Belen Consolidated Schools
Serves Belen and Rio Communities.
Belen’s School Grade C+ better than 40% of New Mexico school districts
What stands out about Belen Consolidated Schools
- Its letter, C: results better than 25% of New Mexico districts
- Graduation rate 15 pts below the state
- 15 students per teacher
- Debt of $27.9M, about $7,979 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
C: better than 25% of the 139 New Mexico school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Belen. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. NM
2021–22 · class of 202393% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
About steady since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
10 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Mexico’s other public schools.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Mexico.