Best Public Schools in Casa Blanca, NM

Summary:

The city of Casa Blanca, New Mexico is home to a single public high school, Laguna-Acoma High, which serves grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 196 students. The school's student population is highly diverse, with 91.33% of students identifying as Native American, reflecting the unique cultural makeup of the Casa Blanca community.

Despite its diverse student body, Laguna-Acoma High has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New Mexico high schools over the past few years, with a low 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. This suggests that the school faces systemic challenges or barriers to academic achievement. Additionally, the school has a 100% free and reduced lunch rate, indicating that the student population comes from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, which likely plays a role in the school's performance.

However, the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.4 could be a strength, providing more personalized attention and support for students. By exploring best practices from high-performing schools with similar demographic profiles, Grants-Cibola County Schools may be able to identify strategies to improve academic outcomes at Laguna-Acoma High and address the unique challenges faced by the school and its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NM Combined Language Arts (2023)	NM Combined Science (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM Combined Language Arts All Grades	NM Combined Science All Grades	Total
Laguna-Acoma High	Public	9-12	282 Casa Blanca Road Exit 108	Casa Blanca	87007	Cibola County	Grants	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 285-2667	196	16	12.4	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)	4 (2.0%)	179 (91.3%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	18.2	144^th of 170 public high schools	15.3%		10	155^th of 177 public high schools	12.4%	11	11.0	25.0	$15,690

Cities Near Casa Blanca

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Laguna	3.94 mi	2
New Laguna	4.01 mi	1	120^th
Cubero	8.22 mi	1	36^th
Pueblo of Acoma	11.9 mi	1
Seboyeta	13.65 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.