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Cloudcroft Municipal Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Cloudcroft.

Cloudcroft’s Schools page →

Students
429
Schools
3
Spent per student
$18,986
NM $17,681
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Debt
$9.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Cloudcroft Municipal Schools

  • Its letter, A: results better than 91% of New Mexico districts
  • Math proficiency 18 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 23 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 19 pts above the state
  • Spends 7% more per student than the NM average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 17.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $9.4M, about $21,800 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 91% 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 above the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Cloudcroft. Grade by grade →

PK–5Cloudcroft ElementaryThis district
6–8Cloudcroft MiddleThis district
9–12Cloudcroft HighThis district

Test scores vs. NM

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40–44%
State average 24.5% · 185 students tested
Reading / language arts55–59%
State average 33.8% · 185 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 76.5% · 37 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

92% 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
$18,986 per student · 7% above NM
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 41%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 21%State 71%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
366’20
384’21
379’22
426’23
429’24

Up 17.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 66%Hispanic 24%Two or more races 7%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <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.