Best Public Schools in Cloudcroft, NM

Summary:

The city of Cloudcroft, New Mexico is home to three public schools that serve students from elementary through high school: Cloudcroft Elementary, Cloudcroft High, and Cloudcroft Middle. These schools, operated by the Cloudcroft Municipal Schools district, have demonstrated strong academic performance, with Cloudcroft High and Cloudcroft Elementary consistently ranking among the top schools in the state.

Cloudcroft High School stands out as a particularly strong performer, ranking 20th out of 170 New Mexico high schools in the 2022-2023 school year and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has maintained a high ranking, moving from 44th in 2018-2019 to 18th in 2021-2022 (5-star rating), and boasts a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio of 9.2, suggesting a more personalized learning environment. Cloudcroft Elementary has also consistently ranked in the top 20% of New Mexico elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, and has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15, which is lower than the state average.

While the schools in Cloudcroft have a predominantly white student population, ranging from 70.91% at Cloudcroft Elementary to 75.22% at Cloudcroft High, they also serve a significant Hispanic student population, accounting for 20.35% to 23.03% of the student body. The schools face challenges related to socioeconomic factors, with free and reduced lunch rates ranging from 42.57% at Cloudcroft Middle to 46.67% at Cloudcroft Elementary, indicating a need to provide additional support and resources to address the needs of economically disadvantaged students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NM Combined Language Arts (2023)	NM Combined Mathematics (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 Mathematics All Grades	NM Combined Science All Grades	Total
Cloudcroft Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 James Canyon Hwy	Cloudcroft	88317	Otero County	Cloudcroft	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 601-4416	165	11	15.0	46.7%	117 (70.9%)	2 (1.2%)	38 (23.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	81.1	78^th of 435 public elementary schools	82.1%		81.5	53^rd of 420 public elementary schools	87.4%	25	61.0	34.0	44.0	$12,522
Cloudcroft High	Public	9-12	310 James Canyon Hwy	Cloudcroft	88317	Otero County	Cloudcroft	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 601-4416	113	12	9.2	45.1%	85 (75.2%)	1 (0.9%)	23 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	89.8	20^th of 170 public high schools	88.2%		89.2	18^th of 177 public high schools	89.8%	2	58.0	38.0	75.0	$13,689
Cloudcroft Middle	Public	6-8	810 James Canyon Hwy	Cloudcroft	88317	Otero County	Cloudcroft	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 601-4416	101	8	13.0	42.6%	75 (74.3%)	1 (1.0%)	23 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	79.8	46^th of 239 public middle schools	80.8%		86.6	19^th of 232 public middle schools	91.8%	27	48.0	38.0	58.0	$10,862

Cities Near Cloudcroft

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
High Rolls Mountain Park	4.94 mi	1
Alamogordo	10.77 mi	14	47^th
La Luz	12.49 mi	1	39^th
Tularosa	17.65 mi	4	114^th
Mescalero	19.38 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.

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