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Mountainair School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Mexico for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 69 students in Mountainair School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public high schools in New Mexico.
Public High School in Mountainair School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the New Mexico public high school average of 22%), and reading proficiency score of 30% (versus the 36% statewide average).
Public High School in Mountainair School District have a Graduation Rate of 80%, which is more than the New Mexico average of 66%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Mountainair High School, with ≥80% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in New Mexico or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 68% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Mexico public high school average of 79% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NM)
# Schools
3 Schools
264 Schools
# Students
210 Students
118,167 Students
# Teachers
23 Teachers
7,412 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
District Rank
Mountainair 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% has increased from 60-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#117 out of 144 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
10-14%
24%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
34%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-39%
33%
Graduation Rate
(20-21)≥80%
66%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.55
0.57
# American Indian Students
7 Students
14,984 Students
% American Indian Students
3%
13%
# Asian Students
n/a
1,477 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
123 Students
71,993 Students
% Hispanic Students
59%
61%
# Black Students
12 Students
2,104 Students
% Black Students
6%
2%
# White Students
68 Students
24,931 Students
% White Students
32%
21%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
161 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
n/a
2,517 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
9
194
# Students in K Grade:
18
851
# Students in 1st Grade:
14
878
# Students in 2nd Grade:
14
915
# Students in 3rd Grade:
17
921
# Students in 4th Grade:
13
963
# Students in 5th Grade:
13
1,102
# Students in 6th Grade:
12
2,320
# Students in 7th Grade:
12
3,085
# Students in 8th Grade:
19
3,700
# Students in 9th Grade:
23
30,686
# Students in 10th Grade:
15
27,623
# Students in 11th Grade:
11
22,959
# Students in 12th Grade:
20
21,970
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,019 is higher than the state median of $14,560. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,062 is higher than the state median of $13,933. The school district spending/student has declined by 10% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$5 MM
$4,694 MM
Spending
$4 MM
$4,492 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,019
$14,560
Spending / Student
$21,062
$13,933
Best Mountainair School District Public High Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Mountainair High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
901 West 3rd St
Mountainair, NM 87036
(505) 847-2333
Mountainair, NM 87036
(505) 847-2333
Grades: 9-12
| 69 students
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