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Schools in Happy Valley

Happy Valley’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/1schools above New Mexico’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 92% 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
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
23%
2021–22
Graduate on time
78%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.0K
▼ 9% vs NM $17.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.7
NM 12.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
6,516 students on the public path
In brief

Happy Valley’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Happy Valley’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Mexico’s 213 public schools. Carlsbad Early College High places highest (better than 90%); Carlsbad Early College High lowest (90%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Six elementary schools serve Happy Valley, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Carlsbad High and Carlsbad Early College High. 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 Happy Valley, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Carlsbad 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.

Carlsbad Municipal SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 13 schools · 7,217 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 16.7 per teacher (NM 12.9)
$16,025NM $17,681 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 33.8% · 4575 students tested
Math23%
State average 24.5% · 4568 students tested

Happy Valley vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Happy Valley—Carlsbad Municipal Schools
CarlsbadB−Carlsbad Municipal Schools

Every school in Happy Valley

10 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).

Also serving Happy Valleyin other towns
Ocotillo Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Carlsbad
621 students16:1Rate it →
Early Childhood Education Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Carlsbad
207 students18:1Rate it →
Cottonwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Carlsbad
684 students15:1Rate it →
Desert Willow Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Carlsbad
667 students15:1Rate it →
Sunset Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Carlsbad
438 students17:1Rate it →
Monterrey Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Carlsbad
366 students17:1Rate it →
Carlsbad Intermediate School - PR Leyva Campus
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Carlsbad
908 students19:1Rate it →
Carlsbad Sixth Grade Academy - Alta Vista Campus
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Carlsbad
740 students15:1Rate it →
Carlsbad High
High · Grades 9–12 · Carlsbad
1,685 students20:1Rate it →
Carlsbad Early College High
High · Grades 9–12 · Carlsbad
A
200 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Happy Valley’s schools

Are Happy Valley’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Happy Valley. Carlsbad Municipal Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Happy Valley. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Mexico’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Happy Valley in?

Carlsbad Municipal Schools.

Where do Happy Valley kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Carlsbad High and Carlsbad Early College High.

Parents talk

What Happy Valley families are saying about school.

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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.