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Wagon Mound 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 2025 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 35 students in Wagon Mound School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in New Mexico.
Public High School in Wagon Mound School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the New Mexico public high school average of 21%), and reading proficiency score of 20% (versus the 35% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 89% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Mexico public high school average of 79% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NM)
# Schools
2 Schools
264 Schools
# Students
70 Students
120,181 Students
# Teachers
17 Teachers
7,492 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
4:1
4:1
District Rank
Wagon Mound 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.
Overall District Rank
#95 out of 144 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-29%
24%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-29%
34%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
21-39%
33%
Graduation Rate
(14-15)≥50%
69%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.33
0.57
# American Indian Students
3 Students
14,936 Students
% American Indian Students
4%
12%
# Asian Students
n/a
1,495 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
57 Students
73,835 Students
% Hispanic Students
81%
62%
# Black Students
1 Student
2,218 Students
% Black Students
2%
2%
# White Students
7 Students
25,039 Students
% White Students
10%
21%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
176 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
2 Students
2,482 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
3
234
# Students in K Grade:
1
951
# Students in 1st Grade:
5
1,023
# Students in 2nd Grade:
7
1,092
# Students in 3rd Grade:
2
1,045
# Students in 4th Grade:
11
1,091
# Students in 5th Grade:
4
1,267
# Students in 6th Grade:
2
2,550
# Students in 7th Grade:
4
3,344
# Students in 8th Grade:
6
3,787
# Students in 9th Grade:
8
29,625
# Students in 10th Grade:
8
27,491
# Students in 11th Grade:
6
24,570
# Students in 12th Grade:
3
22,111
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $36,700 is higher than the state median of $14,757. The school district revenue/student has grown by 17% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $39,186 is higher than the state median of $14,122. The school district spending/student has grown by 17% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$3 MM
$4,694 MM
Spending
$3 MM
$4,492 MM
Revenue / Student
$36,700
$14,757
Spending / Student
$39,186
$14,122
Best Wagon Mound School District Public High Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Wagon Mound High School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
300 Park Avenue
Wagon Mound, NM 87752
(575) 666-3001
Wagon Mound, NM 87752
(575) 666-3001
Grades: 7-12
| 35 students
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