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Schools in Alma

Alma’s public schools

Reserve Independent Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alma. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above New Mexico’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 84% of students in New Mexico’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$42.5K
▲ 140% vs NM $17.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
5.2
NM 12.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
97 students on the public path
In brief

Alma’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Alma’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Mexico’s 213 public schools. Reserve High places highest (better than 44%); Reserve Elementary lowest (28%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Alma, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Reserve Elementaryin ReserveC
7–12Reserve Highin ReserveC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Reserve Independent Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Reserve Independent SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 97 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 5.2 per teacher (NM 12.9)
$42,474NM $17,681 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 33.8% · 45 students tested
Math24%
State average 24.5% · 45 students tested

Alma vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Mexico towns that share Alma’s borders.

Schools next door
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Alma—Reserve Independent Schools

Every school in Alma

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Mexico’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Almain other towns
Reserve Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Reserve
C
58 students6:1Rate it →
Reserve High
High · Grades 7–12 · Reserve
C+
39 students4:1Rate it →

Questions about Alma’s schools

Are Alma’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Alma. Reserve Independent Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alma. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Mexico’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Alma in?

Reserve Independent Schools.

Where do Alma kids go to high school?

Reserve High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.