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House Municipal Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves House.

House’s Schools page →

Students
61
Schools
3
Spent per student
$59,120
NM $17,681
Students per teacher
3:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Debt
$0.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about House Municipal Schools

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 75% of New Mexico districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 234% more per student than the NM average
  • 3 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.3M, about $5,475 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 75% 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
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for House. Grade by grade →

PK–5House ElementaryThis district
6–8House Junior HighThis district
9–12House HighThis district

Test scores vs. NM

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30–39%
State average 24.5% · 33 students tested
Reading / language arts40–49%
State average 33.8% · 33 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 76.5% · 11 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

84% 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
$59,120 per student · 234% above NM
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 38%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 9%State 84%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
58’20
75’21
53’22
50’23
61’24

Up 5.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 61%Hispanic 30%Black 7%Two or more races 3%

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.

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.