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Quemado Independent Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Mexico for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 5%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 71 students in Quemado Independent Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in New Mexico.
Public Middle School in Quemado Independent School School District have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the New Mexico public middle school average of 25%), and reading proficiency score of 70% (versus the 34% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 32% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Mexico public middle school average of 78% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NM)
# Schools
3 Schools
305 Schools
# Students
168 Students
100,115 Students
# Teachers
17 Teachers
7,015 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
District Rank
Quemado Independent Schools School District, which is ranked within the top 20% 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 50% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#28 out of 144 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
24%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
55-59%
34%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-69%
33%
Graduation Rate
(20-21)≥80%
66%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.49
0.58
# American Indian Students
8 Students
12,987 Students
% American Indian Students
5%
13%
# Asian Students
n/a
1,214 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
37 Students
59,888 Students
% Hispanic Students
22%
60%
# Black Students
n/a
1,846 Students
% Black Students
n/a
2%
# White Students
114 Students
21,651 Students
% White Students
68%
22%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
133 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
9 Students
2,403 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
7
531
# Students in K Grade:
9
2,364
# Students in 1st Grade:
11
2,590
# Students in 2nd Grade:
9
2,494
# Students in 3rd Grade:
13
2,603
# Students in 4th Grade:
10
2,642
# Students in 5th Grade:
16
2,926
# Students in 6th Grade:
22
18,582
# Students in 7th Grade:
10
24,196
# Students in 8th Grade:
9
25,664
# Students in 9th Grade:
10
4,887
# Students in 10th Grade:
16
4,063
# Students in 11th Grade:
13
3,328
# Students in 12th Grade:
13
3,245
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $24,500 is higher than the state median of $14,560. The school district revenue/student has declined by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $23,869 is higher than the state median of $13,933. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$4 MM
$4,694 MM
Spending
$4 MM
$4,492 MM
Revenue / Student
$24,500
$14,560
Spending / Student
$23,869
$13,933
Best Quemado Independent Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Quemado High School
Magnet School
(Math: 21-39% | Reading: 60-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Hwy 60
Quemado, NM 87829
(575) 773-4700
Quemado, NM 87829
(575) 773-4700
Grades: 7-12
| 71 students
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