Best Public Schools in Zip Code 88026

Summary:

The zip code 88026 contains a single public elementary school, Central Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with 149 students. The school has a predominantly Hispanic student population and faces academic challenges, particularly in mathematics proficiency, but also shows potential for improvement.

Cobre Consolidated Schools, the district that oversees Central Elementary, has a student-teacher ratio of 10.6, which is lower than the typical ratio for elementary schools. However, the school's 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger indicates below-average performance compared to other schools in the state. Central Elementary's language arts proficiency rate of 41% is slightly higher than the statewide average of 38%, but its mathematics proficiency rate of 16% is significantly lower than the statewide average of 24%.

The high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch (100%) at Central Elementary highlights the economic disadvantage faced by the school's community. This could impact factors such as access to educational resources, parental involvement, and student readiness for learning. Despite these challenges, the school's ranking in the middle of New Mexico's elementary schools suggests that there may be opportunities for improvement through targeted initiatives and support.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NM Combined Language Arts (2023)	NM Combined Mathematics (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	Total
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	211 Cedar St	Santa Clara	88026	Grant County	Cobre	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 537-4011	149	14	10.6	100.0%	9 (6.0%)	1 (0.7%)	139 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.3	229^th of 435 public elementary schools	47.4%		32.7	261^st of 420 public elementary schools	37.9%	32	41.0	16.0	$14,745

Cities Near Zip Code 88026

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Santa Clara	0.23 mi	1	71^st
Bayard	1.41 mi	3	113^th
Hurley	5.63 mi	1	83^rd
Silver City	6.85 mi	8	43^rd
San Lorenzo	12.67 mi	1	19^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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