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C+

Bloomfield Municipal Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Bloomfield.

Bloomfield’s School Grade C+ better than 38% of New Mexico school districts

Students
2,387
Schools
7
Spent per student
$17,083
NM $17,681
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Bloomfield Municipal Schools

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 38% of New Mexico districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $6M, about $2,530 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 38% 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.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Bloomfield 7,335

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bloomfield. Grade by grade →

PK–KBloomfield Early Childhood CenterThis district
1–3Central PrimaryThis district
7–8Mesa Alta Jr. HighThis district
9–12Bloomfield HighThis district

Test scores vs. NM

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency18%
State average 24.5% · 1,305 students tested
Reading / language arts22%
State average 33.8% · 1,303 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)81%
State average 76.5% · 208 in the class

95% 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 2024
$17,083 per student · 3% below NM
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 39%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 24%State 58%Federal 18%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,544’20
2,568’21
2,584’22
2,520’23
2,387’24

Down 6.2% since 2020–21.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 39%Hispanic 28%White 26%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

7 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Mexico’s other public schools.

Bloomfield Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Bloomfield
236 students10:1
Central Primary
Elementary · Grades 1–3 · Bloomfield
433 students13:1
Blanco Elementary
Elementary · Grades 1–6 · Bloomfield
138 students11:1
Naaba Ani Elementary
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Bloomfield
405 students17:1
Mesa Alta Jr. High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Bloomfield
316 students12:1
Bloomfield High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bloomfield
C+
764 students17:1
Charlie Y. Brown Alt
High · Grades 9–12 · Bloomfield
95 students17:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Aztec Municipal SchoolsAztec
$15,889per student

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.