Summary:
There is only one middle school located in Socorro, New Mexico - R. Sarracino Middle School. This school serves grades 6-8 and is part of the Socorro school district. Based on the available data, R. Sarracino Middle School is consistently underperforming compared to the district and state averages in core academic subjects.
R. Sarracino Middle School has been ranked between 178-204 out of 232-239 New Mexico middle schools over the past 3 school years, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly below the district and state averages in English Language Arts (22% vs. 38% and 39%), Mathematics (10% vs. 20% and 25%), and Science (24% vs. 31% and 36%). The school's proficiency rates in the 2022-2023 school year were also well below the state averages in Language Arts (27% vs. 38%), Mathematics (12% vs. 24%), and Science (23% vs. 34%).
Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.2 to 1 in the 2022-2023 school year, R. Sarracino Middle School is struggling to achieve proficiency levels on par with the district and state. The school has a very high percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients at 97.24% in the 2022-2023 school year, indicating a student population with significant socioeconomic challenges that may be contributing to the academic underperformance.
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