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Schools in Keeler Farm · Deming Public Schools

Keeler Farm’s public schools score below 63% of New Mexico districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 23% of Keeler Farm’s students scored proficient, below the New Mexico average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Keeler Farm, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From New Mexico state tests taken in spring 2022, when 92% 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
23%
▼ 11 pts vs NM 34%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 8 pts vs NM 24%
2021–22
Graduate on time
81%
▲ 4 pts vs NM 76%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.6K
▼ 6% vs NM $17.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.0
NM 12.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
4,508 students on the public path
In brief

Keeler Farm’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 106 New Mexico towns with household incomes within a quarter of Keeler Farm’s, its schools beat 46%, higher than their 37% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 23% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 34% and 24% statewide; 92% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

81% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 76% across New Mexico. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,596 per student, against $17,681 across New Mexico (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Six elementary schools, then one middle and three high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Keeler Farm’s grade

C− Test scoresB− Graduation

C+: better than 37% of New Mexico school districts. Graduation is above the New Mexico average; test scores are below it.

New Mexico school districts we grade (139)Better than 37%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Mexico towns with similar household incomes (106)Better than 46%
CC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,644 test results and a graduating class of 404 could put Keeler Farm anywhere from C to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 92% of Keeler Farm’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,641 in math, 2,647 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
7–8Red Mountain Middlein DemingNo scores
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressB

Keeler Farm’s public schools are run by Deming Public Schools, which also serves Columbus and Deming. 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.

Deming Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 13 schools · 5,116 students · 14.0 per teacher (NM 12.9)
$16,596NM $17,681 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading23%
State average 33.8% · 2647 students tested
Math17%
State average 24.5% · 2641 students tested

Keeler Farm vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Keeler FarmC+Deming

Every school in Keeler Farm

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 Keeler Farmin other towns
Bataan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Deming
487 students13:1Rate it →
Columbus Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbus
483 students15:1Rate it →
Chaparral Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Deming
377 students14:1Rate it →
Ruben S. Torres Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Deming
363 students11:1Rate it →
Memorial Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Deming
331 students14:1Rate it →
Bell Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Deming
301 students13:1Rate it →
Red Mountain Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Deming
746 students15:1Rate it →
Deming High
High · Grades 9–12 · Deming
1,174 students15:1Rate it →
Early College High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Deming
B
180 students15:1Rate it →
Mimbres Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Deming
66 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Keeler Farm’s schools

Are Keeler Farm’s schools good?

On New Mexico’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Keeler Farm children attend score below 63% of New Mexico’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 46%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Keeler Farm in?

Deming Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 5,116 students in 13 schools (2024–25).

Where do Keeler Farm kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Deming High, Early College High School and Mimbres Valley High School.

What is Keeler Farm’s graduation rate?

81% of the class of 2023 in Deming Public Schools graduated in four years, against 76% across New Mexico.

How much does Keeler Farm spend per student?

$16,596 in Deming Public Schools (FY2024), against $17,681 across New Mexico. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.