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Chama Valley Independent Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Chama.

Chama’s Schools page →

Students
262
Schools
3
Spent per student
$27,237
NM $17,681
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Debt
$5.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Chama Valley Independent Schools

  • Its letter, D−: results better than 1% of New Mexico districts
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 62 pts below the state
  • Spends 54% more per student than the NM average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 23.6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $5.6M, about $21,469 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D−: better than 1% 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
D
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Chama. Grade by grade →

PK–5Chama ElementaryThis district
7–12Escalante Middle/High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NM

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency8%
State average 24.5% · 206 students tested
Reading / language arts16%
State average 33.8% · 205 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)11–19%
State average 76.5% · 33 in the class

98% 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
$27,237 per student · 54% above NM
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 42%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 12%State 76%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
343’20
340’21
323’22
314’23
262’24

Down 23.6% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 86%White 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Asian 2%Two or more races 2%Black 1%

Schools in the district

3 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.