Top Rankings
Portales 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 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 347 students in Portales School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in New Mexico.
Public Middle School in Portales School District have an average math proficiency score of 28% (versus the New Mexico public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 36% (versus the 34% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 80% 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
303 Schools
# Students
2,570 Students
97,076 Students
# Teachers
30 Teachers
6,868 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
86:1
86:1
District Rank
Portales School District, which is ranked within the top 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 80-84% has increased from 74% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#53 out of 144 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
24%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
34%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
33%
Graduation Rate
(20-21)80-84%
66%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.48
0.59
# American Indian Students
21 Students
12,899 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
13%
# Asian Students
17 Students
1,213 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
1,740 Students
57,166 Students
% Hispanic Students
68%
59%
# Black Students
57 Students
1,819 Students
% Black Students
2%
2%
# White Students
676 Students
21,565 Students
% White Students
26%
22%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
134 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
58 Students
2,280 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
137
512
# Students in K Grade:
174
2,239
# Students in 1st Grade:
181
2,451
# Students in 2nd Grade:
194
2,615
# Students in 3rd Grade:
189
2,447
# Students in 4th Grade:
168
2,611
# Students in 5th Grade:
212
2,865
# Students in 6th Grade:
170
17,706
# Students in 7th Grade:
156
23,693
# Students in 8th Grade:
191
24,281
# Students in 9th Grade:
226
4,786
# Students in 10th Grade:
191
4,003
# Students in 11th Grade:
186
3,494
# Students in 12th Grade:
195
3,373
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,842 in this school district is less than the state median of $14,756. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,630 is less than the state median of $14,121. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$36 MM
$4,694 MM
Spending
$35 MM
$4,492 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,842
$14,756
Spending / Student
$13,630
$14,121
Best Portales School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Portales Jr High School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
700 East 3rd St
Portales, NM 88130
(575) 356-7045
Portales, NM 88130
(575) 356-7045
Grades: 7-8
| 347 students
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