Deming Public Schools
Serves Deming and Columbus.
Deming’s School Grade C+ better than 37% of New Mexico school districts
What stands out about Deming Public Schools
- Its letter, C+: results better than 37% of New Mexico districts
- Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
- Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
- Spends 6% less per student than the NM average
- 14 students per teacher
- Debt of $25.2M, about $4,921 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
C+: better than 37% 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.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Deming. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. NM
2021–22 · class of 202392% 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 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
About steady since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
13 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.