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Schools in Cotton City

Cotton City’s public schools

Animas Public Schools and Lordsburg Municipal Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cotton City. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above New Mexico’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.5K
▲ 21% vs NM $17.7K
FY2024 · Lordsburg Municipal Schools
Students per teacher
11.3
NM 12.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
420 students on the public path
In brief

Cotton City’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Cotton City’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Mexico’s 213 public schools. R.v.traylor Elementary places highest (better than 35%); Animas 7-12 School lowest (4%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Cotton City, graded from C+ to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Dugan-Tarango Middle and Animas 7-12 School. 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 Cotton City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+
5–122 schoolsDepends on your addressD− to C−

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

Two districts serve Cotton City

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

Animas Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 165 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 11.4 per teacher (NM 12.9)
$27,272NM $17,681 · FY2024
B−
Lordsburg Municipal SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 403 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (NM 12.9)
$21,482NM $17,681 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Animas Public Schools42%
State average 33.8% · 81 students tested
Math · PK–12, Animas Public Schools22%
State average 24.5% · 81 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Lordsburg Municipal Schools27%
State average 33.8% · 244 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lordsburg Municipal Schools10%
State average 24.5% · 241 students tested

Cotton City vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Mexico towns that share Cotton City’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cotton City—Animas PK–12 · Lordsburg Municipal Schools PK–12

Every school in Cotton City

4 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 Cotton Cityin other towns
R.v.traylor Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Lordsburg
C+
158 students12:1Rate it →
Animas Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Animas
48 students8:1Rate it →
Dugan-Tarango Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Lordsburg
C−
124 students11:1Rate it →
Animas 7-12 School
High · Grades 7–12 · Animas
D−
90 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Cotton City’s schools

Are Cotton City’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cotton City. Animas Public Schools and Lordsburg Municipal Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cotton City. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Mexico’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Cotton City in?

Animas Public Schools and Lordsburg Municipal Schools.

Where do Cotton City kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Dugan-Tarango Middle and Animas 7-12 School.

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What Cotton City 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.