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Mesa Vista Consolidated Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves El Rito, La Madera and Ojo Caliente.

El Rito’s School Grade D better than 7% of New Mexico school districts

Students
262
Schools
4
Spent per student
$22,480
NM $17,681
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Mesa Vista Consolidated Schools

  • Its letter, D: results better than 7% of New Mexico districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 27% more per student than the NM average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 6.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $5M, about $19,027 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 7% 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 below the state, 2021–22
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for El Rito. Grade by grade →

PK–3El Rito ElementaryThis district
7–8Mesa Vista MiddleThis district
9–12Mesa Vista HighThis district

Test scores vs. NM

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency10–14%
State average 24.5% · 114 students tested
Reading / language arts20–24%
State average 33.8% · 114 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)60–79%
State average 76.5% · 27 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
$22,480 per student · 27% above NM
Spending
Classroom instruction 40%Support & administration 55%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 11%State 81%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
247’20
243’21
246’22
256’23
262’24

Up 6.1% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 89%White 7%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%

Schools in the district

4 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.