Best Public Schools in Hondo, NM

Summary:

The city of Hondo, New Mexico is home to two schools: Hondo Elementary and Hondo High. While Hondo High is a standout performer, ranking 36th out of 190 New Mexico high schools and earning a 4-star rating, Hondo Elementary is struggling academically, ranking 315th out of 433 New Mexico elementary schools with only a 1-star rating.

Hondo High has shown consistent improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 71st out of 181 high schools in 2018-2019 to 36th in the latest ranking. The school's test scores in English Language Arts (53% proficient or better) and Science (44% proficient or better) are generally higher than the Hondo Valley School District and state averages. In contrast, Hondo Elementary has significantly lower test scores in English Language Arts (28% proficient or better) and Mathematics (17% proficient or better) compared to the district and state.

Both schools have relatively small enrollments of 62 students each and a high rate of free/reduced lunch recipients at 100%, indicating a high-need student population. The low student-teacher ratios, 6.7 at Hondo Elementary and 9.2 at Hondo High, may be a strength that could help support student learning, despite the overall academic challenges faced by the schools.

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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
Hondo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	111 Don Pablo Lane	Hondo	88336	Lincoln County	Hondo Valley	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 653-4411	62	9	6.7	100.0%	8 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	27.8	315^th of 433 public elementary schools	27.3%		38.5	264^th of 435 public elementary schools	39.3%	51		28.0	17.0	$18,524
Hondo High	Public	7-12	111 Don Pablo Lane	Hondo	88336	Lincoln County	Hondo Valley	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 653-4411	62	7	9.2	100.0%	14 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75.1	36^th of 190 public high schools	81.1%		27.7	113^th of 170 public high schools	33.5%	77	44.0	53.0		$20,313

Cities Near Hondo

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fort Stanton	9.72 mi	1
Capitan	14.07 mi	3	31^st
Ruidoso	17.28 mi	4	63^rd
Mescalero	26.44 mi	1
Carrizozo	32.51 mi	3	16^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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