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Tularosa High School vs. Mescalero Apache School

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School Overview

School
Tularosa High School
1305 8th Street
Tularosa, NM 88352
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3/
10
Bottom 50%
Mescalero Apache School
249 White Mountain Drive
Mescalero, NM 88340
Top Rankings

Tularosa High School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in New Mexico for:

Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 5%)

Mescalero Apache School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in New Mexico for:

Category
Attribute
Percent Eligible For Free Lunch
Largest percent of students eligible for free lunch (Top 1%)
Overview
Serving 299 students in grades 9-12, Tularosa High School ranks in the bottom 50% of all schools in New Mexico for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is ≤10% (which is lower than the New Mexico state average of 24%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 20-29% (which is lower than the New Mexico state average of 34%).
The student:teacher ratio of 12:1 is lower than the New Mexico state level of 13:1.
Minority enrollment is 74% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the New Mexico state average of 80% (majority Hispanic).
Mescalero Apache School serves 628 students in grades Kindergarten-12. 
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is ≤1% (which is lower than the New Mexico state average of 24%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 5% (which is lower than the New Mexico state average of 34%).
The student:teacher ratio of 12:1 is lower than the New Mexico state level of 13:1.
Grades Offered
9-12
K-12
Total Students
299 students
628 students
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This chart displays total students of Mescalero Apache School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Male | % Female
51% | 49%
50% | 50%
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This chart displays gender of Mescalero Apache School
Total Classroom Teachers
24 teachers
51 teachers
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This chart displays the total teachers of Mescalero Apache School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Tularosa High School and the public school average student teacher ratio of New Mexico by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Mescalero Apache School and the public school average student teacher ratio of New Mexico by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.

Test Scores

#648 out of 810 schools in NM
(Bottom 50%)
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This chart displays the overall school rank of Tularosa High School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
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≤10%
(Bottom 50% in NM)
≤1%
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Tularosa High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in New Mexico by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Mescalero Apache School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in New Mexico by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
20-29%
(Bottom 50% in NM)
5%
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Tularosa High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of New Mexico by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Mescalero Apache School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of New Mexico by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
20-29%
(Bottom 50% in NM)
10-14%
65-69%
(Bottom 50% in NM)(20-21 School Year Data)
80-89%
(19-20 School Year Data)
This chart displays graduation rate of Tularosa High School and public school graduation rate of New Mexico by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
This chart displays graduation rate of Mescalero Apache School and public school graduation rate of New Mexico by year, with the latest 2019-20 school year data.

Students by Grade

Students by Grade
This chart displays the students of Tularosa High School by grade.
This chart displays the students of Mescalero Apache School by grade.
Kindergarten Students
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50
Grade 1 Students
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56
Grade 2 Students
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54
Grade 3 Students
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41
Grade 4 Students
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36
Grade 5 Students
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53
Grade 6 Students
-
50
Grade 7 Students
-
41
Grade 8 Students
-
47
Grade 9 Students
74
71
Grade 10 Students
87
52
Grade 11 Students
68
43
Grade 12 Students
70
34

Students by Ethnicity

% American Indian
29%
100%
This chart displays the percentage of American Indian students in Tularosa High School and percentage of American Indian public school students in New Mexico by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of American Indian students in Mescalero Apache School and percentage of American Indian public school students in New Mexico by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Asian
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% Hispanic
42%
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% Black
2%
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% White
26%
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% Hawaiian
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% Two or more races
1%
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0.68
0.00
This chart displays the diversity score of Tularosa High School and the public school average diversity score of New Mexico by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
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Additional Information

Eligible for Free Lunch
99%
100%
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Tularosa High School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in New Mexico by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Mescalero Apache School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in New Mexico by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
19%
(05-06 School Year Data)
19%
(05-06 School Year Data)
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Tularosa High School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in New Mexico by year, with the latest 2005-06 school year data.
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