Best Public Schools in Des Moines, NM

Summary:

The city of Des Moines, New Mexico is home to two exceptional schools that consistently rank among the top in the state: Des Moines Elementary and Des Moines High. These schools have earned 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger and have demonstrated outstanding academic performance, outpacing state averages in key subject areas.

Des Moines Elementary is a standout, ranking 2nd out of 433 New Mexico elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year. The school has consistently been among the top-performing elementary schools in the state, with rankings of 23rd (2022-2023) and 6th (2021-2022) in previous years. Notably, Des Moines Elementary significantly outperforms the state average in both English Language Arts (82% proficient or better vs. 39% statewide) and Mathematics (82% proficient or better vs. 25% statewide).

Des Moines High is also a high-achieving school, ranking 19th out of 190 New Mexico high schools in the 2023-2024 school year. The school has a history of strong performance, ranking 10th out of 170 New Mexico high schools in the 2022-2023 school year and 2nd out of 182 high schools in the 2017-2018 school year. Des Moines High outperforms the state average in Mathematics (39% proficient or better vs. 25% statewide) and Science (65% proficient or better vs. 36% statewide).

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NM-ASR Science (2024)	NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2024)	NM-MSSA Mathematics (2024)	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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-ASR Science All Grades	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Des Moines Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	500 Des Moines Avenue	Des Moines	88418	Union County	Des Moines	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 278-2611	79	9	9.1	15.2%	50 (63.3%)	3 (3.8%)	26 (32.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	99.9	2^nd of 433 public elementary schools	99.5%		97.3	23^rd of 435 public elementary schools	94.7%	21		82.0	82.0	$25,405
Des Moines High	Public	7-12	500 Des Moines Avenue	Des Moines	88418	Union County	Des Moines	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 278-2611	58	7	8.1	17.2%	41 (70.7%)	1 (1.7%)	16 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88.6	19^th of 190 public high schools	90.0%		96.5	10^th of 170 public high schools	94.1%	9	65.0		39.0	$21,539

Cities Near Des Moines

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Raton	35.25 mi	5	59^th
Maxwell	37.17 mi	3	27^th
Clayton	41.42 mi	5	42^nd
Springer	43.08 mi	4	54^th

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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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