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Las Vegas City School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Mexico for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 168 students in Las Vegas City School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Mexico.
Public Middle School in Las Vegas City School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the New Mexico public middle school average of 25%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 34% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 96% 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
6 Schools
305 Schools
# Students
1,202 Students
100,115 Students
# Teachers
83 Teachers
7,015 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Las Vegas City 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 80-84% has increased from 65-69% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#89 out of 144 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
24%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
34%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
33%
Graduation Rate
(20-21)80-84%
66%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.14
0.58
# American Indian Students
9 Students
12,987 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
13%
# Asian Students
4 Students
1,214 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
1,114 Students
59,888 Students
% Hispanic Students
93%
60%
# Black Students
6 Students
1,846 Students
% Black Students
1%
2%
# White Students
64 Students
21,651 Students
% White Students
5%
22%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
133 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
5 Students
2,403 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
4
531
# Students in K Grade:
89
2,364
# Students in 1st Grade:
77
2,590
# Students in 2nd Grade:
101
2,494
# Students in 3rd Grade:
96
2,603
# Students in 4th Grade:
88
2,642
# Students in 5th Grade:
82
2,926
# Students in 6th Grade:
95
18,582
# Students in 7th Grade:
90
24,196
# Students in 8th Grade:
78
25,664
# Students in 9th Grade:
99
4,887
# Students in 10th Grade:
114
4,063
# Students in 11th Grade:
86
3,328
# Students in 12th Grade:
103
3,245
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,652 is higher than the state median of $14,560. The school district revenue/student has grown by 16% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,587 is higher than the state median of $13,933. The school district spending/student has grown by 46% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$22 MM
$4,694 MM
Spending
$26 MM
$4,492 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,652
$14,560
Spending / Student
$21,587
$13,933
Best Las Vegas City School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Memorial Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
1236 5th Street
Las Vegas, NM 87701
(505) 454-5710
Las Vegas, NM 87701
(505) 454-5710
Grades: 7-8
| 168 students
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