Top Rankings
Bloomfield Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Mexico for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 382 students in Bloomfield Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Mexico.
Public Middle School in Bloomfield School School District have an average math proficiency score of 14% (versus the New Mexico public middle school average of 25%), and reading proficiency score of 24% (versus the 34% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 70% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is less than the New Mexico public middle school average of 78% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NM)
# Schools
7 Schools
305 Schools
# Students
2,584 Students
100,115 Students
# Teachers
178 Teachers
7,015 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Bloomfield Schools 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 84% has increased from 69% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#120 out of 144 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
18%
24%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
34%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
33%
Graduation Rate
(20-21)84%
66%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.69
0.58
# American Indian Students
1,021 Students
12,987 Students
% American Indian Students
40%
13%
# Asian Students
12 Students
1,214 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
725 Students
59,888 Students
% Hispanic Students
28%
60%
# Black Students
25 Students
1,846 Students
% Black Students
1%
2%
# White Students
751 Students
21,651 Students
% White Students
29%
22%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
133 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
49 Students
2,403 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
106
531
# Students in K Grade:
173
2,364
# Students in 1st Grade:
201
2,590
# Students in 2nd Grade:
175
2,494
# Students in 3rd Grade:
157
2,603
# Students in 4th Grade:
180
2,642
# Students in 5th Grade:
179
2,926
# Students in 6th Grade:
170
18,582
# Students in 7th Grade:
187
24,196
# Students in 8th Grade:
195
25,664
# Students in 9th Grade:
286
4,887
# Students in 10th Grade:
203
4,063
# Students in 11th Grade:
185
3,328
# Students in 12th Grade:
187
3,245
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,990 is higher than the state median of $14,560. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,992 is higher than the state median of $13,933. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$44 MM
$4,694 MM
Spending
$36 MM
$4,492 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,990
$14,560
Spending / Student
$13,992
$13,933
Best Bloomfield Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Mesa Alta Jr High School
Magnet School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
329 North Bergin Ln
Bloomfield, NM 87413
(505) 632-8021
Bloomfield, NM 87413
(505) 632-8021
Grades: 7-8
| 382 students
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