Best Public Schools in Mesilla, NM

Summary:

The city of Mesilla, New Mexico has only one high school, Rio Grande Preparatory Institute, which serves grades 9-12 and has a total enrollment of 144 students. The school is part of the Las Cruces school district, which is ranked 63 out of 119 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Based on the available data, Rio Grande Preparatory Institute does not appear to be a standout school in the state of New Mexico. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of high schools in the state, with a ranking of 162 out of 190 schools for the 2023-2024 school year. It has also received low ratings from SchoolDigger, with a 1-star rating for the past three school years. The school's proficiency rates on the NM-ASR/Science and SAT School Day/English Language Arts assessments are significantly lower than the state and district averages, and its four-year graduation rate of 76.7% is also lower than the state average.

However, the school does have a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12:1, which could be an advantage in terms of individualized attention for students. Additionally, the fact that 100% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch indicates a high level of economic disadvantage in the community, which may require targeted interventions and support to address. Overall, the data suggests that Rio Grande Preparatory Institute is a struggling school that is facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking ()				SAT School Day English Language Arts (2024)	NM-ASR Science (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT School Day English Language Arts 11th Grade	NM-ASR Science All Grades	Total
Rio Grande Preparatory Institute	Public	9-12	2355 Avenida De Mesilla	Mesilla	88005	Do�a Ana County	Las Cruces	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 527-6058	148	19	7.7	108.8%	19 (12.8%)	4 (2.7%)	122 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.1	162^nd of 190 public high schools	14.7%					(n/a)	18.0	14.0	$8,855

Cities Near Mesilla

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Las Cruces	0.96 mi	49	66^th
Mesquite	6.87 mi	1
San Miguel	7.26 mi	1	40^th
La Mesa	9.09 mi	1
Vado	10.69 mi	1	103^rd

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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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