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Schools in Cochiti Lake

Cochiti Lake’s public schools

Bernalillo Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cochiti Lake. 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 87% 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
19%
2021–22
Math proficiency
8%
2021–22
Graduate on time
81%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.6K
▲ 28% vs NM $17.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.4
NM 12.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,280 students on the public path
In brief

Cochiti Lake’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Cochiti Lake’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Mexico’s 213 public schools. Spartan Learning Academy places highest (better than 19%); Bernalillo High lowest (8%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Cochiti Lake, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and one high school: Bernalillo High. 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 Cochiti Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC−
9–12Bernalillo Highin BernalilloD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bernalillo Public Schools.

The district

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

Bernalillo Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 11 schools · 2,761 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (NM 12.9)
$22,645NM $17,681 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading19%
State average 33.8% · 1250 students tested
Math8%
State average 24.5% · 1250 students tested

Cochiti Lake vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cochiti Lake—Bernalillo

Every school in Cochiti Lake

9 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 Cochiti Lakein other towns
Santo Domingo Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Santo Domingo Pueblo
206 students11:1Rate it →
Algodones Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Algodones
184 students12:1Rate it →
Cochiti Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pena Blanca
153 students10:1Rate it →
WD Carroll Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Bernalillo
399 students12:1Rate it →
Placitas Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bernalillo
112 students12:1Rate it →
Santo Domingo Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Santo Domingo Pueblo
74 students9:1Rate it →
Cochiti Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Pena Blanca
52 students5:1Rate it →
Spartan Learning Academy
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Bernalillo
C−
276 students10:1Rate it →
Bernalillo High
High · Grades 9–12 · Bernalillo
D
824 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Cochiti Lake’s schools

Are Cochiti Lake’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cochiti Lake. Bernalillo Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cochiti Lake. 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 Cochiti Lake in?

Bernalillo Public Schools.

Where do Cochiti Lake kids go to high school?

Bernalillo High.

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What Cochiti Lake families are saying about school.

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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.