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Schools in Fort Sumner

Fort Sumner’s public schools

Fort Sumner Municipal Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fort Sumner. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools 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
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$24.4K
▲ 38% vs NM $17.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.0
NM 12.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
283 students on the public path
In brief

Fort Sumner’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Fort Sumner’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Mexico’s 213 public schools. Fort Sumner High places highest (better than 90%); Fort Sumner Middle lowest (53%). 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 Fort Sumner, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Fort Sumner ElementaryFort Sumner Municipal SchoolsB−
6–8Fort Sumner MiddleFort Sumner Municipal SchoolsB−
9–12Fort Sumner HighFort Sumner Municipal SchoolsA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Fort Sumner Municipal Schools.

The district

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

Fort Sumner Municipal SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 283 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (NM 12.9)
$24,431NM $17,681 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 33.8% · 146 students tested
Math32%
State average 24.5% · 146 students tested

Fort Sumner vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Mexico towns that share Fort Sumner’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fort Sumner—Fort Sumner Municipal Schools

Every school in Fort Sumner

3 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).

District schools in Fort Sumnerby address
Fort Sumner Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
124 students9:1Rate it →
Fort Sumner Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
70 students16:1Rate it →
Fort Sumner High
High · Grades 9–12
A
89 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Fort Sumner’s schools

Are Fort Sumner’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Fort Sumner. Fort Sumner Municipal Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fort Sumner. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Fort Sumner in?

Fort Sumner Municipal Schools.

Where do Fort Sumner kids go to high school?

Fort Sumner High.

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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.