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Pojoaque Valley 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 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 262 students in Pojoaque Valley School District.
Public Middle Schools in Pojoaque Valley School District have a diversity score of 0.35, which is less than the New Mexico public middle school average of 0.58.
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
5 Schools
305 Schools
# Students
1,630 Students
100,115 Students
# Teachers
99 Teachers
7,015 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Pojoaque Valley 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 75-79% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#90 out of 144 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
24%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
34%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
33%
Graduation Rate
(20-21)75-79%
66%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.32
0.58
# American Indian Students
216 Students
12,987 Students
% American Indian Students
13%
13%
# Asian Students
2 Students
1,214 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
1,323 Students
59,888 Students
% Hispanic Students
81%
60%
# Black Students
2 Students
1,846 Students
% Black Students
n/a
2%
# White Students
79 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
8 Students
2,403 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
60
531
# Students in K Grade:
77
2,364
# Students in 1st Grade:
80
2,590
# Students in 2nd Grade:
97
2,494
# Students in 3rd Grade:
114
2,603
# Students in 4th Grade:
76
2,642
# Students in 5th Grade:
111
2,926
# Students in 6th Grade:
117
18,582
# Students in 7th Grade:
124
24,196
# Students in 8th Grade:
138
25,664
# Students in 9th Grade:
171
4,887
# Students in 10th Grade:
152
4,063
# Students in 11th Grade:
156
3,328
# Students in 12th Grade:
157
3,245
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,572 is higher than the state median of $14,560. The school district revenue/student has grown by 21% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,088 is less than the state median of $13,933. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$25 MM
$4,694 MM
Spending
$20 MM
$4,492 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,572
$14,560
Spending / Student
$12,088
$13,933
Best Pojoaque Valley School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Pojoaque Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 29% )
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
1574 State Road 502
Santa Fe, NM 87506
(505) 455-2282
Santa Fe, NM 87506
(505) 455-2282
Grades: 7-8
| 262 students
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