Summary:
The West Las Vegas Public Schools district serves a predominantly Hispanic community facing significant economic challenges, with 10 schools across 5 elementary, 3 middle, and 2 high school campuses. While the district struggles with low statewide rankings, a few standout schools, such as Tony Serna Junior Elementary and Valley Middle, demonstrate pockets of excellence that could be leveraged to improve outcomes for all students.
The district's schools are characterized by extremely high free and reduced lunch rates, ranging from 99.47% to 100%, indicating that the community faces significant economic hardship. Student-teacher ratios vary widely, from 9.1 at Valley Middle to 27.4 at Rio Gallinas School, suggesting that some schools may be better equipped to provide more individualized attention to their students. While the overall district performance is low, with most elementary and middle schools ranking in the bottom half of their respective categories in New Mexico, Tony Serna Junior Elementary and Valley Middle stand out as potential bright spots, ranking 193 out of 435 and 118 out of 239 in the state, respectively.
The data reveals that the West Las Vegas Public Schools district faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students, with high poverty levels and low statewide rankings across most of its schools. However, the presence of standout schools like Tony Serna Junior Elementary and Valley Middle suggests that there are opportunities to leverage these pockets of excellence and improve outcomes for all students in the district.
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