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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 632 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 82% 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
303 Schools
# Students
3,818 Students
97,076 Students
# Teachers
243 Teachers
6,868 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Belen School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 143 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
77 Students
12,899 Students
% American Indian Students
2%
13%
# Asian Students
9 Students
1,213 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
2,992 Students
57,166 Students
% Hispanic Students
78%
59%
# Black Students
38 Students
1,819 Students
% Black Students
1%
2%
# White Students
678 Students
21,565 Students
% White Students
18%
22%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
134 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
24 Students
2,280 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
73
512
# Students in K Grade:
304
2,239
# Students in 1st Grade:
294
2,451
# Students in 2nd Grade:
337
2,615
# Students in 3rd Grade:
304
2,447
# Students in 4th Grade:
274
2,611
# Students in 5th Grade:
273
2,865
# Students in 6th Grade:
248
17,706
# Students in 7th Grade:
299
23,693
# Students in 8th Grade:
245
24,281
# Students in 9th Grade:
330
4,786
# Students in 10th Grade:
308
4,003
# Students in 11th Grade:
280
3,494
# Students in 12th Grade:
249
3,373
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,530 in this school district is less than the state median of $14,757. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,522 is less than the state median of $14,122. 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
$14,530
$14,757
Spending / Student
$11,522
$14,122
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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