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B−

Animas Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Cotton City, Animas, Windmill, Rodeo and Playas.

Cotton City’s Schools page →

Students
165
Schools
3
Spent per student
$27,272
NM $17,681
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
The gist

What stands out about Animas Public Schools

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 53% of New Mexico districts
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 14 pts above the state
  • Spends 54% more per student than the NM average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 8.6% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 53% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Cotton City 286Animas 186Windmill 58Rodeo 18Playas 16

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Cotton City. Grade by grade →

PK–42 elementary schoolsLordsburg Municipal Schools
5–122 schoolsLordsburg Municipal Schools

Test scores vs. NM

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20–24%
State average 24.5% · 81 students tested
Reading / language arts40–44%
State average 33.8% · 81 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 76.5% · 19 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$27,272 per student · 54% above NM
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 44%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 6%State 84%Federal 11%

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

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

Enrollment over time
152’20
165’21
146’22
162’23
165’24

Up 8.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 52%Hispanic 39%Two or more races 4%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 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.

Animas Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Animas
48 students8:1
Animas Middle
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Animas
27 students14:1
Animas 7-12 School
High · Grades 7–12 · Animas
D−
90 students14:1

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.