arts (Camino Real Middle)4844.4
 3.6%
   7th Grade Language Arts (Las Cruces)3031.3
 1.3%
   7th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)3134.8
 3.8%
7th Grade Mathematics (Camino Real Middle)2625.1
 0.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Las Cruces)1618.4
 2.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)1924.8
 5.8%
8th Grade Language Arts (Camino Real Middle)4444.4
 0.4%
   8th Grade Language Arts (Las Cruces)3131.8
 0.8%
   8th Grade Language Arts (New Mexico)3133.2
 2.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Camino Real Middle)1819.3
 1.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Las Cruces)1717.4
 0.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Mexico)2019.7
 0.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students926965
 4.2%
African American2514
 44%
American Indian78
 14.3%
Asian914
 55.6%
Hispanic617681
 10.4%
Pacific Islander83
 62.5%
White247237
 4%
Two or More Races138
 38.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients44.2%100%
 55.8%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 965 students attended Camino Real Middle.

Students at Camino Real Middle are 71% Hispanic, 25% White, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

Camino Real Middle ranks 50th of 235 New Mexico middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

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