Summary:
The 87825 zip code area is home to 4 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high school, and 1 alternative school, serving a diverse student population with a mix of White, Hispanic, and Native American students. While the schools face significant economic challenges, with exceptionally high free/reduced lunch rates, they also demonstrate unique strengths and opportunities for improvement.
The standout school in the area is the Alamo Navajo Community School, an alternative school with a 100% Native American student body and a 99.07% free/reduced lunch rate, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. In contrast, the Magdalena Middle School has shown significant improvement, moving from the bottom 20% of New Mexico middle schools in 2018-2019 to the top 50% in 2022-2023, earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, the highest among the Magdalena Municipal Schools in the data set.
While the test scores for the Magdalena schools are generally below the statewide averages in New Mexico, the low student-teacher ratios, ranging from 8.0 to 11.9 students per teacher, suggest a potentially favorable learning environment with more individualized attention. This, combined with the varied performance of the Magdalena schools, indicates that there may be opportunities for targeted interventions and support to help improve student outcomes, particularly in the areas of Language Arts and Mathematics.
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