Best Public Schools in Zip Code 87828

Summary:

In the 87828 zip code, there is only one school, Midway Elementary, a public elementary school serving grades K-5 with 108 students. Midway Elementary is part of the Socorro school district, which is ranked 56 out of 119 districts in New Mexico and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Midway Elementary appears to be a standout school in the area, as it has shown significant improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 190th out of 435 elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 61st out of 433 in 2023-2024, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Academically, Midway Elementary outperforms the Socorro district and the state of New Mexico in proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 62% in ELA, 34% in Math, and 67% in Science, compared to the state averages of 39%, 25%, and 36%, respectively.

However, Midway Elementary faces some challenges, with a very high percentage (99.07%) of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic need among the student population. Additionally, the school's student-teacher ratio of 19.4 is slightly higher than the national average of around 16 students per teacher, which may present some challenges in terms of individualized attention and support for students. Despite these factors, Midway Elementary's strong academic performance and trajectory of improvement make it a standout school in the 87828 zip code.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NM-ASR Science (2024)	NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2024)	NM-MSSA Mathematics (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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-ASR Science All Grades	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Midway Elementary	Public	K-5	9 Midway Rd	Polvadera	87828	Socorro County	Socorro	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 835-1098	97	7	14.2	100.0%	12 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (86.6%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84.5	61^st of 433 public elementary schools	85.9%		53.2	190^th of 435 public elementary schools	56.3%	129	67.0	62.0	34.0	$11,714

Cities Near Zip Code 87828

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Polvadera	2.75 mi	1	12^th
Socorro	9.33 mi	4	77^th
Magdalena	19.57 mi	3	89^th
San Antonio	21.09 mi	1	30^th
Belen	23.4 mi	10	64^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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