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Grady Municipal Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Grady.

Grady’s Schools page →

Students
175
Schools
3
Spent per student
$22,101
NM $17,681
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
94%
Debt
$0.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Grady Municipal Schools

  • Its letter, A: results better than 91% of New Mexico districts
  • Math proficiency 23 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 18 pts above the state
  • Spends 25% more per student than the NM average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.5M, about $2,897 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 91% 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 above the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Grady. Grade by grade →

PK–5Grady ElementaryThis district
6–8Grady Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Grady HighThis district

Test scores vs. NM

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency45–49%
State average 24.5% · 92 students tested
Reading / language arts50–54%
State average 33.8% · 92 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 76.5% · 15 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
$22,101 per student · 25% above NM
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 38%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 36%State 61%Federal 3%

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

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

Students
White 63%Hispanic 31%Black 3%Two or more races 2%

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.

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

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.