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Maxwell Municipal Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Maxwell.

Maxwell’s Schools page →

Students
87
Schools
3
Spent per student
$29,375
NM $17,681
Students per teacher
6:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$2.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Maxwell Municipal Schools

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 83% of New Mexico districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Spends 66% more per student than the NM average
  • 6 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 28.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $2.3M, about $26,609 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 83% 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
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Maxwell. Grade by grade →

PK–6Maxwell ElementaryThis district
7–8Maxwell MiddleThis district
9–12Maxwell HighThis district

Test scores vs. NM

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35–39%
State average 24.5% · 61 students tested
Reading / language arts45–49%
State average 33.8% · 61 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 76.5% · 11 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% 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
$29,375 per student · 66% above NM
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 43%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 9%State 81%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
121’20
119’21
106’22
104’23
87’24

Down 28.1% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 67%White 32%Two or more races 1%

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.