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Schools in Homestead

Homestead’s public schools

Quemado Independent Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Homestead. 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
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$33.4K
▲ 89% vs NM $17.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.7
NM 12.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
170 students on the public path
In brief

Homestead’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Homestead’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Mexico’s 213 public schools. Quemado High places highest (better than 62%); Quemado High lowest (62%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Homestead, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school: Quemado 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 Homestead, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
7–12Quemado Highin QuemadoB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Quemado Independent Schools.

The district

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

Quemado Independent SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 170 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 9.7 per teacher (NM 12.9)
$33,396NM $17,681 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 33.8% · 79 students tested
Math27%
State average 24.5% · 79 students tested

Homestead vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Homestead—Quemado Independent Schools

Every school in Homestead

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).

Also serving Homesteadin other towns
Quemado Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Quemado
73 students8:1Rate it →
Datil Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Datil
16 studentsRate it →
Quemado High
High · Grades 7–12 · Quemado
B
81 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Homestead’s schools

Are Homestead’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Homestead. Quemado Independent Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Homestead. 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 Homestead in?

Quemado Independent Schools.

Where do Homestead kids go to high school?

Quemado High.

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What Homestead 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.