Best Public Schools in Zip Code 87718

Summary:

The 87718 zip code in New Mexico is home to two small public schools, Eagle Nest Elementary and Eagle Nest Middle, which are part of the Cimarron Municipal Schools district. While the middle school maintains a stronger academic performance, the elementary school has seen a concerning decline in its state assessment ratings in recent years.

Eagle Nest Elementary has a relatively small enrollment of 96 students and a diverse student population, with 39.58% Hispanic and 1.04% African American students. However, the school's performance has been declining, dropping from a 4-star rating in 2018-2019 to a 1-star rating in 2022-2023. Its proficiency rates in Language Arts (32%) and Mathematics (10%) are below the state averages, and it has a high free/reduced lunch rate of 48.96%, indicating a low-income student population.

In contrast, Eagle Nest Middle has an even smaller enrollment of 73 students but maintains a stronger academic performance, with a 3-star rating in 2022-2023 despite a drop from 4 stars in previous years. The middle school outperforms the state averages in Language Arts (34%) and significantly in Science (54%), though it still lags behind in Mathematics. The middle school also has a slightly lower free/reduced lunch rate of 45.21% compared to the elementary school.

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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
Eagle Nest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	132 North Collison	Eagle Nest	87718	Colfax County	Cimarron	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 376-2445	96	10	9.4	49.0%	54 (56.3%)	1 (1.0%)	38 (39.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	27.7	324^th of 435 public elementary schools	25.5%		48.1	170^th of 420 public elementary schools	59.5%	154	32.0	10.0		$17,141
Eagle Nest Middle	Public	5-8	225 Lake St	Eagle Nest	87718	Colfax County	Cimarron	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 376-2445	73	7	10.5	45.2%	38 (52.1%)	3 (4.1%)	27 (37.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.5%)	45.5	116^th of 239 public middle schools	51.5%		67.3	60^th of 232 public middle schools	74.1%	56	34.0	14.0	54.0	$11,355

Cities Near Zip Code 87718

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Eagle Nest	2.79 mi	2	93^rd
Red River	10.67 mi	1	89^th
Angel Fire	12.55 mi	1	20^th
Taos	18.33 mi	12	48^th
Arroyo Seco	18.7 mi	1	24^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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