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C

Grants-Cibola County Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Grants and Milan.

Grants’ School Grade C better than 32% of New Mexico school districts

Students
3,056
Schools
12
Spent per student
$18,345
NM $17,681
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
94%
Debt
$30.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Grants-Cibola County Schools

  • Its letter, C: results better than 32% of New Mexico districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $30.5M, about $9,969 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 32% 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
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CGrants 8,933CMilan 2,468

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Grants. Grade by grade →

PK–62 schoolsThis district
7–8Los Alamitos MiddleThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. NM

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency17%
State average 24.5% · 1,569 students tested
Reading / language arts25%
State average 33.8% · 1,570 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)74%
State average 76.5% · 274 in the class

94% 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
$18,345 per student · 4% above NM
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 40%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 9%State 62%Federal 29%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,206’20
3,178’21
3,211’22
3,140’23
3,056’24

Down 4.7% since 2020–21.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 47%Hispanic 37%White 11%Asian 1%Black 1%Two or more races <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

12 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Mexico’s other public schools.

Mesa View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Grants
465 students11:1
Milan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Milan
C+
410 students11:1
Mount Taylor Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Grants
B
347 students10:1
Cubero Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Cubero
B
197 students8:1
Bluewater Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bluewater
C+
63 students6:1
San Rafael Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · San Rafael
B
49 students5:1
Seboyeta Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Seboyeta
26 students3:1
Los Alamitos Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Grants
416 students11:1
Laguna-Acoma Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Casa Blance
33 students2:1
Grants High
High · Grades 9–12 · Grants
807 students12:1
Laguna-Acoma High
High · Grades 9–12 · Casa Blanca
193 students8:1
GCCS Early College High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Grants
50 students7:1

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.