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Belen School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Mexico for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 666 students in Belen School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Mexico.
Public Middle Schools in Belen School District have an average math proficiency score of 19% (versus the New Mexico public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 23% (versus the 34% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 81% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Mexico public middle school average of 78% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NM)
# Schools
11 Schools
305 Schools
# Students
3,856 Students
97,565 Students
# Teachers
250 Teachers
6,911 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Belen School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 144 school districts in New Mexico (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 75% has increased from 64% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#78 out of 144 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
24%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
34%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
33%
Graduation Rate
(20-21)75%
66%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.36
0.59
# American Indian Students
72 Students
12,901 Students
% American Indian Students
2%
13%
# Asian Students
9 Students
1,217 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
2,997 Students
57,579 Students
% Hispanic Students
78%
59%
# Black Students
40 Students
1,821 Students
% Black Students
1%
2%
# White Students
714 Students
21,631 Students
% White Students
18%
22%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
134 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
24 Students
2,282 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
74
512
# Students in K Grade:
303
2,284
# Students in 1st Grade:
313
2,498
# Students in 2nd Grade:
299
2,667
# Students in 3rd Grade:
345
2,496
# Students in 4th Grade:
278
2,659
# Students in 5th Grade:
248
2,923
# Students in 6th Grade:
294
17,761
# Students in 7th Grade:
255
23,755
# Students in 8th Grade:
324
24,354
# Students in 9th Grade:
318
4,786
# Students in 10th Grade:
298
4,003
# Students in 11th Grade:
257
3,494
# Students in 12th Grade:
250
3,373
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,386 in this school district is less than the state median of $14,547. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,408 is less than the state median of $13,920. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$56 MM
$4,694 MM
Spending
$44 MM
$4,492 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,386
$14,547
Spending / Student
$11,408
$13,920
Best Belen School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Belen Family School
Alternative School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
4 Eastside School Road
Belen, NM 87002
(505) 966-2270
Belen, NM 87002
(505) 966-2270
Grades: 1-8
| 139 students
Rank: #22.
Belen Middle School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
314 South 4th St
Belen, NM 87002
(505) 966-1600
Belen, NM 87002
(505) 966-1600
Grades: 7-8
| 493 students
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