Best Public Schools in Mountainair, NM

Summary:

The city of Mountainair, New Mexico is home to three public schools: Mountainair Elementary, Mountainair High, and Mountainair Junior High. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade and are part of the Mountainair Public Schools district.

The schools in Mountainair face significant challenges, with all three having 100% of their students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating very high levels of poverty in the community. Mountainair Elementary has seen a steady decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 246th out of 396 New Mexico elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 307th out of 435 in 2022-2023, and its SchoolDigger rating has decreased from 2 stars to 1 star over this period. In contrast, Mountainair High has had a more volatile performance history, ranking as high as 40th out of 181 New Mexico high schools in 2018-2019 (4 stars) and as low as 91st out of 177 in 2021-2022 (2 stars).

The schools in Mountainair have relatively small enrollments, ranging from 43 students at Mountainair Junior High to 98 students at Mountainair Elementary. The student populations are predominantly Hispanic, ranging from 48.84% at Mountainair Junior High to 62.32% at Mountainair High. The Mountainair Public Schools district is ranked 89th out of 119 districts in New Mexico and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

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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
Mountainair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	405 Broadway	Mountainair	87036	Torrance County	Mountainair	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 847-2333	98	9	10.8	100.0%	29 (29.6%)	7 (7.1%)	59 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30	307^th of 435 public elementary schools	29.4%		31.3	271^st of 420 public elementary schools	35.5%	36	29.0	17.0	21.0	$16,952
Mountainair High	Public	9-12	901 West 3rd St	Mountainair	87036	Torrance County	Mountainair	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 847-2333	69	10	6.8	100.0%	22 (31.9%)	2 (2.9%)	43 (62.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				$18,842
Mountainair Junior High	Public	6-8	901 West 3rd St	Mountainair	87036	Torrance County	Mountainair	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 847-2333	43	4	9.9	100.0%	17 (39.5%)	3 (7.0%)	21 (48.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.8	122^nd of 239 public middle schools	49.0%		47.3	96^th of 232 public middle schools	58.6%	26	36.0	21.0	25.0	$16,018

Cities Near Mountainair

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Estancia	19.36 mi	4	49^th
Los Lunas	27.62 mi	18	86^th
Belen	29.37 mi	10	45^th
Moriarty	33.81 mi	7	44^th
Edgewood	37.62 mi	2

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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.