Best Public Schools in Zip Code 87752

Summary:

The small town of Wagon Mound, New Mexico is home to two schools serving grades K-12: Wagon Mound Elementary and Wagon Mound High. These schools face significant challenges, with tiny student populations, high poverty levels, and low academic performance compared to state averages.

Both Wagon Mound Elementary and Wagon Mound High have very small enrollments of just 43 and 40 students, respectively. This suggests they may struggle to provide a well-rounded educational experience. Additionally, 100% of students at both schools qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating extremely high levels of economic disadvantage. Academically, the schools are underperforming, with Wagon Mound Elementary having only 17% proficiency in Language Arts and 22% in Math, far below state averages. Wagon Mound High fares slightly better at 43% proficiency in Language Arts, but this is still below the state average.

The racial demographics of these schools also raise concerns about equity, with a high percentage of Hispanic students and low representation of other racial groups. Furthermore, the schools' rankings on the School Digger scale have declined over time, with Wagon Mound Elementary now in the bottom 25% of New Mexico elementary schools. Overall, these schools in the 87752 zip code face significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to their students, and further support and intervention may be necessary to improve outcomes for the community.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				NM-ASR Science (2024)	NM-MSSA English Language Arts (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-ASR Science All Grades	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Total
Wagon Mound Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	300 Park Avenue	Wagon Mound	87752	Mora County	Wagon Mound	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 666-3001	43	7	5.8	100.0%	10 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		35.0	$27,795
Wagon Mound High	Public	7-12	300 Park Avenue	Wagon Mound	87752	Mora County	Wagon Mound	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 666-3001	40	7	5.6	100.0%	6 (15.0%)	1 (2.5%)	33 (82.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	50.0		$37,609

Cities Near Zip Code 87752

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wagon Mound	0.08 mi	2	116^th
Springer	25 mi	4	111^th
Roy	28.81 mi	2	13^th
Las Vegas	35.16 mi	14	100^th
Mora	35.48 mi	4	81^st

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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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