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Schools in Grants · Grants-Cibola County Schools

Grants’s public schools score below 68% of New Mexico districts on tests and graduation

17% of students in Grants’s public schools are proficient in math, below the New Mexico average (24%). The grade covers the public school district serving Grants, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Mexico, not nationally.

#59of 73 New Mexico townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New Mexico state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
25%
▼ 9 pts vs NM 34%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 8 pts vs NM 24%
2021–22
Graduate on time
74%
▼ 2 pts vs NM 76%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.3K
▲ 4% vs NM $17.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.6
NM 12.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
6
2,085 students on the public path
In brief

Grants’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 124 New Mexico towns with household incomes within a quarter of Grants’s, its schools beat 39%, higher than their 32% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 25% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 34% and 24% statewide; 94% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

74% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 76% across New Mexico. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $18,345 per student, against $17,681 across New Mexico (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one middle and two high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

St. Teresa of Avila Catholic School (private) is in town. Every school ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Grants’s grade

C− Test scoresC Graduation

C: better than 32% of New Mexico school districts, #59 of 73 New Mexico towns. Both inputs trail the New Mexico average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

New Mexico school districts we grade (139)Better than 32%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Mexico towns with similar household incomes (124)Better than 39%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,570 test results and a graduating class of 274 could put Grants anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 94% of Grants’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,569 in math, 1,570 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Grants, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB
7–8Los Alamitos MiddleGrants-Cibola County SchoolsNo scores
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores

Grants’s public schools are run by Grants-Cibola County Schools, which also serves Milan. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Grants-Cibola County SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 12 schools · 3,056 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 9.6 per teacher (NM 12.9)
$18,345NM $17,681 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading25%
State average 33.8% · 1570 students tested
Math17%
State average 24.5% · 1569 students tested

Grants vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
GrantsCGrants-Cibola County Schools
MilanCGrants-Cibola County Schools

Every school in Grants

6 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 Grantsby address
Mesa View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6
465 students11:1Rate it →
Mount Taylor Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B
347 students10:1Rate it →
Los Alamitos Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8
416 students11:1Rate it →
Grants High
High · Grades 9–12
807 students12:1Rate it →
GCCS Early College High School
High · Grades 9–12
50 students7:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
St. Teresa of Avila Catholic School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
107 students18:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Western NM Corrections).

Questions about Grants’s schools

Are Grants’s schools good?

On New Mexico’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Grants children attend score below 68% of New Mexico’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #59 of 73 New Mexico towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 39%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Grants in?

Grants-Cibola County Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,056 students in 12 schools (2024–25).

Where do Grants kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Grants High and GCCS Early College High School.

What is Grants’s graduation rate?

74% of the class of 2023 in Grants-Cibola County Schools graduated in four years, against 76% across New Mexico.

How much does Grants spend per student?

$18,345 in Grants-Cibola County Schools (FY2024), against $17,681 across New Mexico. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Grants?

Yes: St. Teresa of Avila Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 107 students).

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Mexico. Stars are from neighbors.